Past PFSP Events
View recordings and/or resources from past PSFP events.
Resident Wellness Conference - 2024
The 2024 Resident Wellness Conference (RWC) occurred May 14 - 16 in Calgary.
Personal boundaries ... but how?
Led by Dr. Ieleen Taylor and sponsored by PFSP
“Neuroscience research shows that the only way we can change the way we feel is to become aware of our inner experience and learning to befriend what is going on inside of ourselves.” - Bessel A. Van Der Kolk
Caring for others without losing yourself
Kristin Neff PhD, renowned researcher and expert in self-compassion, delivered a 60-minute session on self-compassion. This session was one of the most highly attended in PFSP history! Thank you to all who joined us.
Changing your Self-Criticism to Self-Compassion
A webinar on self-compassion presented by Dr. Ieleen Taylor and sponsored by PFSP.
A Conversation - Physician wellness and mental illness in physicians and surgeons
This session included conversation about the challenges that physicians and surgeons face in maintaining their well-being, the occupational hazards and expectations of invincibility, and the stigma associated with reaching out for help, as well as strategies and resources to support well-being.
A Tale of Two Transitions: How to achieve the next shift in your medical career
A 90-minute session that looked at what executive coaching is and how, using career transitions as an example application, it can be a valuable support option for physicians.
Vulnerability, an inside job
A 90-minute session that looked at how your quality of your life improves when you connect with your emotions and vulnerability.
Hope and Healing after Trauma - Reflections for Physicians by General Roméo Dallaire
A keynote session with General Roméo Dallaire that offered physicians in any career stage, hope, connection and inspiration for healing. Please note this session was not recorded.
Honouring and Healing our Burden of Grief and Loss
A 90-minute session that looked at grief and loss (the relevance, obstacles, sources and consequences) with discussion and guidance through one way to reduce suffering and enhance well-being.
Virtual Resident Wellness Conference 2021
RWC 2021 was an online, interactive half-day of resident-focused wellness and community building activities to help attendees re-charge their residency journey in this disruptive and disconcerting time.
Moral Dilemmas: Reflecting on Physicians' Experiences and Approaches
On June 23, 2021, the AMA’s Physician and Family Support Program and Well Doc Alberta hosted a physician wellness webinar to examine moral dilemmas.
Understanding and processing our grief when a colleague dies
Dr. Jane Loehr (Calgary Family Physician, PFSP Assessment Physician) and Fleur Yumol (MSc., MSW, RSW, Unify Consulting Managing Director) discuss the personal impact of the tragic loss of a colleague and how your own personal grief might manifest.
Feeling Distress, Understanding Loss and Finding Meaning
PFSP collaborated with Well Doc Alberta to host a physician wellness webinar, as an opportunity for physicians to consider and better understand their distress during these times.