Evening Master Class: 1st December 2009

THE UNSOLVED PROBLEM

16:00 - 18:00Caring for the Caregiver: Dealing with Compassion Fatigue in the Military

Compassion fatigue (CF) is a pressing issue that is only just starting to get attention. After 9 years of prolonged conflict with high coalition casualty rates there is an urgent need for military medical services to recognise and put in place the correct education and/ or intervention to reduce the symptomology.

The concern is that unless CF is dealt with in a consistent way, both at the strategic and operational level, the long term costs to the military health services could be severe.

This masterclass will examine:

• How to identify those at risk
• Identifying risks earlier
• Describe symptoms on details and explain coping mechanisms
• Identification of resiliency factors to help reduce symptoms
• Detailed explanation for how the US military is dealing with CF with its caregivers

What will you take away?

• You will have a clear understanding of how to identify early signs of CF
• Become familiar in dealing with CF and burn out across the medical service
• Learn how to decrease symptoms of the caregiver
• Implement back best practice to your own service

session leader

Lieutenant Commander Pamela Herbig, NC, USN
Assistant Professor and Deputy Programme Director Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Programme
Graduate School of Nursing Uniform Services

An evening snack will be provided during the Masterclass

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