A conversation about how mindfulness can support caregiving

Joanna McDermid, MD, FRCPC Associate Director, BC Children’s Hospital Centre for Mindfulness | October 7, 2022 | 1 minute
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MARS-PC Interview (7.06 MB)

 

A conversation about how mindfulness can support caregiving, with Dr. Joanna McDermid (Associate Director of BC Children's Hospital Centre for Mindfulness, Child and Youth Psychiatrist) and Sarb Randhawa (MARS-PC Ambassador, Nurse Clinician/CPS Clinic Coordinator, Complex Pain Service) 

 

To find out more information about MARS-PC, please contact the BC Children's Hospital Centre for Mindfulness, mindfulness@cw.bc.ca. 

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