Week 3B: Promoting Resilience and Preventing Burnout: Tools for Managing Work & Life
August 9-13, 2010, Deerhurst Resort, Huntsville
Our seminars run from 9:00 to 12:15 daily, allowing registrants to make use of the resort amenities in the afternoons.
Overview:
Physicians today are dealing with demands from multiple directions with limited time, energy & skills to manage them. In this interactive workshop participants will be introduced to concepts & tools to help them manage themselves & others, negotiate time & resources, understand & resolve conflict, & deal with the “stuff” of everyday life. Through reviews of relevant literature in the fields of psychology & business & opportunities for reflection, participants will develop a framework for promoting resilience & preventing burnout in their work & home life.
Topics:
Managing Yourself–exploration of emotional intelligence, leadership styles, defining your values and motivations; Managing Others I–understanding and managing conflict, and having difficult conversations; Managing Others II–determining needs, approaches to negotiation including how to negotiate a “no”; Managing Your Environment–managing time, projects and information; managing meetings; Moving Towards Resilience–aligning your work to create purpose, meaning and passion; recognizing and preventing burnout.
Sarah Jarmain, MD, FRCPC is
an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Western
Ontario & Joint Site Chief for RMHC London & St. Thomas. She is
also the Vice Chair, MAC & Assistant Director of Medical Quality for SJHC
London. She has been actively involved in curriculum development for
medical students & residents, & has held a number of administrative
positions within the Department of Psychiatry including Director of
Undergraduate Education in Psychiatry. She has also been interested in helping
trainees & psychiatrists gain the leadership & administrative skills to
be able to effectively function in today’s health care environment, & in
promoting a resilient work culture. She has presented numerous workshops to
faculty across
Accreditation:
The College of Family Physicians of Canada MAINPRO-M1
This educational program meets the accreditation criteria of The College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for 3 hour credits per session for participants to a maximum of 15 hours.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
This educational program is approved as an Accredited Group Learning Activity under Section 1 of the Framework of CPD options for the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, for 3 hours per session per participant to a maximum of 15 hours. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.