During this panel, participants will earn 1.5 Face to Face credits from ACHE and learn the importance of sustaining well-being for healthcare professionals in today’s health care environment.

Our esteemed panel includes:

• Dr. Angeline Brunetto — Medicare Advantage Vice President & Chief Medical Officer at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
• Dr. Gina DelGardo — clinical psychologist at Siskin Hospital For Physical Rehabilitation
• Dr. Mukta Panda — Assistant Dean for Well-Being and Medical Student Education and a Professor of Medicine at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Chattanooga and is former chair of the Department of Internal Medicine
• Charles Lathram, Chief Executive Officer at Galen Medical Group

Adverse patient events have been attributed to healthcare staff who have experienced difficulty sleeping, reduced job satisfaction, impaired behavior and anxiety. These attributes contribute to more serious consequences such as burnout, depression, post-traumatic disorder and suicidal ideation.

The suicide rate for physicians is higher than that for any other profession, in part because of the stress of medical school, risk for malpractice, sleep deprivation and challenges with work/life balance.

Healthcare leaders often struggle with finding long-term solutions to address an important but personal issue for their staff and organization.

During this panel, participants will learn sustainable strategies and approaches that will address well-being and resiliency for healthcare professionals in today’s healthcare environment. Even when leaders recognize this as a problem, they are often presented with confusing information or get-better-quick solutions that bring no lasting change and can sometimes increase cynicism among employees.

This event is sponsored by Larimar MedSpa, Chattanooga's most comprehensive and luxurious medical day spa. Learn more at www.larimarmedspa.com/

This program has been developed and is presented locally by the East Tennessee Healthcare Executives Affiliation (ETHEA). The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Education Credits to this program.

For questions about this program, please contact Jason Skinner at [email protected] or 423-443-8703.