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Moral Matters newest epsidode, with Dr. Candice Chen, is about a new framework for health worker and first responder distress developed by the Workplace Change Collaborative through a federal grant. The WCC, which includes George Washington University, Moral Injury of Healthcare, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and the American Federation of Teachers union, thought it was critical to exp

Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today sits down with Wendy Dean, MD, president and co-founder of Moral Injury of Healthcare, and Adam Brown, MD, MBA, founder of ABIG Health, to discuss moral injury and burnout in healthcare. All Specialties Struggle with 'Moral Injury' - Recorded on September 29, 2023Watch and read transcript here.  Treating Systemic 'Moral Injury' in Medicine - Recor

OPEIU Local 2 union healthcare workers from Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia threaten to strike at the end of the month against Kaiser Permanente as they fail to make an agreement on a new contract that addresses staffing shortages and low pay. The union argues that decisions from Kaiser Permanente executives have contributed to the staff issues, including cutting bonuses for frontline wor

In this issue of Transforming Care, we explore the manifold causes of burnout and moral injury among clinicians and identify ways in which health care leaders have begun to respond. “Burnout, demoralization, and administrative harm are much more than hot topics of the day,” says Joseph Betancourt, M.D., the Commonwealth Fund’s president and a practicing physician. “They are a clear and present dan

Duke Center for the Advancement of Well-being Science presents the  WELL-B Essentials 2023, an engaging, practical, evidence-based series of well-being sessions (with 5 hours of continuing education credit). The next series starts October 2, 2023, and covers bite-sized well-being for clinical and non-clinical healthcare workers. The 5 sessions are recorded if you can't make it live. Over 17,000 ha

KFF Health News reports on the agreement made between the labor and health industry that could raise minimum wage to $25 an hour for California hospitals, nursing homes, and other medical and psychiatric service providers. SB 525, now heading to Governor Gavin Newsom's desk, is also said to annually increase to account for inflation after reaching the agreed $25 minimum. The UC Berkeley Labor Cent

Today on the Baptist Management System (BMS) Connecting the Dots podcast we talk about Human Factors and Health Care with Dr. Michael Privitera. Dr. Privitera presented on human factors and ergonomics to our grantee community earlier this year and this is a continuation of that conversation. If you are a physician or provider who needs Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits, you can follow the

CALL FOR PAPERS: Families, Systems & Health Special SectionEffectively Addressing Burnout, Well-being and Resilience: Individual, Team, and System ApproachesIn this special section, we aim to present work that is uniquely pertinent to the mission of Families, Systems, & Health (www.apa.org/pubs/journals/fsh). While we welcome work that focuses on the study of burnout, well-being, and/or resilience

The health care workers of today are facing unprecedented stressors in the workplace. Thanks to the changes wrought by the pandemic, a present and ever-growing workforce shortage, and the rigorous demands of the job itself, it is little wonder that mental health concerns are on the rise among health care workers themselves. This webinar will share current data surrounding the mental health crisis

“Well-being is not just something over to the side… it is the real work.” Amy B. Locke, MD, FAAFP, of the University of Utah Health speaks with Corey Feist of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation about how the #LornaBreenLaw helped to fund approaches to improve well-being for health workers at the University of Utah and beyond. https://youtu.be/_TIbg7Nri4Q

“Even when they’re down, and they’ve hit rock bottom… I can just sit with them and say, ‘we’re going to figure it out together,’ and I have the financial backing to do that.” Carlton Abner, DNP, RN-BC, of Kansas City University speaks with Corey Feist of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation about how the #LornaBreenLaw helped to fund KCU’s Thrive Program, which reduces burnout for students of #h

“I get random emails saying this was life-changing...” Bryan Sexton, PhD, of Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality chats with Corey Feist of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation about how the #LornaBreenLaw helped to fund evidence-based trainings for health workers to reduce burnout. https://youtu.be/_JPqncYQ6dw

“It's not enough that things got better in one clinic, one health system, one hospital or one school. We need to make sure that it is codified, it is law, and it is something that is an expectation and a standard.” Watch SMU’s Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth, PhD, MSN, RN, PHN, discuss with Corey Feist of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation how the #LornaBreenLaw helped to fund SMU’s Stronger T

The WCC TAC Team has curated a list of books that we think would be perfect for your summer reading. Check out our recommendations below!Reports Of Interest AFT Healthcare Staffing Shortage Task Force Report NAM National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being Pharmacy Workplace And Well-Being Report On Moral Injury Caring for Caregivers to Be, edited by Jonathan Ripp, Larissa R. Thomas, and Dennis

Improving employee retention in health care is imperative for all health care organizations. Health care leaders who understand why employees leave can build a working environment that supports staff members and lets them know they are valued. This article discusses recruitment and retention strategies for healthcare organizations to take for clinical pharmacists.Read more here.

Although Public Safety Workers routinely take care of others, there are many times when they are their own worst enemies. Captain Rex M. Scism (Ret), a 32-year law enforcement veteran and former director of research and development for the Missouri State Highway Patrol, discusses contemporary employee support initiatives and encourages both agencies and supervisors to improve the level of outreach

Police veterans Bill Mazur and Joe Collins discuss the important role supervisors play in building officer resiliency. Bill is a strategic account manager and public safety liaison with Acadia Healthcare who retired from his department in 2017 at the rank of Deputy Chief of Police. He currently serves as a Master Instructor with the FBI National Academy Associates, in their Comprehensive Officer R

Michael Dowling, President & CEO of Northwell Health, discusses the "Safe Place Initiative" in this article for Becker's."We now must protect our hospital patients and employees from the growing threat of intimidation and violence. There has been a dramatic spike in staff assaults, with many leading to serious injury and some leading to death."Read the perspective here.

Volunteers of America hosts a webinar on "Moral Resilience for Criminal Justice Workers During COVID-19" featuring Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock, Senior VP, and Director of the Shay Moral Injury Center at Volunteers of America, Rev. Dr. Al Boyce from Volunteers of America, Northern New England, and the Following Guests: Carla Stallworth - Rembert, VP of Operations VOA Southeast Anna Darzins, Care Coord

Volunteers of America hosts a webinar on "Moral Resilience for Criminal Justice Workers During COVID-19" featuring Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock, Senior VP, and Director of the Shay Moral Injury Center at Volunteers of America and other guests.Watch the webinar here.