The Power of Storytelling - The Human Experience in the Neonatal Intensive Care
- Duration: 75 Mins
- Credits: 1.25 CERP, 1.25 R-CERP
- Learning Format: Webinar
- Handout: Yes
- Origin: GOLD Neonatal
Abstract:
Storytelling is the foundation of the human experience and can be an extraordinarily powerful tool used to connect families and healthcare providers in the neonatal intensive care. The NICU is a fast-paced, high stress environment so it’s easy to lose site of the story, but it is the story that can make a difference, not only to the families you serve, but to you as well. It is through storytelling that a compassionate, real approach to care and medicine will bring change to the NICU experience, increase patient satisfaction, and decrease burnout and compassion fatigue. In this presentation you will learn how to develop more empathetic relationships with families on the basis of a deeper understanding of their human experience. Follow Jodi as she explores the principles of storytelling, evaluates the use of narrative medicine in NICU education, and teaches ground breaking strategies to recreate a positive and profound NICU experience through the power of human connections.
Learning Objectives:
Objective 1: Recognize and understand the importance of family support and the human experience in the Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU);
Objective 2: Discuss strategies and ways to better integrate parents and families into routine bedside caregiving in the NICU;
Objective 3: Identify the key components necessary for providing an engaging and therapeutic educational program to families in the NICU;
Objective 4: Employ practical tools and techniques for developing the art of leading through narrative medicine;
Objective 5: Understand the importance of human connections and how positive relationships enhance job satisfaction, therefore, decreasing burnout and compassion fatigue among healthcare providers.
