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Education/Quality/Wellness

Early Career Surgeons

Taking it to the Limit: Resilience and Burnout

Sunday, January 26, 2025
10:15am - 11:15am PT
Location: 406AB

    Moderator(s)

  • Alexander Gregory, MD, FRCPC

    Assistant Professor
    Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Disclosure(s): Edwards Life Science: Advisory Board (Terminated, November 1, 2023)

  • Aaron Eckhauser, MD (he/him/his)

    Professor of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery
    University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital
    Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests..

Disclosure(s):
Alexander J. Gregory, MD, FRCPC: Edwards Life Science: Advisory Board (Terminated, November 1, 2023)

Presentations:

  • 10:15am - 10:17am PT
    Introduction

    Invited Speaker: Aaron W. Eckhauser, MD (he/him/his) – University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital

  • 10:17am - 10:27am PT
    Second Victim Syndrome—Mental Wellness for the ICU Team

    Invited Speaker: Dustin M. Walters, MD (he/him/his) – University of Connecticut

  • 10:27am - 10:37am PT
    Recognizing and Mitigating Burnout in Cardiac Surgery Teams

    Invited Speaker: Rakesh C. Arora, MD, PhD, FRCSC (he/him/his) – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

  • 10:37am - 10:47am PT
    Compassion Fatigue: Understanding Its Impact and Coping Strategies

    Invited Speaker: Vicki Morton, DNP, AGNP-BC (she/her/hers) – Novant Health

  • 10:47am - 10:57am PT
    Building Resilience: Practical Approaches for Cardiac Surgery Teams

    Invited Speaker: Christopher A. Caldarone, MD (he/him/his) – Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine

  • 10:57am - 11:15am PT
    Panel Discussion