Compassion in Action Webinar Series

The Compassion in Action Webinar Series offers healthcare workers, leaders and managers a unique opportunity to learn about topics related to compassionate, collaborative care from leading practitioners and researchers in this field.

Compassion and Safety: A Trauma-Informed Approach for Patients and Providers

May 9, 2025 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET

Patient safety events impact not just patients, but also the healthcare team members who care for them. Clinicians can experience emotional distress, guilt, and loss of confidence — which can be compounded by legal consequences and professional repercussions. The emotional aftermath of these events may contribute to a culture of fear in healthcare settings, making it harder to learn from mistakes and improve patient care.

Join us for a webinar to learn how grounding patient safety improvement efforts in compassion science benefits both patients and providers. Our panelists will share real-world successes and challenges in integrating trauma-informed approaches into patient safety, risk, and legal processes. You’ll learn practical strategies that you can bring to your own organization.

Learn from leading experts:

  • Michael Gustafson, MD, MBA – CEO, The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare and webinar host
  • Read Pierce, MD – Chief Quality, Safety and Transformation Officer, Denver Health
  • Maria Gonsalves Schimpf, MA, MT-BC – Worklife Well-being Leader, Boulder Community Health

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The Compassion in Action webinar series is funded in part by a donation made in memory of Julian and Eunice Cohen. The series is free of charge to all members of the public. All Compassion in Action webinars will be archived here following the live broadcast.

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