This 2021 Annual Meeting session is presented by Dana Powell Baker, MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM from University of Kansas Medical Center and Carla L. Ellis, MD, MS, FASCP from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. Pathologists and laboratory professionals are logical, meticulous, evidence-focused, and dedicated to consistently accurate results. So how do we achieve wellness and sustain our health and effectiveness when life is inconsistent, prone to interruptions (natural disasters, pandemics, political upheaval), and permeated by dislocations in our workplace and our lives outside of work? The speakers in this course will present strategies to help with individual approaches to events that are beyond our control.
Topics covered include:
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Eight dimensions of wellness
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Work-life balance and work-life integration
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Physical, social and emotional benefits of striving towards personal wellness
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Relationship between performance and stress level
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Four causes of stress injuries
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Seven "Cs" of stress first aid
Learning objectives:
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Describe personal wellness and its benefits for the laboratory medicine workforce.
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Explain the impact of personal wellness on our own health and effectiveness in various aspects of our work.
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Discuss strategies to help pathologists and laboratory professionals to integrate the practice of personal wellness in their own lives.
Faculty:
Dana Powell Baker, MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
University of Kansas Medical Center
Carla L. Ellis, MD, MS, FASCP
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Accreditation Statement
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.
The ASCP designates this activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ASCP designates this activity for a maximum of 0.75 CMLE credit. This activity meets CMP and state re-licensure requirements for laboratory personnel.
For questions regarding CME credit, please contact ASCP Customer Service at 1-800-267-2727, during normal business hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time.
Method of Participation
To complete the activity and receive credit, the participant must view the recording. CME certificates will be provided online.