It’s no secret that working in healthcare is demanding and often distressing.

Moral distress is a growing phenomenon among healthcare providers who are faced with situations in which they feel unable to act in a way that aligns with their values and beliefs. Addressing moral distress in healthcare workers is important as it can cause a state of mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion and lead to serious consequences for the healthcare workers as well as poorly impact patient outcomes.

Although moral distress affects many healthcare providers, far too often the responsibility for addressing the problem is left to the individual which can be isolating and less effective. So what would an alternative response look like?

Join us on Wednesday, January 18 from 6-7 p.m. CST for a virtual session on the role of community care and contemplative practices for navigating moral distress in healthcare settings. Register for the link to the virtual session!

This session will be an interactive conversation with Interfaith Healthcare Cohort members, Dr. Anu Gorukanti, MD, a pediatric hospitalist and co-founder of Introspective Spaces and Dr. Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, a Clinical Ethics Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics and ethics consultant for the M Health Fairview system.

Together with Dr. Gorukanti and Dr. Jaime Konerman-Sease, we will explore questions such as:

  • How do current approaches to moral distress fail to address the needs of health care workers?
  • How can responses to moral distress be imagined in the context of community and beyond the individual?
  • How can faith practices provide a community response to moral distress?

The value of interfaith cooperation and community care in addressing moral distress among healthcare workers lies in the ability to create a more supportive and understanding environment, which can help healthcare workers navigate complex ethical issues while caring for themselves and their patients.

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