Speaker Engagements
Dr. Polina Sayess—Presentations:
Physician, Heal Thyself: Taking Care of Ourselves During Stressful Times
Sept 21, 2022. AAFP FMX, Live interactive presentation, co-faculty
Physician, Heal Thyself: Taking Care of Ourselves During Stressful Times
May 21, 2022. AAFP Rural Health Conference. Livestream presentation, co-faculty.
Staying Active While At Work: Practical Suggestions for Busy People
March 31, 2022. AAFP Physician Health and Well-being Conference. Interactive presentation and movement session. Naples, Florida, USA
Randomized study of Electronic Health Record (EHR) optimization training on EHR efficiency and burnout among Heater Road Primary Care providers
Jan 28, 2022. Poster presentation at the 42nd Dartmouth Northern New England CO-OP Practice-Based Research Network Annual Meeting, Lebanon, NH.
Incorporating Lifestyle Medicine into Everyday Practice
AAFP Lifestyle Medicine CME webinar. A one-hour CME session, which is accredited by the AAFP as an enduring material for one Prescribed Credit. The term of Approval is from 6/01/2021 to 6/01/2023.
Exercise Is Medicine
June 9, 2021. AAFP Women’s Health Conference. Livestream lecture and a movement session.
Evaluation of Feasibility and Effectiveness of Lifestyle Medicine Shared Medical Appointments via Telehealth for People with Diabetes
Jan 22, 2021. Poster presentation at the 41st Dartmouth Northern New England CO-OP Practice-Based Research Network Annual Meeting, Lebanon, NH.
Staying Active While At Work: Practical Suggestions for Busy People
April 2021. AAFP Physician Health and Well-being Conference. Pre-recorded video and live interactive online session.
Fun with Fitness at Work
Sept 15, 2020. Lecture and interactive movement session. Dartmouth Hitchcock Health Primary Care Collaborative Leadership Retreat, Lebanon, NH.
Staying Active While At Work and Having Fun Doing It: Play and More
Nov 17, 2019. NH Medical Society, Annual CME Conference, Britton Woods, NH.
Staying Active While At Work: Practical Suggestions for Busy People
Oct 11, 2019. Grand Rounds, Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH.
Practical Suggestions to Incorporate Movement and Play Towards a Happier and Healthier Office Environment
Aug 10, 2019. Ancestral Health Symposium, University of California, San Diego, CA
Positive Play at Work
June 7-8, 2019. AAFP Physician Health and Well-being Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Having Fun at Work Through Fitness and Play
May 5, 2019. NH AFP Annual Continuous Medical Education Conference, Whitefield, NH.
Positive Play at Work
April 10, 2019. Middlesex North District CME Annual Meeting, Massachusetts Medical Society, Groton, MA.
A Day in the Life of Family Physician Practices
May 19, 2018. Panel discussion. Provided an overview of various types of urgent care that exist and shared work perspective of a full time Urgent Care Attending Physician. NH AFP Annual CME Conference, Whitefield, NH.
Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle on a Physicians’ Schedule
April 19, 2018. AAFP’s inaugural Physician Health and Well-being Conference, Naples, FL.
Change Talk: Implementing Motivational Change in Yourself
April 19, 2018. AAFP’s inaugural Physician Health and Well-being Conference, Naples, FL.
The Primal Play Method®
April 18, 2018. AAFP inaugural Physician Health and Well-being Conference, Naples, FL.
Motivational Interviewing for Opioid Use Disorders & Other Behavioral Changes
Nov 5, 2017. New Hampshire Medical Society Annual Scientific Conference, Meredith, NH.
Physicians for Ancestral Health: Where Western Medicine meets Ancestral Principles
Oct 21, 2017, Ancestral Health Society of New Zealand’s International Symposium, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Change Talk: Motivational Interviewing in Urgent Care and Beyond
April 8, 2017. NH AFP CME Conference, Whitefield, NH.
Change Talk: Motivational Interviewing
March 24, 2017. Interactive Lecture and Workshop for medical students of the family medicine interest group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Change Talk: Motivational Interviewing in Urgent Care and Beyond
Jan 20, 2017. Interactive Lecture. Physicians for Ancestral Health Annual CME, Miami, FL.
Using Social Media for Advancement of Medicine
Jan 23, 2016. Panel discussion. Physicians for Ancestral Health Annual CME, Scottsdale, AZ.
Influencing Healthcare Policies: Update from the Trenches
Jan 22, 2016. Physicians for Ancestral Health Annual CME, Scottsdale, AZ.