Speakers: Dr. Aaron Smith, Provincial Medical Executive Director; Luke MacMillan, Manager of Occupational Health, Safety, and Wellness; Rachel Askett, Wellness and Education Lead
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand Empathic Strain, Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout and recognize the symptoms associated.
2. Define psychological safety and learn strategies to foster a psychologically safe work environment.
3. Provide guidance on best practice when conducting informal and formal debriefs. 4. Learn how to implement practical techniques and tools to promote wellness in the workplace.
5. Understand the principles of trauma-informed care and their application to patient care and workplace interactions in healthcare settings.
6. Recognize the signs of trauma in patients, colleagues, and oneself, and apply appropriate, non-triggering responses.
7. Learn strategies to create safe, supportive environments that minimize re-traumatization risks for patients and staff.
