The Importance of Self Care: Preventing Professional Burnout


The health professions are experiencing burnout at alarming rates. Burnout rates as high as fifty percent and above are not uncommon for physicians. Workshop attendees will identify their current burnout status, exploring causes of burnout and strategies for management within their personal, occupational and organizational contexts. Resilience, emotional intelligence, mindfulness and psychological safety will be introduced as management strategies to help with burnout.

Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to: