Tag: Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation

Webinar Focuses on Strengthening Healthcare Worker Well-being

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The MHA Health Foundation will host the webinar Implementing Evidence-Informed Strategies to Normalize Help-Seeking and Strengthen Wellbeing from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Dec 4 to offer strategies for supporting the mental well-being of healthcare professionals. The webinar offers Continuing Medical Education (CME) and nursing continuing education credits.

Attendees will explore impactful resources provided by the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation. Stefanie Simmons, MD, chief medical officer, Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, will outline workplace policies and practices that reduce burnout and normalize help-seeking, including amending credentialing applications to remove mental health questions that are potentially stigmatizing, discriminatory or violating privacy.

Additionally, two Michigan healthcare leaders will share how their team has implemented strategies in the Impact Wellbeing™ Guide to focus on operational-level improvements for resilience.

The webinar is free of charge to MHA members. Members with questions about registration may contact Brenda Carr at the MHA.

MHA Webinar Outlines Strategies to Strengthen Healthcare Worker Well-being

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The MHA and the MHA Keystone Center will host the MHA Health Foundation webinar Implementing Evidence-Informed Strategies to Normalize Help-Seeking and Strengthen Wellbeing from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Dec 4. This webinar is dedicated to supporting the well-being of healthcare workers across the state. As healthcare professionals face increasing pressures on mental health and resilience, the MHA Health Foundation is offering an opportunity to explore the impactful resources provided by the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation.

The webinar will outline how hospital licensing and credentialing applications can be updated to remove mental health questions that are potentially stigmatizing, discriminatory or violate privacy. The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation recognized the Michigan Licensing and Regulatory Affairs medical licensing applications as being consistent with their recommendations.

This webinar is approved for nursing and social work credit. Members may seek more information through the Accredited Continuing Education Accreditation Statement.

This webinar is offered free of charge to MHA members. Members with questions about registration should contact Brenda Carr at the MHA.