From Grief to Growth: Navigating Loss and Guilt in Medicine

Saturday, April 26, 2025

7:00am – 8:30am HST

Location: Convention Center: 324

CE: 1.5

Leader(s)

Jaidev Nath, MD, MBA

Pediatric Hospitalist
Al Jalila Childrens Specialty Hospital
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Co-Leader(s)

Justin Baker, MD, FAAP, FAAHPM

Chief, Division of Quality of Life and Pediatric Palliative Care
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Half Moon Bay, California, United States
Angela Kim, MD MS (she/her/hers)

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending, Facility Medical Director, Chief of Pediatrics
Jefferson Washington Township Hospital, United States
Ernestina Belt, MD (she/her/hers)

Pediatric Residency Program Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Al Jalila Children's Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Morris Gessouroun, MD (he/him/his)

Associate Professor Pediatrics
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Rachna May, MD, FAAP

Section Chief, Pediatric Palliative Medicine
Oklahoma Children's Hospital, OU Health, United States
Aeman Muhammad Asif, MBBCh

Pediatric Resident
Al Jalila Children's Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Kate Paulsen, MD (she/her/hers)

Pediatric Resident
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Palo Alto, California, United States

Disclosure(s):

Jaidev R. Nath, MD, MBA: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Justin Baker, MD, FAAP, FAAHPM: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Angela W. Kim, MD MS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Ernestina Belt, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Morris R. Gessouroun, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Rachna May, MD, FAAP: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Aeman Muhammad Asif, MBBCh: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Kate Paulsen, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Workshop Description: In medicine, we often bear the emotional toll of patient loss and adverse outcomes, which can stir deep feelings of grief and guilt. In this interactive workshop, participants will explore common emotional responses to grief in medicine, understand the effects of unresolved grief on personal well-being and patient care, and engage in practical, evidence-based coping strategies. Through guided discussion and reflective exercises, attendees will leave equipped with tools to foster resilience, manage their emotional responses, and promote a supportive culture within their teams.

Learning Objectives:

Identify the common emotional responses associated with grief and loss that are experienced by healthcare providers.
Analyze the impact of unresolved grief on their individual well-being, patient care and team dynamics.
Implement at least one coping strategy to manage their emotional responses to patient loss and adverse outcomes, fostering resilience and emotional well-being.