Evaluating the usability, acceptability, and feasibility of A Hybrid Self-Compassion For Healthcare Communities Course: Creating & Assessing an 80% Self-Directed Curriculum Of Online Modules Supported With Live Sessions Versus Traditional All-Live Teachings.

NOA - Northern Ontario Academic Medicine Association

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Evaluating the usability, acceptability, and feasibility of A Hybrid Self-Compassion For Healthcare Communities Course: Creating & Assessing an 80% Self-Directed Curriculum Of Online Modules Supported With Live Sessions Versus Traditional All-Live Teachings.

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Canadian MDs experience high rates of burnout, depression, and suicidal ideation at 53%, 48%, and 36% respectively. Burnout increased 1700% from its pre-COVID-19 level{1}. Burnout is associated with medical error, poor patient care & outcomes. The Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities (SCHC) course has been shown to decrease stress and burnout and increase self-compassion (SC) and well-being among health care workers{2}. We have replicated Neff’s findings in NOSM U faculty, and Ontario MDs, demonstrating significant improvements in burnout, secondary stress, compassion satisfaction and SC{3}. Two barriers to benefit are lack of MD time and instructors. With an AMS grant, we demonstrated the benefit to both using 3 online modules to replace the first live session, “Introduction to MSC”. By extension we propose to study a fully-hybrid course, migrating 4 of the remaining 5 sessions online, enabling the self-directed learning our participants request,, while providing community, in weekly drop-in sessions. In a mixed-method study we will assess the modules as an educational tool and compare outcomes to our “all-live” course. This hybrid course will significantly increase access to this proven wellness content.

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