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Caregiving Burnout and Quality of Life - Not Just for Patients

Faculty

Katherine F. Alcorn, MA, CFP
Principal, Alcorn Financial Services
Raymond James Affiliate
Westport, CT

Anne Gottlieb Angerman, LCSW, MSW
President, Career Matters
Psychotherapy Private Practice
Denver, CO

Sandra Cohen, MD
Psychiatrist Private Practice
New York, New York

Doris C. Gundersen, MD
Asst Clinical Prof, Dept of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Aurora, CO
Associate Medical Director Colorado Physician Health Program
Private Practice, Women’s Psychiatric Health
Denver, CO

Kathryn Jens, PhD
Psychologist Private Practice
Englewood, CO

Charlene Ortiz
School of Public Health
University of Colorado Denver
Aurora, CO

Max Regan, MFA
Writer and Consultant
Boulder, CO

Vanessa Rollins, PhD
Behavioral Sciences Faculty
Rose Family Medicine Residency
Affiliated with University of Colorado Denver Department of Family Medicine
Denver, CO

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Sandra Cohen, MD, New York, NY

Doris Gundersen, MD, Denver, CO

Cathy Luh, MD, St. Louis, MO

Martha Illige, MD, Denver, CO

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August 6 - 9, 2009

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		Thursday, August 6 PM

		2:30			Registration

		3:30			Writing Workshop: Personal Development and Sharing It with Others, Max Regan Identify and express your "self" at this stage of your life Practice using writing as a tool for identifying and beginning to cope with burnout


		5:00
					Welcome Reception - buffet and beverages


		6:00			Introductions and Overview – Karla Loken, President

		7:30			Psychology of Balance and a "Journey", Sandra Cohen Create ways to feel centered in yourself Discuss concrete actions to achieve balance that physicians can teach patients and use themselves


		8:15			Adjourn

		Friday, August 7 AM

		7:00			Yoga or Morning Exercise (optional)

		7:30			Breakfast

		8:30			Friends - Why?, Carol Felton Apply research on the benefits of friends Help patients become integrated in a social situation for health benefits


	9:30			Eight Occupational Hazards Faced by Medical Students and Physicians and How to Deal with Them, Doris Gundersen Recognize when you are in emotional quicksand from work stress Define ways to help a colleague in trouble without getting entangled List resources and ways in which to access them in your community


		11:00			Group Discussion - Balance

		Noon PM			Lunch

		1:00			Groups to hike/walk or free time Optional Workshop: Using Writing for Art and Self-Expression as a Very Practical Tool to Avoid Burnout, Max Regan


		2:30			Adult Psychological Development – How to energize my future as a physician and as a woman, Anne Gottlieb Angerman and Kathryn Jens List three stages of adult growth and development with their impact on our own unique lives Describe what bullying is and how to recognize it when it occurs—in the family, at work, in the world Define steps to stand up to bullies and why that is good for everyone


		4:15			Group Discussion and Role-play Scenarios: Adult Stages and bullying

		5:15			Adjourn and Group Dinner

		Saturday, August 8 AM

		7:00			Yoga or Morning Exercise (optional)

		7:30			Breakfast

		8:30			Smart Women Control Their Financial Futures: Being Rich Won't Make You Happy But Being Poor Hurts, Katherine Alcorn Explore a process to assess personal and professional financial needs Define strategies that lead to financial stability and security List two steps in helping plan end of life directives with patients

9:15			Time Balance - Healthy Multi-Tasking or Critical Overburdening? Sandra Cohen Recognize added stresses of "impossible to meet" goals Seek the larger canvas of life, the "big picture," and learn how to sequence goals over time to reduce burnout


		10:45			Small Discussion Group Breakouts - Change, Loss, and Caregiving Burnout *Aging parents, Cathy Luh Young mothering, Karla Loken Spouse or significant other, Shelly Sohl Change, Sandra Cohen Animal companions*, Sharon Burke


		Noon PM			Lunch

		1:00			Guided Movement Session or Free Time

		3:45			Sleep Mythology and Insomnia, Vanessa Rollins Describe the five most common obstacles to a restful sleep List the surprisingly dire health consequences of bad quality sleep List three practical options to optimize falling asleep and staying asleep

		5:00			Adjourn

		8:00			Evening Activity

		Sunday, August 9 AM

		7:00			Yoga or Morning Exercise (optional)

		7:30			Breakfast

		8:30			Curiosity about Culture: Best Practice on Cultural Competency and Health Disparities, Charlene Ortiz List two ethnic groups' special concerns with healthcare in the USA Improve patient care through awareness of patients' sociofinancial stresses Effectively advocate for patients within their own world view by acknowledging cultural variations Practice ways of dealing with people who are different from you


		10:00			Summary, Evaluation and Planning for Next Year, Program Planning Committee

		10:45			Adjourn

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