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Humans are more important than hardware so we need to give a high priority to protecting ourselves and our personnel from the impact of excessive stress and help to overcome the cumulative physical and emotional strain of frontline public service. The US Special Operations Command empowered an interdisciplinary team to build and implement innovative solutions to improve the well-being of the force and their families. In this presentation, Col. Chetan U. Kharod, MD, MPH, USAF, MC, SFS, one of the key leaders in the AF Special Operations’ resiliency programs, will review the important triggers of stress and areas or resiliency need and show you how mind-body-spirit solutions can be applied to your organization.
In this informative talk, Monique Rose will update you on the work of the Alliance on EMS Resiliency, a unified group of more than 30 EMS associations, agencies and manufactures from North America and other countries that have banned together with a common goal of reducing stress and suicide among our ranks by openly discussing and acknowledging it, reducing fear by personnel to admit they are troubled or suffering from the emotional scars caused by calls or patient interfaces, educating personnel on the causes of stress and importance of resiliency training and practices.