Critical incidents in surgery & how to cope with loss of a patient
EVENT DETAILS
ACCREDITATION
SPEAKERS:
Andrew Matthew
Psychologist, Lead, Depts. of Surgical Oncology
and Supportive Care
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Associate Professor, Depts. of Surgery, and Psychiatry
University of Toronto
Stuart Oake
Head, Division of Urology
Dept of Surgery
The Ottawa Hospital
University of Ottawa
OBJECTIVES:
- Learn about the impact of patient death on surgeons
- Develop skills to change the narrative when communicating with hospital administrators/patient advocacy in order to encourage them to take physician well-being into consideration
- Advocate for surgeon well-being in the challenging climate of Covid recovery
- Discuss resilience and navigating the space between compassion and burnout