Healing the Healers: A Two-Step Journey Part 1: The Path to Acknowledgement (1 Class A CE)

The National Academy of Medicine recognizes medical errors as a leading cause of death in the United States. Standards have been promulgated and regulations enacted to ensure that healthcare administrators and clinicians take appropriate actions to promote safe patient care practices and prevent adverse events. Hospitals nationwide have acted to improve patient safety, quality of care, and system processes; however, no standards mandate that healthcare organizations have clinician peer support programs as a support resource in the aftermath of an adverse event. As a result, the emotional well-being of healthcare providers involved in adverse events often goes unaddressed. This two-part workshop series aims to bridge that gap by creating skilled peer supporters within healthcare organizations.