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Join us for a conversation with Susan David, PhD, renowned psychologist, TED speaker, and expert on emotions, as she discusses how to cultivate “Emotional Agility” in the context of the rapidly changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. David draws on her twenty-plus years of research to help listeners gain insight into how to cultivate emotional agility within oneself and within organizations in stressful times.
Schwartz Center Chief Medical Officer Beth Lown, MD, joins Patricia Watson, PhD, of the National Center for PTSD, and Richard Westphal, PhD, RN, of the UVA School of Nursing, for a conversation about what healthcare leaders can do to support their teams during the COVID-19 crisis.
Patricia Watson, PhD, of the National Center for PTSD discusses ways that healthcare workers can manage stress — theirs and others’ — as we face the ever-changing circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We invite all Schwartz Rounds leaders – new and old – to the first Schwartz Center Office Hours webinar this year. Office Hours provides the opportunity for you to connect with each other and our staff around topics of mutual interest. This month, we’ll be covering: • New Rounds: Learn about the new Unit-Based Schwartz Rounds program • New Award: We’re excited to introduce a new NCCY Award program this year just for healthcare teams. NCCY nominations open in February, and we’ll talk with Schwartz Center Communications Director Cathy Burke about how you can help nominate your exceptionally compassionate colleagues for this prestigious recognition • New Questions: Ask questions about any new (or persisting!) challenges facing your program
Please submit any topics or questions you’d like us to address when you register for the webinar.
This dynamic hour-long conversation offers you the opportunity to connect with Schwartz Center staff and other Schwartz Rounds program leaders. Bring your Schwartz Rounds questions, challenges, and innovations and learn from us and from each other. We’ll kick the conversation off with one of your FAQs, then we’ll open the floor to your other questions and comments. Have a topic you’d like to discuss? Make sure to include it when you sign up.
As a pediatric oncologist, palliative care physician, and vice-chair of the ethics committee at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Dr. Justin Baker is intimately aware of the distress experienced by children with advanced cancer and the ethical and end-of-life/bereavement issues surrounding their disease progression. He currently serves as the Chief of the Division of Quality of Life and Palliative Care at St. Jude as well as the medical director of the Quality of Life for All (QOLA) Service – the St. Jude palliative care team – and as the Director of the hospital’s Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellowship program. Despite his status as an internationally recognized expert and leader in the field of Pediatric Palliative Oncology, Dr. Baker can often be spotted strolling the halls of St. Jude in a koala suit, the beloved QoLA mascot. He was a 2019 Finalist for the Schwartz Center’s National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award.
The DAISY Foundation is known the world over for its hospital-based programs that recognize compassion and excellence in nursing. During this webinar, Dr. Cynthia Sweeney, Vice President for Nursing at The DAISY Foundation will explain exactly why meaningful recognition and gratitude matter so much to families and caregivers, and share the results of a recent study that examined this very question. She’ll be joined by Jodie McGinley, whose own journey of loss and gratitude informs her role as Parent on Staff at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Together they will explore how gratitude positively impacts individuals as well as healthcare delivery, and highlight the value proposition of saying “thank you.” Following their presentation, Cindy and Jodie will be joined in conversation by Schwartz Center Chief Medical Officer Dr. Beth Lown.
During this webinar, Elizabeth Métraux, CEO, Women Writers in Medicine will explore insights gleaned from years studying provider wellness, leaving attendees with concrete models and methods for fostering a sense of community among colleagues that has the power to mitigate burnout, make meaning, and compel change. Following her presentation, Ms. Metraux will be joined in conversation by Schwartz Center CMO Dr. Beth Lown.
As a Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Fellow, speaker Juliette Blount, MSN, NP, sought to unpack the intersection of race and healthcare by exploring how race affects the care we provide, patients’ perceptions and experiences, and, ultimately, health outcomes. During this webinar, Ms. Blount will invite participants to think hard and deeply about our individual identities and how they inform our relationships of care. We’ll explore definitions of race, ethnicity, and culture; interrogate assumptions about racism and implicit bias; and delve into how social determinants inform our understanding of health and wellness. Following her presentation, Ms. Blount will be joined in conversation by Schwartz Center CMO Dr. Beth Lown.