Healthcare: Prevention or Intervention ?
30+ years in Emergency Medicine
Frank Rasler MD, MPH, FACEP, is an Atlanta emergency physician with training at Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control. Motivating wellness behavior during a brief patient encounter has been a focus of his clinical care.
As a keynote speaker or a workshop leader, he uses humor with a little jolt of reality to inspire a healthier lifestyle - - and help keep you out of the E.R.
A Philosophy for how to look at life
This is a new era of understanding behavior modification. You can consciously focus your thinking on a healthy, happy long life, and with the right motivation and information permanently change unhealthy behavior.
"Health, if you are blessed in having it, is a gift and it’s your responsibility to maintain it".
Workshops and Keynotes
Tell me about your project ideas and we can design a workshop or presentation that inspires.
Presentations
Health, Motivation and the "Near-Death Experience"
Healthcare is overwhelmingly devoted to disease intervention - rather than prevention, yet so much of what we treat is preventable. Why do we frequently ignore the risks and avoid changing unhealthy behaviors ?
We need to inspire clear personal goals and find our unique enthusiasm for a healthy lifestyle. To permanently modify unhealthy behavior we must maximize both positive and negative motivations - use "the carrot and the stick". Negative visualization of a critical Near-Death Experience is an intense behavior modification tool, to help people focus on these behaviors, emphasize the reality and motivate action.
What is keeping you from reaching your brightest future ?
Inspiring Health & Wellness in the Office
Why do we wait for heart disease or back pain to begin,
and then start pills and therapy ? Motivation can be difficult, but maintaining healthy behavior is where the real challenge comes.
Behavior modification methods incorporate health & fitness in the rest of your life.
Job stress & E.R. style teambuilding
The emergency room team approach for trauma, stroke and heart attack uses a care-centered priority, under stressful conditions, with mutual appreciation of each team member's contribution. Many of the principles for success in the E.R. team can be applied to your office or group to increase enjoyment, respect and longevity. Accepting and adapting to job stress improves employee health, job satisfaction, productivity, and helps prevent burnout.