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Chair File: Sustaining the Well-being of Our Health Care Workforce

Working in health care delivery can be stressful and tiring under normal circumstances. And the COVID-19 pandemic has exerted incredible pressures on the emotional and physical well-being of our health care professionals. 
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A Systematic, Big Data Approach to Reducing Burnout and Violence

Burnout has been implicated in higher turnover, reduced patient satisfaction, and worsened safety. Violence is strongly linked to turnover.

AHA-supported maternal health, workforce resiliency bills clear committee

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions today passed, as amended, three AHA-supported bills to improve maternal health and support front-line health care workers. 

Many Workers Have Yet to Get Mental Health Care They Need Due to Pandemic

Nearly one in five health care workers say they need mental health services due to the pandemic but have yet to seek care because they’re too busy, unable to get time off work, can’t afford it or are too afraid or embarrassed.

Avoid Nursing Burnout

Learn how nurses can change habits that lead to burnout and five strategies to help you integrate healthy habits into your daily life.

Strategies to Prevent Health Professional Burnout

David Zaas, M.D., chief clinical officer for MUSC Health in South Carolina and CEO of its Charleston Division, talks with Nancy Foster, AHA vice president for quality and patient safety, about strategies and tools to address burnout as health care professionals continue to care for COVID-19 patients.

Stress, Burnout and Trauma: Picking Up the Pieces in Your Health Care Organization After a Pandemic

[ON-DEMAND WEBINAR] Health care organizations are struggling with employee engagement. Some employees are overworked and exhausted while others are feeling undervalued and neglected. Levels of stress and burnout are exceeding those seen in the past. The stakes are higher than ever as organizations grapple with financial challenges and fear. During this interactive, engaging program, HR leaders learn counterintuitive ideas for sustaining engagement. A Certified Trauma Professional, author and nurse, Vicki Hess brings a fresh perspective to the management of stress, trauma and burnout. Using concepts from her newest book, “SHIFT to Professional Paradise in Stormy and Uncertain Times,” she shares out-of-the-box ideas for HR professionals to use to help pick up the pieces and move forward. Participants walk away with practical, proven tools to support their organization now and in the future.

Webinar: Stress, Burnout and Trauma: Picking Up the Pieces in Your Health Care Organization After a Pandemic

[WEBINAR] Health care organizations are struggling with employee engagement. Some employees are overworked and exhausted while others are feeling undervalued and neglected. Levels of stress and burnout are exceeding those seen in the past. The stakes are higher than ever as organizations grapple with financial challenges and fear. During this interactive, engaging program, HR leaders learn counterintuitive ideas for sustaining engagement. A Certified Trauma Professional, author and nurse, Vicki Hess brings a fresh perspective to the management of stress, trauma and burnout. Using concepts from her newest book, “SHIFT to Professional Paradise in Stormy and Uncertain Times,” she shares out-of-the-box ideas for HR professionals to use to help pick up the pieces and move forward. Participants walk away with practical, proven tools to support their organization now and in the future.

How to Help Clinicians Stay Resilient during COVID-19

The latest COVID-19 surge has led to record levels of hospitalizations and deaths, and health care professionals (HCPs) are suffering heavy casualties as well. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that as of Dec. 2, more than 247,000 HCPs had contracted COVID-19 and 843 had died from the virus.