This series of four (4) virtual sessions is meant to support physicians in understanding the necessity and value of engaging in difficult conversations around the experience of loss. Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about grief and loss in a safe and supportive environment. Participants will leave with a better understanding of grief literacy in the context of healthcare and recognize key challenges associated with expressing grief in clinical work environments. They will develop greater comfort and capacity to reflect on personal and professional experiences with grief and loss and identify actionable strategies to promote grief literacy within clinical settings.
Understanding Grief and Grief Literacy (Session 1 of 4)
Participants will learn to define different forms of grief in the context of medical practice and find methods to reflect on how grief is acknowledged – or not acknowledged – within clinical training and practice. Different examples of loss that physicians may encounter will be explored and discussed.
Facilitated by Sarah Burm, PhD, Associate Professor and Education Research Scientist in the Office of Continuing Professional Development and Medical Education at Dalhousie University, and Matthew Fillier, Grief Practice Lead, Palliative Care Network, NS Health.
The virtual Grief Education Series for Physicians is offered as part of the NS Health Medical Affairs' Inspired Leadership for Physicians: Leading with Presence, Empathy and Purpose Webinar Series and Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine Professional Development Webinar Series.
Each webinar in the grief education series is eligible for Continuing Medical Education Accreditation.
