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SPA Well-Being Resources

 

Section Editors: Malgorzata (Gosia) Lutwin-Kawalec, MD and Jeong-Rim Lee, MD

Websites

  • ASA:  American Society of Anesthesiologists:  https://www.asahq.org/advocating-for-you/well-being
    (Excellent collection of resources related to substance use disorder, suicide prevention, organizational well-being etc.)
  • NAM:  National Academy of Medicine: https://nam.edu/initiatives/clinician-resilience-and-well-being/
  • SPA:  Society for Pediatric Anesthesia:  Well-being one-pagers: https://pedsanesthesia.org/spa-one-pagers/
  • ACGME:  Aware Resources for Well-Being: https://dl.acgme.org/pages/well-being 
  • American Medical Association Steps Forward: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward 
  • Stanford Medicine WellMD & WellPhD Center: https://wellmd.stanford.edu/
  • American College of Physicians:  https://www.acponline.org/practice-resources/physician-well-being-and-professional-fulfillment/im-emotional-support-hub
  • Duke’s Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality:  https://hsq.dukehealth.org/tools/
  • Youtube Videos from Duke: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0qVdhF-NfaXq_os1uYCnVHQnTyS3cgIQ
  • University of Pennsylvania’s Positive Psychology Center:  https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/people/martin-ep-seligman
  • Stanford’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education:  https://ccare.stanford.edu
  • UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center: https://ggia.berkeley.edu
  • Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress: https://www.cstsonline.org/
  • Cognitive Reframing for Common Cognitive Distortions: https://feelinggood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/checklist-of-negative-and-positive-distortions.pdf
  • Mayo Clinic: Ways to stop negative self-talk and promote positive thinking:  https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/positive-thinking/art-20043950

Continuing Medical Education

Campfire Session: Transverse Orientation — Reframing Burnout in Terms of Identity
Enduring CME Link: https://cme.openanesthesia360.org/a/SMTJKF
Click here to watch a video of this session

Climbing the Leadership Ladder: How to Navigate Generational Divide and Build Lasting Teams!
Enduring CME Link: https://cme.openanesthesia360.org/a/GPTZKR
Click here to watch a video of this session

eSAS Sponsored Session: Making Mentorship Work
Enduring CME Link: https://cme.openanesthesia360.org/a/UUAXYL
Click here to watch a video of this session


Books

  • The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristen Neff and Chris Germer https://self-compassion.org/
  • Flourish by Martin Seligman
  • Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life by Martin Seligman – A wonderful book that gives insight and tools on how to reframe thoughts and understand that we are in control of our cognitive destiny
  • Daring Greatly by Brene Brown-  Shows how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead.
  • Beyond Resilience by Dan Diamond- Shows how to transform confusion into clarity, adversity into opportunity and pressure into productivity.
  • No-Drama Discipline by Tina Payne Bryson and Daniel J. Siegel- Shows you how to work with your child’s developing mind, peacefully resolve conflicts, inspire happiness, and strengthen resilience in everyone in the family.

Podcasts of Interest

Dr. Laurie Santos’s, Yale Psychology Professor. Happiness podcast and mini-course.
Podcast: https://www.happinesslab.fm/
Mini-course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being

Niall Breslin “Where is my mind?”  Podcase is about how we can navigate the manic, always-on, and head-melting world we live in. (Spotify only)


Journal Articles

  • Scarlet, J., Altmeyer, N., Knier, S., & Harpin, R. E. (2017). The effects of Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) on health-care workers. Clinical Psychologist, 21, 116–124. doi:10.1111 /cp.12130
  • Seligman, M. E. P., Steen, T. A., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (2005). Positive Psychology Progress: Empirical Validation of Interventions. American Psychologist, 60(5), 410–421 https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/0003-066X.60.5.410
  • Seppala, E. M., Hutcherson, C. A., Nguyen, D. T. H., Doty, J. R., & Gross, J. J. (2014). Loving-kindness meditation: A tool to improve healthcare provider compassion, resilience, and patient care. Journal of Compassionate Healthcare. doi:10.1186/s40639-014-0005-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Meeting Information

SPA 39th Annual Meeting
October 10, 2025
San Antonio, TX

Registration opens soon!

 

 

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