From Culture to Practice: System Design and Daily Action in Physician Well-Being
The program offers a dynamic mix of expert sessions, real-world case studies, and practical tools you can immediately apply in your practice, along with insights from leading international hospitals and a dedicated workshop on designing well-being programs for hospitals and clinical units.
- 14:00 – 14:15
WELCOME ADDRESS FROM THE COMMITEE
- 14:15 – 14:45
KEYNOTE: PHYSICIAN WELL-BEING TODAY: FROM CONCEPT TO APPLICATION ACROSS INDIVIDUALS AND SYSTEMS
14:15 – 14:35
Phua Ghee Chee, Deputy CEO of Singapore General Hospital and SingHealth’s Group Director of Staff Wellness, Singapore
14:35 – 14:45
Q&A
- 14:45 – 15:15
KEYNOTE: TBA
14:45 – 15:05
Heather Farley, VP of Professional Satisfaction, American Medical Association (AMA), USA
15:05 – 15:15
Q&A
- 15:15 – 16:00
WELL-BEING REFRESHMENT BREAK
- 16:00 – 17:00
SESSION 1: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: ADDRESSING HIGH-RISK THREATS TO PHYSICIAN WELL-BEING
16:00 -16:10
Physician well-being in crisis and disaster contexts: sustaining performance under extreme demand
Jose M. Martin-Moreno, Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Valencia, Spain
16:10-16:20
Emotional challenges physicians face and how to emerge scarred but healed
Egidio J. da Silva, Consultant Anaesthetist and Clinical Director at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK
16:20 – 16:30
Preventing Physician Suicide: Whose Responsibility Is It?
Lalith Wijedoru, Former Consultant Paediatric Emergency Physician, NHS, Social Health Consultant, Behind Your Mask, UK
16:30 – 16:40
TBA
16:40 –17:00
Panel discussion
- 17:00 – 17:30
KEYNOTE: TBA
17:00 – 17:20
Thomas Zapata, Unit Head, Health Workforce and Service Delivery, Division of Health Systems, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Denmark
17:20 – 17:30
Q&A
- 17:30 – 17:40
SHORT BREAK
- 17:40 – 18:30
SESSION 2: INNOVATION & AI IN PHYSICIAN WELL-BEING: PROMISE, LIMITS, AND PITFALLS
17:40- 17:52
What actually improves well-being vs what just improves efficiency
Ioana Gheonea, Professor at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Chairperson of the Young European Society of Radiology Committee, Romania
17:52 – 18:04 AI as a clinical ally: reducing workload and redefining sustainable medical practice
Patricia Udaondo, AIKEN Clinic, Spain
18:04 – 18:30 Panel discussion: Opportunities and challenges of integrating digital tools and AI into healthcare professional well-being strategies
Panelists:
Corinne Isnard Bagnis, Professor of Nephrology, Sorbonne University; Senior Clinician at AP-HP, France
Ioana Gheonea, Professor at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Chairperson of the Young European Society of Radiology Committee, Romania
Patricia Udaondo, AIKEN Private Clinic, Spain
- 18:30 – 19:45
HARMONY IN HEALTH: A SUSTAINABLE WELCOME RECEPTION
- 09:00 – 10:00
Parallel workshops
WORKSHOP 1: Beyond Burnout: Boundaries, Recovery, and Sustainable Performance in Healthcare
Milan Mehta, NHS General Practitioner; Stress Management Coach; Founder Success Mindset Solutions, UK
Workshop 2: Micro-Recovery in Motion: Reimagining Wellbeing in Healthcare Systems
Yasmine Weeks, General Practitioner, ADHD Physical Health Specialist NHS; Founder, Retreats4Medics, UK
- 10:00 – 10:30
KEYNOTE: WELL-BEING–CENTERED LEADERSHIP: BUILDING COMMUNITY, TRUST, AND ENGAGEMENT
10:00 – 10:20
Jamile Ashmore, Chief Wellness Officer and Director of Medical Psychology at Baylor Scott & White – The Heart Hospital; Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Texas A&M College of Medicine, USA
10:20 – 10:30
Q&A
- 10:30 – 11:00
WELL-BEING REFRESHMENT BREAK
- 11:00 – 11:50
SESSION 3: MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
- Proven technics and tools for best results
- Individual skills plus organizational enablers
- When self-care is appropriate vs insufficie
11:00 – 11:10
TBA
Diana Ionescu, Clinical Professor of Pathology, University of British Columbia; Medical Director, Cervical Cancer Screening Laboratory and Clinical Trials at BCCA Laboratories, Canada
11:10 – 11:20
The challenge of teaching mindfulness and compassion as non technical skills of health care profesionnals
Corinne Isnard Bagnis, Professor of Nephrology, Sorbonne University; Senior Clinician at AP-HP (Paris) France
11:20 – 11:30
TBA
11:30 – 11:50
Panel Discussion
- 11:50 – 13:00
SESSION 4: EMPOWERING WORKPLACES: DESIGNING WELL-BEING–FOCUSED WORK ENVIRONMENTS
11:50 – 12:00
From Overseas to Overwhelmed: Well-Being Challenges Unique to International Medical Graduates from South Asia in the NHS
Sandeep Buddha, Consultant Stroke Physician, North Bristol NHS Trust; Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
12:00 – 12:10
Designing a Well-Being-Focused Hospital
Philip Yu, Chief Medical Executive, Sutter Medical Center Sacramento, USA
Laurie Gregg, Chief Well-being Officer (CWO), Sutter Independent Physicians & Sutter Medical Center Sacramento; USA
12:10 – 12:20
Burnout is a Design Flaw: Re-engineering Surgical Pathways to protect clinician well-being and improve patient outcomes
Pratap Dutta, Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, Skin Cancer Lead, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK
12:20 – 12:30
From Compassion to Culture: Leadership Models for Well Being Focused Healthcare Workplaces
Shreedhar Aranganathan, Consultant Spinal Surgeon and Member of CLI, Commonwealth Leadership Institute, UK
12:30 – 12:50
Panel discussion
- 12:50 – 14:30
WELL-BEING LUNCH BREAK
13:30 – 14:30 Parallel workshops
Workshop 1: Find your Joy of Medicine through mindfulness and connections
Irina Korman, Internal Medicine Physician; Active member of Joy of Medicine Advisory Committee of SSVMS; Past President of Sierra Foothills Medical Society, USA
Workshop 2: Steady under pressure. Practical regulation skills for stress and distress in medicine
James Brunning, Consultant Anaesthetist, Final FRCA Examiner, Trust Wellbeing Lead, Somabreath Instructor, UK
- 14:30 – 15:15
TBA
- 15:15 – 16:00
SESSION 5: HARMONIZING LIVES: BOUNDARIES, RECOVERY, AND SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE
- Energy management
- Recovery and how systems could support it
- Role modeling by leadership
15:15 – 15:25
TBA
Svetlana Galitzine, Consultant Anaesthetist, Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
15:25- 15:45
TBA
15:45 – 16:00 Panel Discussion
- 16:00 – 16:30
WELL-BEING REFRESHMENT BREAK
- 15:15 – 17:15
PARALLEL WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP 1: BUILDING RESILIENCE & MINDFULNESS – PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR DAILY PRACTICE
Diana Ionescu, Clinical Professor of Pathology, University of British Columbia; Medical Director, Cervical Cancer Screening Laboratory and Clinical Trials at BCCA Laboratories, Canada
WORKSHOP 2: DESIGNING A COMPREHENSIVE ORGANISATIONAL PHYSICIAN WELL-BEING PROGRAM (GOVERNANCE, FUNDING, EVALUATION)
Jonathan Ripp, Professor of Medicine, Medical Education and Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, and Dean for Well-Being and Resilience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), USA
Phua Ghee Chee, Deputy CEO of Singapore General Hospital and SingHealth’s Group Director of Staff Wellness, Singapore
WORKSHOP 3: PEER SUPPORT PEARLS
Laurie Gregg, Chief Well-being Officer (CWO), Sutter Independent Physicians & Sutter Medical Center Sacramento; USA
Mibhali Bhalala, OB/GYN Physician TPMG Regional Lead OBGyn LiaisonsACOG, USA
Judy Kimelman, Former Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), USA
WORKSHOP 4: SHIFT HAPPENS: CONNECTION, FAILURE, AND FINDING BELONGING IN MEDICINE
Yasmin Rahman, GP, Educator, Trainer, Appraiser, Mentor, Programme Director – New to Leadership program (North Central and North East London), UK
- 09:00 – 09:30
SESSION 6: PHYSICIAN AND HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE WELL-BEING PROGRAMS: LESSONS FROM REAL-WORLD IMPLEMENTATION
- What worked
- What failed
- What can be done differently
- Measurable technics
From Framework to Transformation: How Ochsner Health Leveraged the AMA’s Joy in Medicine Model to Operationalize a High-Impact Physician Well-Being Strategy
Nigel Girghah, Chief Wellness Officer, Ochsner Health, USA
- 09:30 – 10:15
SESSION 7: INNOVATION & AI IN PHYSICIAN WELL-BEING: PROMISE, LIMITS, AND PITFALLS – PART II
09:30 – 09:40
Can AI reduce physician burnout? From hype to real clinical impact
Salvador García-Delpech, Medical Director AIKEN Clinic, Spain
09:40 – 09:50
TBA
Muneer Alobeidli, Founder & CEO Future Well Being, UAE
09:50 – 10:00
TBA
10:00 – 10:15
Panel Discussion
- 10:15 – 11:00
WELL-BEING REFRESHMENT BREAK
- 11:00 – 11:30
KEYNOTE: FROM INSIGHT TO ACTION: A 6-12 MONTH IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP
- Individual clinician actions (next 30 days)
- Department-level adjustments (3–6 months)
- Organizational transformation (6–12 months)
11:00 – 11:20
Jonathan Ripp, Professor of Medicine, Medical Education and Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, and Dean for Well-Being and Resilience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), USA
11:20 – 11:30
Q&A
- 11:30 – 12:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: LOOKING AHEAD: SHARED COMMITMENTS AND NEXT STEPS IN PHYSICIAN WELL-BEING
Panelists:
Jonathan Ripp, Professor of Medicine, Medical Education and Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, and Dean for Well-Being and Resilience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), USA
Phua Ghee Chee, Deputy CEO of Singapore General Hospital and SingHealth’s Group Director of Staff Wellness, Singapore
Diana Ionescu, Clinical Professor of Pathology, University of British Columbia; Medical Director, Cervical Cancer Screening Laboratory and Clinical Trials at BCCA Laboratories, Canada
Mercedes Hurtado Sarrio, Professor at the University of Valencia; Ophthalmologist; President of the Medical College of Valencia, Spain
Ioana Gheonea, Professor at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Chairperson of the Young European Society of Radiology Committee, Romania
- 12:00 – 13:00
WELL-BEING LIGHT REFRESHMENT LUNCH
*The program could be subject to changes.