Mental Health futre resized 900 for web

Date

Sep. 27, 2022

Time

10:00am - 11:00am

Location

Virtual Online

Virtual

Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Normalizing Mental Health Help-Seeking In Health Care

Audience

hospital leadership and anyone working in a health care environment, including C-suite executive leaders, anyone supervising or managing staff in administrative or clinical settings, human resources staff, and nursing staff

Overview

A survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation noted that despite more than half of front-line health care workers saying that worry and stress from COVID-19 has led to adverse health effects, only 13% had received mental health services and 20% thought they needed mental health services, but didn't use them. While there are systemic reasons for this gap between need and service utilization, such as time and money, many people remain afraid or embarrassed to seek care. They worry that it will affect how colleagues, supervisors and patients feel about them, and even how it might affect their ability to practice medicine. This virtual event will cover the latter out loud and highlight ways that we can change the medical culture to make help-seeking normal.

Objectives

    • describe one story of self-stigma and difficulty identifying the need for mental health care
    • summarize the culture of health care and how that prevents help-seeking for mental health needs
    • identify ways to use self-disclosure and vulnerability as tools for culture change

Speaker

Jessi Gold, M.D., M.S., is an assistant professor and the Director of Wellness, Engagement and Outreach in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis. She is a nationally recognized expert on health care worker mental health and burnout (particularly during the pandemic), college mental health, using social media and media for mental health advocacy, and the overlap between pop culture and mental health, including celebrity self-disclosure. She works clinically as an outpatient psychiatrist and sees faculty, staff, hospital employees and their dependents, particularly their college-aged kids. Dr. Gold also writes for the popular press and has been featured in, among others, The New York Times, The Atlantic, InStyle, The Washington Post, TIME and Self. Dr. Gold is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science in anthropology, the Yale School of Medicine, and completed her residency training in Adult Psychiatry at Stanford University where she served as chief resident.

General Information

This educational activity is jointly provided by ASPR and MHA Health Institute.

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Register

*Complimentary registration for MHA members.

Register on or before Monday, Sept. 26, to ensure delivery of instructional materials.

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Cost

  • Complimentary for MHA members
  • $99 per person for nonmembers

This educational offering is made available by the Missouri Hospital Association with the funds from the fiscal year 2021 Hospital Association COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Activities and CFDA 93.889, through a contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.

Contact An Expert

Kara Amann Kale

Kara Amann-Kale

Director of Hospital Preparedness Programs

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573-893-3700 | ext. 1402

Event Contact

Karyn Bonney

Karyn Bonney

Education Specialist

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573-893-3700 | ext. 1384

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