This session will involve the following:
Introduction of concepts and definitions including burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, and moral distress.
Review of some of the literature regarding prevalence of burnout in healthcare professionals.
Review of evidence based interventions that can help relieve burnout, including mindfulness based interventions.
Discussion of mindfulness: definitions, brief history of mindfulness in healthcare, review of possible benefits of mindfulness practices.
Experiential Activity: we will do a few different guided mindfulness exercises, including brief mindfulness practices that can be incorporated into a busy work routine.
After hearing from this specialist, participants will be able to:
1) Explain concepts and definitions including: burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, moral distress, and burnout; and,
2) Practice three guided mindfulness exercises during the experiential segment of the course.