4C - Mental health and CVD
Track 3
| Friday, October 25, 2019 |
| 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM |
| Hall C & D |
| Sponsored By: |
Speaker
Dr Jan Orman
GP Services Consultant
Black Dog Institute
Preventing burnout in general practice
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMSummary
The presentation will begin with a review of the concept of burnout and a discussion of the ways in which it has been shown that individuals and organisations can decrease the likelihood of work-related psychological harm. Participants will be invited to discuss several case studies and to discuss their own experiences in an attempt to discover ways in which their own workplaces can be improved to ensure good mental health for themselves and their colleagues.
Biography
Jan Orman is a Sydney GP with a longstanding interest in primary care mental health. She has a Masters in Psychological Medicine (CBT) and has worked as a facilitator with the Black Dog Institute's Professional Education Team for almost two decades. in tandem with her work in general practice.
Jan's interest in practitioner mental health led her to founding membership and, for several years, presidency of the Australian College of (now Society for) Psychological Medicine (ASPM) and has seen her working to help establish the Creative Doctors networking group in Sydney.
Since 2013 Jan has led the Black Dog Institute's e-Mental Health in Practice (eMHPrac) team, devising and delivering all the educational resources in that project. She is driven to help primary care providers become more confident and skilled in delivering mental health care, thus improving their own mental health along with that of their community.
Miss Natalie Raffoul
Risk Reduction Manager
National Heart Foundation
CVD risk assessment in Australian primary care
11:45 AM - 12:00 PMSummary
First of its kind Australian primary care data will be presented to GPs during this engaging session which seeks to bring together population data with real GP audience insights
Biography
Bios will be submitted closer to the conference
