Attending to Our Own After the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mental Health of Healthcare Providers

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In this presentation, Dr. Amy McGuire discusses the mental health burden experienced by clinical healthcare workers while performing their duties during the COVID-19 pandemic. She addresses the problem of increased feelings of professional burnout, anxiety, and depression among healthcare workers, reviews contributing factors relevant to current events, and shares potential coping strategies.

This Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds session took place on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 7:00 a.m.

Activity Information

This activity has been archived and credit is no longer available.

Needs Statement

Surgeons, advanced practice providers, fellows, residents, and medical students in various surgical specialties and subspecialties need to receive regular updates on advances in surgical care and clinical practices. Novel technologies and procedures will be examined as means to improve the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions requiring surgical intervention. The series aims to expand the knowledge of learners, enhance surgical skills, increase surgical efficiency, disseminate surgical best practices, and improve surgical outcomes.

Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of the session, the participants should be able to:

  • Discuss the relationships between mental health and burnout among healthcare providers.
  • Identify factors that contribute to poor mental health among healthcare providers.
  • Summarize at least one strategy to improve the mental health of healthcare providers.

Target Audience

Professional Categories

  • Physicians
  • Medical Students
  • Fellows
  • Residents
  • Other Health Professionals

Specialties

  • Infectious Disease
  • Internal Medicine

Interest Groups

  • COVID
  • Ethics
  • Hospital Medicine

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been designated by Baylor College of Medicine for 1 credit of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.

Activity Directors

  1. Michele Loor, M.D., FACS

    Michele Loor, M.D., FACS

    Associate Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine
  2. James W. Suliburk, M.D., FACS

    James W. Suliburk, M.D., FACS

    Associate Professor and Chief, Endocrine Surgery
    Baylor College of Medicine

Term of Approval

October 1, 2022 through October 31, 2024. Original release date: October 1, 2022.

Disclosure Policy

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Disclosures

The following individual(s) has/have reported financial or other relationship(s) with commercial entities whose products/services may relate to the educational content of this activity:

Presenter

  1. Amy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D.

    Amy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D.

    Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:
    • Consultancy: Abbott Pharmaceuticals
    • Advisory Committee Membership: Nurture Genomics

Activity Directors

  1. Michele Loor, M.D., FACS

    Michele Loor, M.D., FACS

    Associate Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:
    • Consultancy: Vicarious Surgical
  2. James W. Suliburk, M.D., FACS

    James W. Suliburk, M.D., FACS

    Associate Professor and Chief, Endocrine Surgery
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

Planning Committee Members

  1. Sukriti Bansal, M.D. Placeholder Image

    Sukriti Bansal, M.D.

    General Surgery Resident
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

  2. Scott A. LeMaire, MD, FACS, FAHA, FCCP

    Scott A. LeMaire, MD, FACS, FAHA, FCCP

    Professor and Vice-Chair for Research
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

  3. Michele Loor, M.D., FACS

    Michele Loor, M.D., FACS

    Associate Professor
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:
    • Consultancy: Vicarious Surgical
  4. Todd Rosengart, M.D., F.A.C.S.

    Todd Rosengart, M.D., F.A.C.S.

    DeBakey-Bard Chair of Surgery
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

  5. James W. Suliburk, M.D., FACS

    James W. Suliburk, M.D., FACS

    Associate Professor and Chief, Endocrine Surgery
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Disclosure:

    Nothing to disclose.

Presenter:

Amy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D.

Amy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D.

Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics Baylor College of Medicine

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