WELI Speaks! is a collaborative lecture series whereby faculty will speak about their areas of expertise in pediatric anesthesiology and other areas pertinent to medicine. WELI Speaks! provides a flexible and safe learning environment.
DECEMBER 2023
The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work
Wednesday, December 6, 2023; 8:00-9:00pm ET
Presenter:
Laurie R. Weingart, PhD
Nothing to Disclose
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Reveal the reasons women end up doing the majority of non promotable tasks and present strategies that women leaders can use to bring their workload into balance.
- Describe strategies that leaders and managers can employ to move their organizations towards greater equity in the distribution of non promotable tasks.
JUNE 2023
Innovations for Practice Change
Tuesday, June 13, 2023: 8:00-9:00pm ET
Presenters:
Lynn R. Correll, MD, PhD, FASA, FAAP
Nothing to Disclose
Sarah Titler, MD
Nothing to Disclose
Moderator:
Mary F. Landrigan-Ossar, MD, PhD, FAAP, FASA
Nothing to Disclose
Perioperative Integrative Programs: Effective Help to Give Pediatric Patients More Control
Lynn R. Correll, MD, PhD, FASA, FAAP
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Understand how mind-body modalities can mitigate the perioperative stress response
- Become familiar with hypnotic language, and how the words that we use in our anesthesia practice can be optimized to attain the best experience for our patients
- Introduce auricular acupressure and learn two basic techniques for ear-seed placement in accordance with an evidence-based perioperative stress reduction protocol
- Learn about the Magic/Protective Glove technique to ease the bother of IV insertions/vaccines/other minor painful procedures
What My 4-H Holstein Taught Me About Lactation
Sarah Titler, MD
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Define the ACGME requirements for dedicated lactation space
- Identify barriers to physician breastfeeding
- Recognize why physician breastfeeding experiences are important
- Understand barriers specific to breastfeeding anesthesiologists
- Identify potential solutions to breastfeeding barriers
MAY 2023
Write Your Reputation: Academic, Trade, and Public Opinion Writing
Thursday, May 4, 2023: 8:00-9:00pm ET
Presenters:
Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA, FAAP
Nothing to disclose.
Moderators:
James A. DiNardo, MD, FAAP, FASA
Nothing to disclose.
Facilitator:
Nicole McCoy, MD
Nothing to disclose.
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Identify the benefits of writing opinion essays as a way to advance their reputation as a physician.2. Assess submission options for opinion essays, such as academic journals, trade journals, and newspapers/magazines.3. Outline an effective essay expressing a strong, clear opinion with supporting evidence.
MARCH 2023
Alpha Women of Anesthesiology
Wednesday, March 8, 2023: 8:00-9:00pm ET
Panelists:
Ellen Basile, DO
Nothing to disclose.
Heather Byrd, MD
Nothing to disclose.
Moderator:
Nina Deutsch, MD
Nothing to disclose.
Summary: A gender gap exists for attainment of leadership positions in anesthesia. To better understand this disparity, and leadership attainment for women we conducted a qualitative study. Women in diverse anesthesiology leadership positions were interviewed. The data obtained from and interviews was analyzed using Grounded Constructivist Theory for common themes to leadership attainment. Our manuscript: Gender Gap: A Qualitative Study of Women and Leadership Acquisition in Anesthesiology will be published in Anesthesia and Analgesia (A&A) January 2023. It was selected as the A&A feature article of the month, as the cover article.
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Review economical and leaders gender gaps as they pertain to the sub-specialty field of Anesthesiology.
2. Define Qualitative Research, with and discuss the specific methodology of Grounded Constructivist Theory.
3. Understand what factors contribute to leadership acquisition for women in the field of Anesthesiology.
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ACCREDITATION AND DESIGNATION
The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia designates this Live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Educational Mission Statement
The educational mission of WELI is to provide educational content that will empower highly productive women pediatric anesthesiologists to achieve equity, promotion, and leadership. The overall goals for attendees of the WELI workshops are to reinforce and enhance their existing fund of knowledge, and to introduce them to new information that will impact their career and improve their practice.
Supported By The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia