Leading and Thriving Through Change
By Wayne M. Sotile, Ph.D.
Author of The Resilient Physician
Physician burnout rates have never been higher. And the quality and safety consequences of compromised physician wellness have been well-documented. Why do some physicians falter in the face of change while others thrive? Clinical psychologist and organizational consultant Wayne Sotile has devoted his career to answering this question.
This session provides physicians with an engaging and compassionate “leadership and resilience check-up.” Participants gain insights from structured self-assessments, guided discussions, and description of evidence-based tactics and strategies that differentiate physicians who thrive through change from those who flounder in disillusionment and burnout.
Wayne’s evidence-based strategies for promoting physician engagement and resilience stem from his work with the American Medical Association as a consultant on physician wellness; his 35 years serving as a therapist to physicians and their families; his pioneering work in physician leadership development; his consulting experiences with leading healthcare organizations and medical practices throughout the country; and his own landmark research on physician burnout, career satisfaction, and medical family life.
As the co-author of landmark research on physician burnout and medical family life (most recently published in the 2012-13 peer-reviewed literature), and of the classics — The Resilient Physician and The Medical Marriage — Wayne is recognized as a pioneering, international thought leader on physician and medical family resilience. This presentation captures both the minds and hearts of even the most cynical of physicians and shows why aligning passionately with one’s organization is a key to individual, medical family, and career satisfaction.
Topics include
- The Truth About Physician Burnout
- Dangerous Ideas that Sabotage Resilience.
- The “Psychological Underbelly” of Changing for Good
- Updating Your Mental Maps
- The Resilient Physician Toolkit
- New Challenges and New Solutions for Contemporary Medical Families
- How to Control Yourself During Uncontrollable Times
Objectives
- Discuss fact versus fiction about the incidence and causes of physician burnout
- Specify at least four evidence-based strategies for promoting physician resilience
- List three strategies for assessing and deepening teamwork in health care settings
- List the four primary drivers of physician career satisfaction
- Discuss evidence-based solutions to work/life challenges employed by busy physicians and thriving medical families