Bouncing Back from Burnout (Ethics/Risk Management)

This session will be an engaging presentation fitted with information and insights that can be used immediately to decrease burnout. Dr Pam Laubscher shares openly how she burned out and bounced back from burnout. lncreasing self-care is what allowed her to bounce back from burnout and return to medicine 11 years after leaving family medicine. She has been back in practice for the last 16 years. Dr Laubscher will share real life examples of the Four Cs of bouncing back from burnout. The intention of the presentation is to save doctors time, money, heartbreak and distress so they can enjoy their career and enjoy their entire lives.

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Define doctor burnout
2. Hear what contributed to Dr. Laubscher’s burnout and learn what she did to bounce back from burnout
3. Receive and update on current burnout statistics
4. Distinguish symptoms of the 3 types of burnout
5. Discover strategies that research shows decreases burnout
6. List the Four Cs of bouncing back from burnout
7. Practice techniques to relax their head and face

Statement of Accreditation

The Texas Osteopathic Medical Association (TOMA) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. TOMA designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

Grievance Policy

All grievances may be directed to TOMA's Executive Director at toma@txosteo.org. All grievances will receive an initial response within 30 days of receipt.  If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response, they can submit a complaint to the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.