Podcast Description: 

In this podcast with Dr. Wendy Dean, she explains the concept of “moral injury” in healthcare, when healthcare professionals feel distressed from not being able to care for patients the way they want to because of external factors. Dr. Dean goes on to clarify how moral injury is different from burnout, although both are harmful to patient care. Finally, Dr. Dean addresses how the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified distress in practitioners and made it more challenging for healthcare leaders to provide the appropriate support.

Guest Speaker:  Wendy Dean, MD – President, CEO and Co-Founder of The Moral Injury of Healthcare

Host:  Tricia Turner, RDMS, RVT – Chair, ARDMS Council and Director of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program at South Hills School of Business & Technology