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A Whole Person Framework for Public Policy | Open Access Gov
Read the article by Dr Johanna Lynch here.
The Gift of Generalism Poem
This poem came as I tried to see the heart of GPs this year within data gathered at the World Organisation of Family Doctors in Sydney in 2023. I have been working on this project with former Royal Australian College of GPs President Adjunct Prof Karen Price, and amazing GP leaders from USA and Canada - Professors Kurt Stange, Larry Green, Rebecca Etz, and Martina Kelly. I'm excited to share that this poem was published in the American Board of Family Medicine Journal. It’s i
The GP Show | Trauma Informed Primary Care and Sense of Safety
Dr Johanna Lynch joins Dr Sam Manger on episode 195 of The GP Show. Listen to the full podcast episode here.
Boundaries, respect and generosity - a complex balance.
A reflection for clinicians on the complex balance of relational boundaries. Download the full video from Dr Johanna Lynch here, or watch below.
Being Human is a Team Sport - Tips to Care for your Close Relationships
A reflection for clinicians from Dr Johanna Lynch on how central relationships are to our wellbeing with an encouragement for clinicians to take care of their close relationships. Watch the full video here or below.
The Sense of Safety Theoretical Framework
The Sense of Safety approach has officially become a Theoretical Framework published in an open access journal so that all disciplines can use it and adapt it to their setting. This is part of the dream – a language and healing goals that can be shared across the disciplines! Read it here.
Dr Johanna Lynch's visit at Duke University, North Carolina.
Dr Johanna Lynch was invited to speak at Duke University, North Carolina, USA in Nov 2024. The Duke team wrote this summary of her visit. Read the summary here .
Writer in Residence for the ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation.
Come on a journey of discovery with Dr Lynch as she writes about the many ways that we can maintain a vision to see the wonderful interconnectedness of the whole person. Read more here.
Sense of Safety: A Requirement for Learning, Growing & Reflecting.
A reflection to ground and calm you. Take a few minutes to sense where you are as part of soothing and calming for wellbeing. Watch it here.
Under The Rug At Work
Nicole Turnbull talks to Dr Johanna Lynch about the Sense of Safety experience. We chat about what happens to us when we don't feel safe, why it's important to have a whole person approach to wellbeing and how to develop a sense of safety in your team. Johanna is a GP, advisor to, and the past President of the Australian Society for Psychological Medicine and a Senior Lecturer The University of Queensland. Listen to the podcast here.
Where the joy comes from: a qualitative exploration of deep GP-patient relationships
Happy to be part of a team researching the importance of depth in GP relationships in order to weather complex or difficult health issues. Read the research here.
RACGP White Book on Violence and Abuse - 'Trauma-informed care in General Practice'
Dr Johanna Lynch was invited to write a new chapter for the RACGP White Book on Violence and Abuse - entitled 'Trauma-informed care in General Practice'. Read it here!
A Love Letter to Generalism
First released at a presentation on The Generalist Gaze: Making visible the generalist skills at the heart of quality healthcare, at the World Federation of Family Doctor's Conference in Sydney in October 2023, this compilation of GPs reflections on generalism serves as a prompt to consider the way that generalism is at the heart of quality whole person healthcare. With thanks to Karen Price and key doctors from the Australian Society for Psychological Medicine, international
Protecting whole person care with generalism in medicine?
The University of Queensland Medical School reflects on my recent article and the wider topic of medical generalism - so lovely to be able to point out that generalism can be part of any clinician's toolbox. Click here to read it!
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