ChristianaCare Center for WorkLife Wellbeing

Celebrating the Launch of the iLEAD Discovery Garden! We are excited to unveil the iLEAD Discovery Garden, an innovative addition to our Newark campus. A Food is Medicine Workshop on 5/22 marked the kick-off with over 60 caregivers attending the lunchtime open house. We envision the iLEAD Discovery Garden as a vibrant hub for connection, restoration, and ongoing education for caregivers. Highlights of the event included: 🍃 An inspiring and educational culinary medicine talk by Dr. Katelyn Fritzges 🍃 Hands-on activities where caregivers planted bean and sunflower seeds 🍃 Tasting pumpkin seed pesto, made from herbs from the garden 🍃 Learning about connecting patients to vital nutrition resources Thank you to everyone throughout the health system who participated and helped bring this vision to life. This would not have been possible without the collaboration with Greener Partners and our iLEAD colleagues, especially Dr. Tabassum Salam. A special thanks to Dr. Mark Mason, Denise Taylor, and Sean Day, who spearheaded this initiative.

Now on the #ACGME Blog! Read the first post in our annual post-conference series "Behind the Poster" - an interview with Mark Mason, PhD, CGP of ChristianaCare about his team's poster, "Adapting Well-Being Rounds to Residents Hungry to Learn More about Nutrition," which was shared at #ACGME2024 earlier this month. #MeaningInMedicine #MedEd https://lnkd.in/gqFCQkiv

Honored and so proud that ChristianaCare has been recognized again at the Gold Level 🥇 from the American Medical Association's Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition Program, and we are 1 of only 10 organizations in the nation to reach this level of recognition. At ChristianaCare Center for WorkLife Wellbeing, "We continue to raise the bar in our efforts to support the wellbeing of our caregivers, effectively respond to the changing health care landscape and foster an environment where each of our caregivers can thrive.” - Heather Farley, MD, MHCDS This award recognizes not just where we are now as an organization but also the years of hard work from dedicated and compassionate team members, partners, allies, and advocates who have championed work in #healthcare #professional #wellbeing and continue to foster worklife meaning, connection, and joy. https://lnkd.in/eNMKUuKK

I am beyond proud of what the amazing team at ChristianaCare's ChristianaCare Center for WorkLife Wellbeing has been able to accomplish this past fiscal year to support our caregivers and to advance our mission of fostering worklife meaning, connection, and joy. Check out a few of our highlights in this infographic. https://lnkd.in/eya7YDu6

Working in health care can be mentally and emotionally challenging. The COVID-19 pandemic changed the conversation around the emotional well-being of health care workers. In this week's episode of For the Love of Health, Katie Godfrey, a psychologist and director of ChristianaCare’s Center for Worklife Wellbeing, discusses a program called Psychological First Aid (PFA), a powerful tool in cultivating empathy and compassion between colleagues. Listen and subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/dphJgtKH #LoveOfHealth #podcast #healthcarepodcast

We are honored to invite you to our upcoming panel-style webinar addressing #SuicidePostvention in healthcare. Find the details on the event page!