Grief on the Front Lines

A Conversation with Rachel Jones and LaTonya Trotter

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Speaker:

Rachel Jones, author of Grief on the Front Lines, will address some of the most challenging aspects of healthcare and explore paths to a more supportive and sustainable working environment.

Drawing on her research and interviews, Rachel will discuss the manner in which doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers are emotionally affected by the work that they do, and ways they’ve found to cope. This conversation will be moderated by LaTonya Trotter, PhD, MA, MPH, UW Associate Professor of Bioethics and Humanities.

Objectives:

• Identify and name at least four of the most challenging aspects of working in healthcare
• Identify at least two institutional programs that are successful in supporting healthcare workers to process grief and trauma
• Discuss at least three small, specific actions that individuals can take to better support their mental health and well-being