Physician Wellness Meetings

You Asked:

We are interested in arranging speakers for our upcoming Physician Wellness CME Meetings, Doctors Day, and Annual Medical Staff events. Can you schedule faculty and suggest some topics?

We Answered:

Yes! We have many qualified faculty who can speak on various wellness topics. We have compiled a selection of topics you may want to consider for your upcoming Physician Wellness CME Meetings, Doctors Day, and Annual Medical Staff events. 

“Better Than Capital One: Focusing on ‘What’s in Your Body’ Before ‘What’s in Your Wallet’”

Learning Objectives:

• Review stress and its detrimental effects on the body
• Review key components for keeping our bodies strong
• Discuss optimal nutrition and hydration needs
• Assess supplements and if they are needed

“Five to Thrive: Keys to Resilience & Joy in Work”

Learning Objectives:

• Describe several strategies for sustaining resilience and joy at work 
• Make a plan for practicing one of these strategies each day

“Why We Matter and Where Do We Go from Here”

Learning Objectives:

• Describe how medicine got to where it is today
• It’s more than just yoga and meditation… what can we do to improve our work environment?
• Reflect on how we got to where we are today
• Evaluate how healthcare workers can take control of their approach to their careers

“Physician Burnout and Wellbeing: Addressing Human Factors in the Delivery of Care”

Learning Objectives:

• Describe key human factors involved that affect the clinician from the healthcare environment
• Apply neurocognitive principles of reducing extraneous cognitive load as a means of improving the joy of practice and reduction of burnout in medicine

“Physician Well Being: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction – Health Benefits and Mechanisms of Action”

Learning Objectives:

• Describe what mindfulness is
• Identify how mindfulness contributes to health and well-being
• List ways to practice mindfulness both during and outside of the workday

“Stress Management for Physicians: Wellness Lifestyles for High Performing Professionals”

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the prevalence, features, and risk factors of physician burnout and factors that may promote resilience and wellness
• Explain both individual and organizational approaches that can promote wellness, reduce burnout, and minimize the impact of burnout on the quality of care for patients
• Identify cultural factors that may affect risk factors for physician burnout and could affect the acceptability of various resources and interventions designed to promote resilience

“Physician Burnout Syndrome and the Epidemic of Physician Suicide”

Learning Objectives:

• Define physician burnout syndrome
• Evaluate evidence-based interventions for identifying variables associated with depression and physician suicide
• Identify ways of improving access to care for physicians to reduce the suicide rate 
• Incorporate coping skills related to the loss of a colleague to suicide

“Enhancing Physician, Staff, and Patient Satisfaction in Today’s High-Stress Complex Healthcare Environment”

Learning Objectives:

• Gain a better understanding of the factors influencing physician thoughts, attitudes, feelings, and behaviors and how these relate to physician, staff, and patient satisfaction
• Discuss strategies designed to help physicians and staff better adjust to the stress and pressures of today’s practice environment
• Recognize the importance of satisfaction, joy, and engagement and its impact on care relationships that affect patient outcomes of care
• Discuss what steps the organization should take to enhance physician and staff satisfaction and well-being

“Emotional Intelligence: Using Emotional Intelligence to Enhance Physician Attitudes and Behaviors to Improve Patient Care, Relationships, and Satisfaction”

Learning Objectives:

• Gain better insight into the environmental, organizational, and personal factors affecting individual values, biases, thoughts, and behaviors
• Utilize the principles of Emotional Intelligence that focus on the importance of self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, and relationship management and how they may affect patient care
• Utilize techniques to manage care relationships that improve care delivery, team engagement, satisfaction, and patient outcomes of care
• Help develop strategies to address stress and burnout to help physicians better adjust to the pressures of today’s healthcare environment

“Healthcare Providers’ Wellness: Addressing Stress/ Burnout”

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize causes and prevention of provider burnout
• Discuss how stress contributes to burnout 
• List ways to become a “Balanced Provider” 
• Identify interventions to improve provider wellness 
• Describe how fatigue and burnout can be a threat to patient safety

“Physician Resilience”

Learning Objectives:

• Use a definition of resilience that addresses the professional experience of clinicians
• Experience a mindful practice designed to enhance resilience by building awareness that is linked with self-compassion
• Commit to incorporating one of the mindful practices into everyday work and life

“Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Crisis: Ensuring That We Take Care of Ourselves”

Learning Objectives:

• Review the two skills that will guarantee a decrease in anxiety and stress in your life
• Identify skills that will help people around you deal with uncertainty
• Describe the importance of learning new skills
• Provide optimal clinical care while working from home 

“Promoting and Supporting Physician Well-Being to Combat High Stress and Burnout”

Learning Objectives:

• Gain a better understanding of the factors affecting physician thoughts, attitudes, feelings, and emotions toward medical practice
• Learn how to develop effective strategies and interventions to address frustration, dissatisfaction, disengagement, stress, and burnout
• Focus on the importance of both organizational and individual commitment and intent to provide appropriate resources and support programs designed to enhance overall physician resilience, satisfaction, and engagement
• Promote the importance of  physician well-being and the joy of practice 

“Physician Burnout and Resiliency”

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss factors contributing to physician stress and burnout and its impact on physicians psychological, emotional, and physical well-being 
• Provide effective organizational and individual solutions to address physician barriers and enhance physician resilience
• Identify action steps, tools, and resources to improve physician satisfaction, engagement, and well-being

“Imagination and Play Yourself Back to Happiness, Health, and Prosperity”

Learning Objectives:

• Define Play and explain how it’s important
• Discuss the pitfalls associated with negative imagination
• Explain what is meant by the beginner’s mind 
• Describe the monkey’s mind and a method to calm it
• Define neuroplasticity and list several activities that can stimulate it 
• Explain the Super Mario Effect

If you are looking for faculty to provide lectures for your upcoming CME Meetings, consider contacting our office to book a speaker at 877-505-4777 or info@speakersnetwork.com.