Wellness

Moral Injury: Don't Just Stand There, Do Something

Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

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  Rom Stevens, MD, FCCM

  Anesthesiologist - Intensivist
  Advocate Aurora Healthcare
  Indian Head Park

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.

Critical care professionals may be called on to render clinical care, make difficult decisions, or otherwise be exposed to directives that contradict their personally held moral beliefs. The resulting moral injury may manifest as psychological, social, or behavioral distress. Hallmark reactions include guilt, shame, anger, or frank disgust. Mitigation or intervention may be required to avoid self-sabotaging behaviors stemming from challenges with self-forgiveness. Moral injury and posttraumatic stress disorder may even overlap. Military service members and veterans have benefitted from the practical translation of research about moral injury; however, the application of these approaches to healthcare settings may be lacking. This session will arm participants with the knowledge to assess and treat moral injury in themselves and others.

Presentations:

• Recognizing the Signs, Symptoms, and Impacts of Moral Injury
  

  Concurrent Session Faculty: Kimberly M. Ichrist, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, DNP – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Center
• Addressing Individual-Level Impacts of Moral Injury
  

  Concurrent Session Faculty: K. Hoehn, MD, MBE – University of Chicago Medical Center