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Team-Centered Care After Trauma Patient Death: Promoting Healers’ Healing By Humanizing Our Roles, Sydni Au Hoy, Carlie J. Arbaugh, Caitlin P. Bungo, Amanda J. Deutsch, Bonnie E. Chow, Kristen Gallegos, Nerissa Alansalon, Emmanuel Jisrawi, Al’Ai Alvarez, Brooke Gurland, Joseph Forrester
Team-Centered Care After Trauma Patient Death: Promoting Healers’ Healing By Humanizing Our Roles, Sydni Au Hoy, Carlie J. Arbaugh, Caitlin P. Bungo, Amanda J. Deutsch, Bonnie E. Chow, Kristen Gallegos, Nerissa Alansalon, Emmanuel Jisrawi, Al’Ai Alvarez, Brooke Gurland, Joseph Forrester
Journal of Wellness
Introduction: Recurrent exposures to adverse patient events, including death, affect all members of the care team and can have long-term effects on clinician performance, personal well-being, and patient safety. Recognizing the impact of patient deaths on care teams is essential to mitigating potential risks of increased clinician burnout. We share the outcomes of a three-month pilot wellness intervention implemented at a busy academic hospital, directed explicitly toward resuscitation care teams managing patients who die from traumatic injuries.
Approach: A collaborative group from Stanford’s Trauma Surgery, Emergency Department (ED), and well-being leadership developed an integrated workflow to connect with …
Assessment Of General Surgery Resident Wellness From The Perspectives Of Family, Friends, And Loved Ones, Dana Unninayar, Benjamin Sc Fung, Gordon Best, Isabelle Raiche
Assessment Of General Surgery Resident Wellness From The Perspectives Of Family, Friends, And Loved Ones, Dana Unninayar, Benjamin Sc Fung, Gordon Best, Isabelle Raiche
Journal of Wellness
Introduction: Surgical trainees have high rates of burnout compared to residents from other specialties. However, burnout is underreported by trainees, limiting potential interventions to improve wellness. Loved ones are an underused resource for assessing wellness and detecting burnout among residents. The purpose of this study is to assess the perceptions and concerns regarding resident wellness and burnout, as well as strategies to improve wellness, from the perspective of loved ones.
Methods: This cross-sectional survey study was conducted in 2022 at an urban academic center after ethics board approval. An anonymous 18-question survey to assess resident burnout, wellness, and …