Sustainable Strategies to Support Well-being for Healthcare Professionals

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Sustainable Strategies to Support Well-being for Healthcare
Professionals

Length: 1.5 hours
Target Audience: C-Suite executives, Chief Medical Officers, senior leaders of hospitals and health systems, vice presidents of hospitals and
health systems, and other clinical leaders.
Description: Long-standing challenges related to healthcare professional
burnout have intensified in recent years. This has resulted in
challenges for these individuals and their loved ones, as well as
workforce shortages that are putting a strain on the healthcare
system. In addition, adverse patient events have been attributed
to healthcare staff who have had trouble sleeping, reduced job
satisfaction, impaired behavior, and anxiety. These attributes
contribute to more serious consequences such as burnout,
depression, post-traumatic disorder, and suicidal ideation.
Healthcare leaders often struggle with finding long-term solutions
to address an important but personal issue for their staff and
organization. During this panel, participants will learn sustainable
strategies and approaches that will address well-being and
resiliency for healthcare professionals in today’s healthcare
environment. Even when leaders recognize this as a problem,
they are often presented with confusing information or get-better-
quick solutions that bring no lasting change and can sometimes
increase cynicism among employees. During this panel,
participants will learn the importance of supporting and sustaining
well-being for healthcare professionals in today’s health care
environment.

Faculty: Each session should feature a moderator plus two to three
panelists. All speakers should be on camera throughout.
Moderator: The Moderator must be a healthcare leader with
experience in well-being, resilience, and/or burnout.

Panelists:

  • Andy Hillig, PCC, FACHE, Managing Director, LAK Group (moderator)
  • Sandy Brekke, VP of Population Health, Emplify
  • James McLain, Executive Director, Veteran Affairs Medical Center
  • Chris Sund, President/COO, Uniti Med & GQR Healthcare

Interactivity: All sessions must feature a minimum of 10 minutes of dedicated
audience Q&A time at the end of the session. Additional small-
group breakouts or discussions are optional but encouraged.
Presentation: An optional presentation template has been included for use if the
Chapter sees fit. If used, the presentation should include the
required slides as designated in the template, and no more than 3
additional content slides.

Questions for Discussion:
• What are some common obstacles to creating and maintaining a professionally
thriving team in today’s healthcare environment?
• What role does leadership have in addressing burnout and wellness?
• What initiatives are being done in your organization to support resiliency and
professional wellbeing for healthcare professionals? Are these unique for
clinicians vs. other staff?
• What are some of the most successful strategies you have implemented to
keep employees engaged?
• ACHE’s 2024 CEO survey showed that personnel shortages and financial
health tied as the top concern keeping hospitals CEOs up at night. How is this
related to the topic of burnout and well-being, and what are some effective
strategies for addressing these issues together?
• Clinician burnout has a real impact on patient safety and quality of care. How
have you seen this play out, and what steps are you taking to address these
issues?
• More research is showing that the biggest causes of burnout are tied to things
like administrative burden. How can healthcare organizations reduce this
burden and make room for clinicians to operate at the top of their license?
• How have you as a leader managed work/life balance? What actions can
leaders take to create and sustain a future of teams that are professionally
thriving?

Materials for Distribution:
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Nonresponse Bias in Healthcare Employee Well-Being Surveys. Journal of Healthcare
Management 70(5):p 337-353.
Dunn, J. (Fall 2021). A Deep-Rooted Culture Evolves to Support Healthcare Heroes.
Frontiers of Health Services Management. 38(1):14-19.
Finkel, E. (Nov/Dec 2022). Strategies for Developing Stronger, Healthier Teams.
Healthcare Executive.
Meese, K.A., Colon-Lopez, A., Singh, J.A., Burkholder, G.A., Rogers, D.A. (July-
Updated 12/2025
August 2021). Healthcare is a Team Sport: Stress, Resilience, and Correlates of Well-
Being Among Health System Employees in a Crisis. Journal of Healthcare
Management. 66(4).
Piche, M.E. & Weinberg, C. (July/August 2023). Mindfulness Meditation for Veterans
and Staff. Healthcare Executive.
Shanafelt, T., Trockel, M., Wang, H., Mayer, T., Athey, L. (September-October 2022).
Assessing Professional Fulfillment and Burnout Among CEOs and Other Healthcare
Administrative Leaders in the United States. Journal of Healthcare Management. 67
(5).

Additional Resources:
https://www.ache.org/blog/2022/a-path-forward-addressing-clinician-burnout-through-
systems-level-change
https://www.healthcareexecutive.org/archives/may-june-2025/improving-workforce-
well-being
https://www.ache.org/learning-center/research/about-the-field/top-issues-confronting-
hospitals
https://www.aha.org/aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2022-12-20-executive-
burnout-real-and-it-can-be-reduced