Jennifer Kendall, MD

Physician burnout is real. Vicarious trauma hits harder than you anticipate. Anxiety, doubt, and insecurities can creep in before you even recognize them. Our job carries a HEAVY weight with it. So how do we deal with it all? Sometimes it seems like this profession doesn't actually allow you to "put the oxygen mask on yourself first before helping another". Yet, this "new age" of self-care culture seems to put "me first". As Christians, how do we navigate all the content out there on self-care? Let's look at what the Bible actually says about caring for ourselves, rest, and cultivating resilience.

CME Accredited

Jesse Malott, PsyD

The pandemic has brought to light the moral and spiritual challenges that healthcare professionals undergo in environments where resources and time is limited but the stakes are high. Studies show that healthcare workers are the group at highest risk of burnout and leaving their profession at a time when there are already far too few in these critical areas. This session will focus on defining the systemic and professional challenges and provide a roadmap for improving the well-being of healthcare professionals through systemic and practical changes.

CME Accredited

Carena Chai, DO

Take a journey exploring the epidemic level of mental health disorders in the US that has made primary care the de facto mental health system. Hear how primary care clinicians can overcome the growing lack of access to mental and behavioral health specialty services. Discover how the Waco Guide to Psychopharmacology, a free, tangible, evidence-based, point-of-care tool providing high-quality mental and behavioral health care support, is helping busy primary care clinicians to make impactful treatment decisions.

CME Accredited

Casey Clardy, PhD, MDiv

Research trends demonstrate that as many as 26% of primary care patients experience passive suicidal ideation and up to 15% experience active suicidal ideation. Studies show that approximately 77% of individuals who die by suicide have a health care visit within the year prior to death. How many of those patients interacted with clinical staff who felt as though they had the requisite time, knowledge, skill, confidence, training, or resources to adequately assess and treat their patients presenting with high risk mental health complexity? In this interactive workshop, we will review how to conduct a suicidal/homicidal risk assessment within a brief primary care visit. Practical strategies and tools will be provided using case examples and evidenced-based practices to increase the knowledge and confidence of clinical staff in primary care risk assessment and intervention.