(SU15) The Inside Scoop: Secrets to Success Across Stages of a PALTC Career

Sunday, March 10, 2024

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Room: 225CD

CME: (1.5) MOC: (1.5) CMD Management: (1.5) NP Pharmacology Hours ()

Session Chair/Speaker(s)

Patricia L. Bach, PsyD, RN

Clinical Psychologist
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Loomis, CA

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.

Speaker(s)

SG

Suzanne Gillespie, MD, RD, CMD

University of Rochester
Fairport, NY

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.
GB

Gwendolen Buhr, MD, MEd, CMD

Associate Professor of Medicine/Geriatrics
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.
Sabine M. von Preyss-Friedman, MD, CMD, FACP (she/her/hers)

CMO
Avalon Healthcare Inc, Caldera Care
Seattle, Washington

Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationships.
Jamehl L. Demons, MD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston Salem, NC

Disclosure information not submitted.
Neema Sharda, MD

Assistant Professor
Duke
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Disclosure information not submitted.

Disclosure(s):

Patricia L. Bach, PsyD, RN: No financial relationships to disclose.

Suzanne Gillespie, MD RD CMD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Gwendolen Buhr, MD, MHS, MEd, CMD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Sabine M. von Preyss-Friedma, MD CMD FACP: No relevant financial relationships.

Research indicates that 30% of doctors, APPs and nurses intend to reduce their work hours or transition out of medicine entirely in the near future. Many factors including burnout, work/life balance, and the ability to keep up with the rigors of a medical career influence how long and how satisfying a career in healthcare is for an individual. As we navigate the stages of our careers - from early establishing to mid-career, and later-career to retiring - we each learn valuable lessons and develop skills that help to maintain joy in our work, balance in our lives and support resilience in our ongoing career journeys. Many of these lessons are never shared or are learned too late in life to have maximal impact. During this interactive session, PALTC leaders from various career stages will draw from their diverse backgrounds to share real, action-oriented advice and top tips that are helping them realize ongoing, happy journeys in PALTC medicine.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

Describe skills needed for a long and satisfying career in post‐acute and long term care.
Identify resources and Implement tips to improve work/life balance
DIscuss strategies to connect with the joy of medicine and prevent burnout.
Develop a strategy to build a professional network of leaders in PALTC.