Expert Insights for Health Professionals- Future-Proofing the Frontline – Organisational strategies for supporting the mental health of our healthcare workforce

About this episode

This episode provides insights and strategies for health professionals to support mental wellbeing in healthcare teams during crises.

This important webinar is designed to equip health professionals and leaders with the tools, insights, and strategies to foster mental wellbeing in their teams during crises and beyond. This session will: * Present key research findings on healthcare workers' mental health needs during crises like COVID-19. * Introduce an insightful report and checklist as actionable resources for enhancing mental health support in healthcare settings. * Demonstrate how addressing mental health can strengthen teams and improve organisational outcomes. * Use compelling data to outline what needs to change and the steps leaders can take to drive improvement. * Empower healthcare leaders with clear, implementable recommendations for creating mentally healthy workplaces. Facilitator: Dr Peter Baldwin – Senior Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist, Black Dog Institute | Co- Investigator, Future-Proofing the Frontline guide Panellists: Prof Natasha Smallwood – Respiratory Physician, Department of Respiratory & Sleep Medicine at The Alfred Hospital; Head Chronic Respiratory Disease Group and Respiratory Research Training Lead Respiratory Research @ The Alfred School of Translational Medicine…

People in this episode

Host: Dr Peter Baldwin

Guests: Prof Natasha Smallwood, Dr Bethan Richards, Jess Maher

Topics covered

• mental health
• healthcare workforce
• crisis management
• wellbeing strategies
• organisational outcomes

Keywords

• mental health support
• healthcare workers
• COVID-19
• wellbeing tools
• organisational strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Black Dog Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Monash University, SLHD MDOK Centre, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health

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