In this webinar, Chris Calkins, PhD, explores how grief and loss affect patients, families, and healthcare professionals. Drawing on more than 40 years of healthcare leadership experience, he discusses professional grief, compassion fatigue, burnout, and the role of organizational leadership in supporting healthcare worker well-being. Through real-world examples and practical strategies, Dr. Calkins examines how healthcare organizations can strengthen workplace culture, policies, and practices to foster more grief-sensitive care.
A Guide to Personal Wellness for Healthcare Professionals is a free resource from the Grief-Sensitive Healthcare Project that helps healthcare professionals manage stress, process grief, prevent burnout, and promote emotional wellbeing. The guide provides practical tools for self-reflection, mindfulness, grounding exercises, self-compassion, hope-building, and boundary setting, while addressing common workplace challenges such as productivity pressures, urgency culture, and high-demand workloads. Designed for clinicians and healthcare teams, this resource supports resilience, mental health, and sustainable caregiving practices.
