LOCAL PHYSICIANS AS WELL-BEING RESOURCES
Some of our own members provide medical and consultation services that may be of use to other colleagues and ACMS accepts listing requests under the following conditions:
- Listings are only available for current dues-paying members of Ada County Medical Society and ACMS receives no compensation for listings
- Services and providers are not vetted or endorsed by ACMS for suitability for any particular issue
- Members provided those services will not be compensated by ACMS under its PVP program
- The ACMS board has the final authority as to whether they deem a listing request appropriate for this section of our website
- This listing service may be discontinued at any time by ACMS with or without notice
To submit your listing request, please fill out this form.
Abhilash Desai, MD*
 A practicing local psychiatrist offering training in stress management and resilience. Provides Pandemic-related mental health workshops for clinicians, residents, administrators, and students dealing with the negative ramifications of COVID-19.
List of Workshops (involves short meditations, reflection, sharing of difficult emotions, support)
- Living Mindfully: A primer for the uninitiated
- One Minute Meditations to reduce anxiety, abort panic and transform despair to hope.
- Secondary Trauma
- Moral Injury
- Burnout
- Five Invitations of Frank Ostaseski
- Medical Poems
- Self-Management Poems
- Self-Compassion
- Becoming Kinder
- Harnessing the power of regret
- Gratitude
Other Resources
- Creating systems of care in an organization (e.g., hospital, nursing home) to mitigate the psychological impact of isolation on patients, their families and healthcare professionals.
- Co-facilitates Mindfulness and Meditation group.
Contact at (857) 265-6766
*Dr. Desai is the volunteer medical director of ACMS' Physician Vitality Program.
Deb Roman, DO*
 A Board Certified Family Physician offering integrative medicine consultations.
- Cultivating Well-Being Coaching and Consultations for physicians, medical school students, and other healthcare professionals
- Rediscovering Meaning In Our Work Physician Discussion Group every other Sunday at 7 PM via Zoom
- Idaho Physician Well-Being Action Collaborative on the 2nd Friday every other month - co-facilitator
- The Art of Medicine Medical School Student Discussion Group every other Saturday at 5 PM via Zoom
- MnM: Mindfulness and Meditation Group every other Wednesday at 5 PM- co-facilitator
- Compassionate Communities - intergenerational community healthcare movement
- Workshops, Presentations, and Conferences
*Dr. Roman is an ACMS board member and member of the ACMS Physician Vitality Champions workgroup.
Contact
Heather Hammerstedt, MD, MPH
 A Board Certified Emergency Medicine physician offering nutritional education, weight control consultations, and integrative care coordination and training for physicians and patients.
- Owns and operates WholistHealth.com
- Certified Health Coach
- Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician
- Hosts Idaho Women in Medicine events and a private Facebook group for personal and professional wellness
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