- Location
- Webinars will be held via Zoom. Webinar details will be sent to all registered participants via EventBrite.
- Series/Type
- Community Outreach Event
- Dates
- October 14, 2022 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Links
Title: Occupational stress and burnout in health care providers: Challenges, and solutions to improve quality of care and service delivery
Occupational stress and burnout among healthcare providers (HCP) is a significant public health issue. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated matters and placed increased demands on HCP time yet the resources that support them are diminishing. The presentation will provide an overview of workplace mental health risk factors associated with occupational stress and burnout among HCP. Moreover, offering strategies and solutions to mitigate against deleterious mental health outcomes.
Presenter: Dr. Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia
Dr. Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia, OT Reg. (Ont.), PhD, FRSA, is an occupational therapist and assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science, where he holds the Emily Geldsaler Grant Early Career Professorship in Workplace Mental Health. His research program is a systematic study of occupations in the areas of work disability prevention, return to work, and disability management. This approach is designed to produce results directly applicable to identify and assess risk and to develop interventions for preventing/improving high-risk behaviours in the workplace. His work uses a biopsychosocial perspective to understand work disability and incorporate personal characteristics and environmental factors in improving health outcomes.