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Well-Being Resources

Self-care is critical for clinician well-being.

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As clinicians who care for others, remember to take time to care for yourself. The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) offers resources to mitigate mental health stressors in the workplace.

Well-Being Gap Analysis Toolkit

The Well-Being Gap Analysis Toolkit was developed by a task force of critical care clinicians with expertise in clinician workload, well-being, and burnout and addresses the unique stressors critical care clinicians face in the ICU setting. 

Areas covered include:
  • Workload and job demands
  • Efficiency and resources
  • Control and flexibility
  • Work/life integration
  • Social support and community at work
  • Organizational culture and values
  • Meaning in work
  • Ethical community

Moral Injury Well-Being Toolkit

This toolkit is a starting point for critical care teams to practice identifying and discussing ethical dilemmas and sources of moral injury before a crisis or behavioral breakdown occurs. Using eight predesigned scenarios and a blank template, teams can proactively discuss strategies and practice ethical decision-making.

Scenarios include: 
  • Cardiac arrest
  • Drug shortages
  • Recognition
  • Disrespect
  • Burnout
  • End-of-life-discussion
  • Adverse events
  • Shared decision-making
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This educational activity was funded in part by a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (grant number 1 NU50CK000566-02-00). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Its contents do not necessarily represent the policy of CDC or HHS, and should not be considered an endorsement by the Federal Government.
SCCM has joined the National Academy of Medicine’s Change Maker Campaign for Health Workforce Well-Being. This campaign aims to spark a national movement to support health workforce well-being.

Additional Well-Being Resources


LearnICU is the central location for all educational resources from SCCM, including the SCCM Resource Library, which houses numerous pieces of well-being and burnout prevention content.

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