Schedule
Full List of Summit Sessions Below!
*Each day, all video sessions will go live at the same time (5pm PT/8pm ET), and will remain available for free streaming for 48 hours. Each talk is between 30-60 minutes.
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
Practical and Profound: Mindfulness in Healthcare
Look at some of the challenges facing modern medicine on the individual and systemic levels, and hear simple, practical ways to nurture patient and provider well-being
Recognize the common roots between medicine and mindfulness, and explore mindfulness practice as a radical medical act
Learn the effects that mindfulness and compassion have on public health as a whole, and know the possibilities of mindful medicine
Susan Bauer-Wu, PhD, RN, FAAN
Creating Mindful Systems
Understand the full scope of the burnout epidemic affecting healthcare providers today, and learn the research on mindfulness and clinician well-being
Hear real examples of how mindfulness has been integrated into existing healthcare systems, and discover the effects that mindful practices can have on a systemic level
Explore the systemic barriers to creating mindful environments at work, and get practical advice for making sustainable changes in your organization
Bobby Mukkamala, MD
Mindfulness as a Proactive Practice for Well-Being
Explore how student and professional performance improved in an area where mindfulness practices were incorporated
Understand how mindfulness can empower you to deal with everyday challenges in a healthy way
Follow along in a short practice to drop into your body, feel how you are feeling right now, and let go of stressors that are out of your control
Patricia Rockman, MD
Mindfulness as More Than a Calming Technique
De-construct some of the common myths around mindfulness and understand it as an empowering way of being rather than a quick solution
Learn why mindfulness is not about “becoming calm”, but about tuning into your immediate experience and strengthening your tolerance of strong emotions–and why that's good for self and patient care
Explore how mindfulness can help you stay healthy and resilient in the face of long-term stress, and follow along in a simple practice to use at any time
Ronald Epstein, MD
Where To Get Started With Mindfulness
Learn the 3 components of implementing sustainable on-the-job mindfulness and the essential factors in a successful medical practice
Discover things you can do right now to make your workplace more supportive for yourself, your colleagues, and your patients
Hear how mindfulness can help you work from the foundation of your values and find what's truly important to you in your medical practice
Arpan Waghray, MD
Mental Health for Clinicians
Take a critical look at the mental health challenges facing healthcare providers today, and learn practical steps you can take to create more supportive environments for yourself and your colleagues
Understand the importance of having a culture of well-being, and why that creates a successful medical system for quality patient care
Learn why mindfulness is a powerful tool that can help you adjust to stressors in a demanding work environment, and know you are not alone in your struggles and imperfections
Reena Kotecha, MBBS, BSc Hons
Mindful Medics: Finding Focus and Balance
Hear how mindfulness and meditation helped Dr. Kotecha improve her health and well-being after serious burnout as a practicing clinician
Learn how self-awareness leads to better self-care and a greater capacity to care for patients
Explore practices that you can do right now to bring more mindfulness and self-awareness into each day
Daniel Goleman, PhD
How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body
Learn the research about how a mindfulness practice positively affects your emotional intelligence, attention and performance, and provider-patient relationships
Follow along in a guided practice to expand your own caring for others, and hear practical tips for fitting in a mindfulness practice no matter how busy your schedule
Explore the 3 types of empathy, how each play a part in your life as a healthcare professional, and how to stay connected with patients in an increasingly technology-driven healthcare system
Leonard Calabrese, MD
Mindfulness and the Immune System
Discover the lasting effects that a mindfulness practice can have on your immune system and physiology all the way down to the genetic level
Take a deep look into the science of the immunological aging process, and explore how mindfulness can be part of holistic wellness approach to disease management and treatment
Learn about the exciting research happening right now on mindfulness in the healthcare field, and hear Dr. Calabrese's personal testimonial on mindfulness' effects on his life and medical practice
Richard Davidson, PhD
The Science of Resilience
Learn the 4 components of well-being and human flourishing and how a mindfulness practice can nurture them in your life
Learn about the research that has been done around mindfulness and the brain, and explore specific skills you can develop to increase resilience, connection, and emotional regulation
Follow along in a practice to return to your motivation, engage in mindfulness and compassion, and dedicate the benefit for yourself and others
P. Nelson Le, MD, MBA
Moving Beyond the Promise: Breaking Down Clinician Burnout
Explore the key factors of burnout that have led to the current conversation around creating more supportive systems for healthcare providers
Learn the 7 Levels of Clinician Burnout and how they can be opportunities for real impact
Hear practical insights on how you can inspire your health system to start tackling the widespread issue of burnout among medical professionals
Eve Ekman, PhD, MSW
The Alchemy of Empathy: Transforming Stress into Meaning at Work
Learn about the three different levels of burnout, and look at how the relationship between burnout and empathy can lead to compassion
Go beyond labeling emotions as "positive" or "negative" and explore emotion as a process that helps us do what we need to do next
Hear interesting and surprising data from Eve's research on emotions and burnout among healthcare professionals, and hear the effectiveness of wellbeing intervention programs in systems facing high rates of clinician stress
Ni-Cheng Liang, MD
Work-Life Balance and Mindful Communication
Hear Dr. Liang's personal experience with mindfulness through cancer treatment, her medical practice, and burnout, and find a new definition of what work-life balance means
Learn the effects that mindfulness curriculums are having on medical students' performance, stress levels, and burnout rates, and understand the importance of system buy-in and action to make lasting changes in the field of medicine
Explore how mindful communication can improve interactions with patients, and follow along in a brief breath-awareness practice
Kristin Neff, PhD
The Power of Self-Compassion and Equanimity
Understand why motivation through self-compassion is more effective and more sustainable than motivation through fear, and find examples of how both might be showing up in your life
Learn the crucial difference between self-compassion vs self-esteem, and why self-compassion specifically is linked to positive effects on resilience and motivation
Follow along in a guided practice and hear practical tips to cultivate more self-compassion and equanimity in every part of your day
Frank Ostaseski
Compassionate Healthcare and the Wisdom of Death
Learn about The Five Invitations and how they can help us in understand death and be more loving and purposeful in our daily lives
Explore coping strategies uniquely suited for the experience that healthcare providers come across each day with sickness, death, and trauma
Understand how you can use presence, compassion, and respect to reflect humanity back to your patients, and follow along in a guided practice to find connection with and kindness towards others
Joshua Cutler, LICSW and Vania Rudolf, MD, MPH, FASAM
Communicating with Compassion: Mindfulness-Based Wellness Programs in Action
Hear how a mindfulness-based wellness program is transforming the clinician culture and patient care of one hospital
Explore the growth and impact that is possible when compassion and gratitude are implemented at a system level, and hear advice for creating a culture of safety and wellness in your workplace
Learn how to reconnect to purpose and meaning in your work and how that has been shown to increase resiliency and reduce symptoms of burnout
Jenee Johnson
Creating Racial Equity and Trauma-Informed Workplaces
Hear about the pioneering work in mindfulness and trauma happening in the public health sector
Explore what it means to have a trauma-informed perspective, and how organizations can benefit and flourish with this lens of healing and resilience
Look at the role that mindfulness can play in creating equity and justice, and follow along in practice to connect with what's important now
Kelly McGonigal, PhD
The Science of Compassion
Learn the science behind what happens in your brain when you practice compassion, and hear the research on why a mindfulness practice compliments our ability to help others and effect change on larger systems
Hear a new definition of stress and learn its vital role in our compassion response, and learn the truth about compassion fatigue and its importance in healthcare
Follow along in a practice to feel compassion in your physical body and use it to find strength during any moment of the day
Cheryl Woods Giscombe, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
Overcoming Bias and Health Disparities
Understand the role that bias and assumptions have in medicine, and hear research and testimonials on the effects of mindfulness training for medical students
Dive into the widespread behavioral and physical effects of stress on individuals and entire groups of people, and explore how mindfulness can play a part in reducing healthcare disparities
Recognize the effects that individual mindfulness can have on entire healthcare systems, and learn how to intentionally and thoughtfully take on the challenges facing medicine
Zev Schuman-Olivier, MD
Transforming Systems with Mindfulness
Hear a case study of a mindfulness program has been implemented into every level of a healthcare system, and the effects it's had on clinicians, patients, and the surrounding community
Learn what organizations can do to support clinicians in starting a lasting mindfulness practice
Recognize the power that auto-pilot reactions have over our daily lives, and explore the STOP, ACHE, GO practice to bring yourself into the present moment and recognize change at any time during the day
Michael Dandorph and Cathy Jacobson
Caring for Caregivers and a Strategic Commitment to Wellbeing
See how two large health systems are prioritizing clinician well-being and combating burnout, and how they're dealing with the stressors on hospitals in a rapidly changing field of medicine
Hear advice for leaders looking to implement successful mindfulness programs on a systemic level, and what organizations can do to create environments that are less likely to lead to clinician burnout
Understand the importance of full buy-in and support from system leadership to deal with and implement lasting change