January 2020
Strategies for Shaping Work life to Prevent Burnout: EDMONTON
Presented by: Michael P. Leiter, PhD Michael Leiter & Associates “The odds are high that burnout will strike every healthcare professional at some point. Health workers -- as well as teachers, ministers and others in the caring professions -- are at increased risk for the stress syndrome because of the intensity of their work and the emotional bonds they form with the people they're helping, experts say.” Article: Battling Burnout in Healthcare “The spike in reported burnout is directly attributable…
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Playing with Movement for Physical Recovery: What We Can Learn from the Sciences of Pain, Complexity, Motor Control and Play : EDMONTON
Presented by Todd Hargrove Overview The mainstream approach to treating pain and improving function is all work no play. It is focused on movements that are boring, repetitive, highly structured, and intrinsically meaningless. This stems from viewing the body as a machine to be “fixed,” instead of an organic system that can evolve, grow, and learn. This workshop reviews evidence drawn from diverse fields of study indicating that movement health is best maintained not by tracking data or following algorithms,…
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