A number of factors can affect the mental health and wellbeing of doctors, and Covid-19 has compounded these issues. We’re delighted to have been funded by #BMAGiving to deliver webinars for doctors to help develop coping strategies during this difficult time.

This webinar will cover:

• Aspects of work that compromise your wellbeing

• Factors increasing the risk of mental health problems in doctors

• The impact of Covid-19, both personally and professionally

• Signs of stress and its consequences for you, your relationships, your colleagues, and the quality of your work

• The dual process model of coping with bereavement

• Burnout: signs and contributory factors

• Barriers to seeking help

• Strategies to build and maintain resilience

• What helps: Developing a culture of care

Learning Outcomes:

• Greater awareness in recognising the impact of working in the face of loss, grief and bereavement on you as a professional

• An ability to acknowledge what you have experienced, and what that has meant for you both personally and professionally

• The development of strategies to build your resilience

Who should attend?

All doctors and trainees whose roles involve exposure to issues of grief and bereavement.

Who is presenting?

Ann Chalmers, Chief Executive, Child Bereavement UK

Ann has been involved in multi-disciplinary training of professionals in the area of loss and bereavement for over twenty-five years. She holds a BACP Accredited Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling and a University Accredited Diploma in Bereavement Counselling, and has provided counselling for individuals, couples and staff within the NHS and for children and young people within the voluntary sector. She joined Child Bereavement UK in 1996 and has been involved in all aspects of the charity’s training, consultancy and service development work. She has contributed to a number of professional publications and books, and has presented nationally and internationally for the charity.

What previous attendees have said about this training:

"Really useful, practically webinar, thanks!"

"NHS workers need information like this more widely distributed and more easily accessible"

"Increased my knowledge. Provided lots for further thought and to utilise in personal life and practice. Thank you"

"I am truly inspired and found the talk incredibly helpful. I recognise my own limitations and I can see new ways to deal with them"

"Prompted reflection and provided helpful reference for further reflection"

"Brilliant and very helpful talk. I feel more prepared of how to structure myself before confronting an emotionally challenging event such as the death of a child or to deliver bad news"

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