M. Stacia Dearmin, MD
Unexpected patient outcomes and medical malpractice litigation take a toll unlike any other on physicians and other healers. These events can fuel physician burnout and depression, addiction, and early physician retirement. It doesn’t have to be that way!
Understanding the powerful experience of the second victim — the healer injured by events which occur in the course of practice — and the physician-defendant opens doors to thriving.
With customized presentations, I illuminate these experiences, allowing physicians, nurses, and others to understand these events and consider some healing for themselves. Those inspired by my work embrace hidden opportunities for growth, while defense lawyers, risk managers, and healthcare leaders leave equipped with new insights for supporting the healers upon whose well-being successful healthcare organizations depend.
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As a nationally recognized physician speaker, I’ve given presentations to physicians of every specialty, defense lawyers, risk managers, nurses, and healthcare leaders. I weave the arts, social sciences, and humanities together with an honest and powerful personal story to create unconventional and inspiring experiences for listeners. By exploring difficult terrain, I bring a unique message which heals.
Content may range from a 30-minute introduction to a half-day deep dive. I’ll help you meet the needs of your audience and event.
Injured Healer
The act of weaving my powerful personal story together with stories from other worlds illuminates in surprising ways the experience of healers emotionally injured in the course of their work. Discover the emotional, mental, and physical responses of the second victim, the unexpectedly beautiful sources of those responses, and the paths individuals take to healing. Learn what is normal, and how to care for yourself, your colleagues, and others around you in the face of unforeseen, adverse outcomes.
Malpractice Litigation
I unite physicians and other healers by exploring the physician’s experience of medical malpractice litigation at an intimate level. Explore with me, and learn a mindset for getting through with one’s sanity intact.
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