Doctor self care 5
Track 21
| Saturday, October 28, 2023 |
| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
| Meeting Room E3.3 |
Speaker
Dr Kathryn Hutt
Medical Director
Doctors' Health NSW
Beating burnout through peer connectedness
2:00 PM - 3:15 PMSummary
Burnout has become a much used term and can get dismissed as another health buzzword - but its impact is real. Burnout rates amongst GPs are increasing. Emotional exhaustion, reduced empathy, negativity and questioning whether the job is worth it can be the results of persistent and unrelenting stress.
This engaging and interactive session will focus on the importance of authentic peer to peer connections as a successful tool for recognising the early warning signs of burnout and for preventing and reducing the impacts.
The session will discuss how to recognise the different signs of burnout and encourage attendees to identify how it may be impacting their own sense of health and wellbeing. Attendees will also have the opportunity for reflection and to meaningfully connect with colleagues to practise skills and techniques to identify, prevent or combat burnout.
Medical director of Doctors' Health NSW, Dr Kathryn Hutt uses her warmth, experience and expertise to make this session a positive, respectful and safe space to explore the benefits of peer connections as a preventative tool.
Previous attendees have found this workshop to be informative, engaging and enjoyable;
"The session was great! Not what I expected. Will use these skills."
"Found the session very helpful, very interesting practices that I hope to employ."
This engaging and interactive session will focus on the importance of authentic peer to peer connections as a successful tool for recognising the early warning signs of burnout and for preventing and reducing the impacts.
The session will discuss how to recognise the different signs of burnout and encourage attendees to identify how it may be impacting their own sense of health and wellbeing. Attendees will also have the opportunity for reflection and to meaningfully connect with colleagues to practise skills and techniques to identify, prevent or combat burnout.
Medical director of Doctors' Health NSW, Dr Kathryn Hutt uses her warmth, experience and expertise to make this session a positive, respectful and safe space to explore the benefits of peer connections as a preventative tool.
Previous attendees have found this workshop to be informative, engaging and enjoyable;
"The session was great! Not what I expected. Will use these skills."
"Found the session very helpful, very interesting practices that I hope to employ."
Takeaways
Key message 1: Identify the early warning signs or burnout
Key message 2: Understand the impacts of burnout on self, colleagues and peers
Key message 3: Use practical strategies for preventing and combatting burnout
Key message 2: Understand the impacts of burnout on self, colleagues and peers
Key message 3: Use practical strategies for preventing and combatting burnout
Biography
Dr Kathryn Hutt is the Medical Director at Doctors’ Health NSW, an independent support service for doctors and students.
She is also a part-time GP in Sydney and provides regular fly-in GP services to remote NSW. Kathryn has additional qualifications in Public Health and Applied Ethics, is a clinical member of the Sydney University Human Research Ethics Committee and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Through the Doctors’ Health phone line, Kathryn has spoken to hundreds of doctors and medical students about their experiences. In her previous role at NSW Medical Council, she has also witnessed the impacts on doctors of receiving a complaint or being involved with the regulatory system. Kathryn is passionate about the well-being of her colleagues and regularly presents at doctors’ health events and conferences. She is committed to ensuring that all doctors and medical students have access to support whenever they need it.
