MedLife with Dr. Horton — On mental performance with Jason Brooks

In this "Med Life with Dr. Horton" podcast, Dr. Jillian Horton chats with Dr. Jason Brooks about optimizing mental and cognitive performance. Dr. Jason Brooks has a PhD in population health with a focus on kinesiology and human performance. He is a mental performance coach who works with high performers in diverse fields, including elite athletes, tactical law enforcement officers, musicians, and doctors. Dr. Horton and Dr. Brooks discuss the following: - common issues that he comes across in his work coaching physicians - pursuing "balance" as a goal - approaching transitions in day-to-day life - how physicians can use rehearsal to achieve high performance - individual versus organization factors that drive burnout - and much more Dr. Jillian Horton is a general internist and director of the Alan Klass health humanities program at the Max Rady college of medicine in Winnipeg, Manitoba. For more of her podcasts or for the Dear Dr. Horton column: www.cmaj.ca/medlife Podcast transcript: //www.cmaj.ca/transcript-200096 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada. The Canadian Medical Association has partnered with Audi Canada to offer CMA members a preferred incentive on select vehicle models. Purchase any new qualifying Audi model and receive an additional cash incentive based on the purchase type. Details of the incentive program can be found at www.audiprofessional.ca. ----------------------------------- The opinions stated in this podcast are made in a personal capacity and do not necessarily reflect those of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.