PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP SYMPOSIUM (PRESS) April 14, 2017 ABSTRACT [44] Name: Stephanie Lauden Division: Global Pediatrics Status: Pediatric Resident Research Sponsor: Ben Trappey The Wellness Rx: Using a Written Plan for Personal Wellness Abroad Stephanie M. Lauden, Ashish Shah, Brian Muthyala, Michael B. Pitt, Bernard Trappey Background: Trainees participating in global health (GH) electives face significant emotional and ethical challenges. The University of Minnesota GH Track holds a one-day GH preparatory course for trainees participating in an elective. This session has not formally addressed wellness abroad in the past. Objective: Incorporate wellness preparation into GH pre-departure training via a novel moderated activity we called Wellness Rx. Methods: This pre-departure session began with a large group introduction to the concept of moral year’s distress when one knows the right thing to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to pursue – it followed by a faculty panel sharing personal stories of challenging experiences abroad. Small groups then – rotated between three workshops: a simulation session involving a neonatal death after a futile resuscitation (sugarprep.org); hands-on procedural skills; and the new Wellness Rx session. In this session, GH faculty facilitated discussion about the importance of wellness abroad, including packing tips, mindfulness, and narrative writing. The workshop concluded with trainees writing their own Wellness Rx a personal action plan – for wellness while away. We surveyed residents after the sessions, including asking what, if any, emotions they experienced in anticipation of their elective during the moral distress session and the wellness session. Results: Response rate was 100% (8 residents, 3 medical students). 82% stated that the Wellness Rx would change the way they prepared for their elective, either somewhat (5) or to a great extent (4). Table 1 shows the range of emotions experienced in the two sessions. Conclusion: The addition of a written Wellness Rx activity to GH preparation was well received by trainees, and provided an opportunity to reflect on their emotions surrounding their elective including many which were – negative and consider and intentionally plan their strategies for wellness before their departure. We have – made the resources for this session available as open-source for other programs (http://bit.ly/WellnessRx).
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP SYMPOSIUM (PRESS) April 14, 2017 ABSTRACT [44] Name: Stephanie Lauden Division: Global Pediatrics Status: Pediatric Resident Research Sponsor: Ben Trappey The Wellness Rx: Using a Written Plan for Personal Wellness Abroad Stephanie M. Lauden, Ashish Shah, Brian Muthyala, Michael B. Pitt, Bernard Trappey Background: Trainees participating in global health (GH) electives face significant emotional and ethical challenges. The University of Minnesota GH Track holds a one-day GH preparatory course for trainees participating in an elective. This session has not formally addressed wellness abroad in the past. Objective: Incorporate wellness preparation into GH pre-departure training via a novel moderated activity we called Wellness Rx. Methods: This year’s pre-departure session began with a large group introduction to the concept of moral distress – when one knows the right thing to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to pursue it – followed by a faculty panel sharing personal stories of challenging experiences abroad. Small groups then rotated between three workshops: a simulation session involving a neonatal death after a futile resuscitation (sugarprep.org); hands-on procedural skills; and the new Wellness Rx session. In this session, GH faculty facilitated discussion about the importance of wellness abroad, including packing tips, mindfulness, and narrative writing. The workshop concluded with trainees writing their own Wellness Rx – a personal action plan for wellness while away. We surveyed residents after the sessions, including asking what, if any, emotions they experienced in anticipation of their elective during the moral distress session and the wellness session. Results: Response rate was 100% (8 residents, 3 medical students). 82% stated that the Wellness Rx would change the way they prepared for their elective, either somewhat (5) or to a great extent (4). Table 1 shows the range of emotions experienced in the two sessions. Conclusion: The addition of a written Wellness Rx activity to GH preparation was well received by trainees, and provided an opportunity to reflect on their emotions surrounding their elective – including many which were negative – and consider and intentionally plan their strategies for wellness before their departure. We have made the resources for this session available as open-source for other programs (http://bit.ly/WellnessRx).
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