Burnout: Causes and Remedies for Science Communicators

Virtual Workshop: Burnout: Causes and Remedies for Science Communicators
Presented by the NASW Freelance Committee
Date: Thursday, March 6
Start Time: 1 p.m. Eastern / 10 a.m. Pacific (1.5 hours)
Event Access Link: https://www.nasw.org/virtual-events-auditorium (NASW member login required)

A special 1.5-hour virtual event on Thursday, March 6, will be a mental health workshop presented by the NASW Freelance Committee. To facilitate the workshop, volunteer event hosts Jennifer Huber and Ellen Kuwana have invited guest speaker Wendy Marie Ingram, founder and CEO of Dragonfly Mental Health.

During the first hour of the workshop, Wendy will present and lead a discussion on the causes and remedies for addressing burnout. After the presentation, attendees will have the option to join small breakout session discussions that will be facilitated by the workshop organizers. All NASW members are invited to attend.

Invited speaker
Wendy Marie Ingram, PhD
https://www.wendymarieingram.com/about-wendy/

Speaker-provided bio:

Wendy Marie Ingram is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Dragonfly Mental Health, a nonprofit dedicated to cultivating excellent mental health among academics worldwide. Wendy is also a research scientist at Geisinger Health, working on biomedical informatics projects aimed at improving healthcare outcomes following surgery and better understanding patient response to electroconvulsive therapy. She serves as the Chair of the American Medical Informatics Association Mental Health Informatics Working Group, and she enjoys consulting for biomedical technology companies that focus on using technology to advance mental health care.

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