Recognising and Managing Stress and Burnout in Health Professionals
On-demand professional development courseLearn at your own pace with access to the recorded lecture and discussion. Recognising and Managing Stress and Burnout in Health Professionals is a practical session designed to help healthcare students and professionals identify stress, understand burnout, …
Overview
On-demand professional development course
Learn at your own pace with access to the recorded lecture and discussion.
Recognising and Managing Stress and Burnout in Health Professionals is a practical session designed to help healthcare students and professionals identify stress, understand burnout, recognise warning signs, and consider effective ways of responding.
The course will focus on three core areas identified by Dr Sandip H Shah: how to identify stress, how to understand burnout, and techniques for dealing with it. His background in psychiatry includes more than three decades of professional experience, with expertise spanning community mental health, school mental health, research, evidence-based medicine, and other areas of mental health.
The session is intended to be relevant across disciplines and career stages, including undergraduate and postgraduate students, recent graduates, specialists, academicians, dentists, and other healthcare professionals.
Key areas covered
- Recognising stress and its manifestations
- Understanding burnout
- Identifying warning signs
- Practical techniques to deal with stress and burnout
Course Completion and Certificate
Participants who complete the course requirements will receive a certificate documenting 1.5 hours of learning. The certificate may be added to a CV, professional portfolio or LinkedIn profile. This is a non-accredited course, and Oromed 360 Academy does not directly award or guarantee CPD/CDE points. Participants may submit the certificate and documented learning hours to their professional body for consideration, subject to its applicable rules.
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Curriculum
Curriculum
- 2 Sections
- 3 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- Session Access2 Items
- Course Feedback & Completion1 Item
FAQs
Requirements
- No prior training in psychiatry is required.
- Interest in professional wellbeing and mental health in healthcare settings.
- Suitable for students, trainees, and practising healthcare professionals.
- Participants are encouraged to reflect on their own work environment and stressors for better practical application.
Features
- Practitioners seeking better understanding of stress and burnout in healthcare
- Led by an experienced psychiatrist with over three decades of professional experience
- Led by an experienced psychiatrist with over three decades of professional experience
- Explains burnout and how it differs from routine stress
- Discusses practical techniques to manage stress and reduce burnout risk
- Discusses practical techniques to manage stress and reduce burnout risk
- Supports healthier professional practice and wellbeing
Target audiences
- Undergraduate healthcare students
- Postgraduate students and recent graduates
- Dentists & dental specialists
- Medical and dental academicians
- Medical and dental academicians
- Practitioners seeking better understanding of stress and burnout in healthcare


