Uncategorized

The Brain Can Change—and So Can We

///
Have you ever heard or read a word that’s either new to you or that you’ve not encountered, and suddenly it starts cropping up everywhere? This is true for me with the word neuroplasticity.  It describes the brain’s ability to change and adapt by forming new neural connections and reorganizing existing ones in response to experiences, learning, or injury. It is the process of allowing new skills and/or changes in skills and abilities, as well…
Read Full Article
hpsg-webinars-episode-03-thom-mayer-cover-02a

Battling Burnout Starts Within

///
In this short, four-minute chat with Quint Studer, Dr. Thom Mayer gets straight to the point on what individuals and organizations can do to combat burnout. He shares a few insights from his book Battling Healthcare Burnout: Learning to Love the Job You Have, While Creating the Job You Love, which happens to be the Winner of the 2022 ACHE James A. Hamilton Book of the Year Award. For example: Leadership (a noun) is worthless, but leading…
Read Full Article
hpsg-webinars-episode-02-joshua-kosowsky-cover-02a

Burnout & Shift Hygiene: Thoughtful Ways to Prepare For, Mindfully Complete, and End a Shift

///
That sense of having no control over our workday is a big contributor to burnout. In this talk with Quint Studer, Dr. Josh Kosowsky, ER physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, discusses how a concept he calls “shift hygiene” helps us restore some control and reduces those stressors we can reduce. It means deliberately doing certain things before, during, and after a shift to improve our own experience and promote wellbeing in others. For instance,…
Read Full Article