Welcome! There are many well-being and professional fulfillment activities to choose from this year at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2023. Design an experience best suited to your well-being and professional fulfillment interests and needs.
We encourage you to browse the scientific programs, non-ticketed micro sessions at the Clinical Skills Center and reconnect with colleagues at the Well-being Fun Zone. Session topics range from deepening your understanding of the critical role of well-being and professional fulfillment for systems, organizations, teams, and individuals, opportunities to take a break and participate in fun well-being activities, as well as the chance for you to gain new skills and grow your well-being toolkit for yourself or to teach others.
For more well-being and professional fulfillment resources visit acponline.org/wellbeing.
For I.M. emotional support resources, visit acponline.org/supporthub.
- Pre-Courses and Scientific Program
- Mini but Mighty Skills for Well-being Sessions
- Fun Activities
- Virtual Attendee Resources
Pre-Courses and Scientific Program
Well-being and Professional Fulfillment Related Pre-Courses and Scientific Program
Wednesday, April 26
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
PRE 2310 ACP Quality Improvement Leadership Training: Best Practices in Engaging and Empowering Clinical Teams in Continuous Improvement |
Thursday, April 27
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | CW 029 The Team-Based Approach to the Annual Wellness Visit in Primary Care |
| 2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m. | PN 038 IMGs in the U.S.: Increasing Diversity and Improving Access to Care |
| 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m | PN 029 Allyship Basics and Beyond |
Friday, April 28
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:00–9:00 a.m. | PN 030 Harnessing Mentoring Relationships for Women |
| 9:15 -10:15 a.m. | PN 037 Everyone Is a Leader in Transforming the Culture of Medicine |
| 11:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m. | PN 016 Navigating Patient Engagement and Education in the Misinformation Era |
| 11:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m. | PN 036 Volunteering = Personal Satisfaction and Professional Growth |
| 1:30-2:30 p.m. | CW 027 Reclaiming Meaning and Reducing Burnout by Making Empathic Connections |
| 1:30-2:30 p.m. | PN 039 Why Equity and Inclusion are Important for Individual and Organizational Wellness |
Saturday, April 29
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:00–9:00 a.m. |
CW 024 Personal Branding: Knowing and Promoting You |
| 11:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m. | CW 018 Creating Professional Fulfillment |
| 11:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m. | CW 028 Stories that Heal and Reveal: A Radical Listening and Reflective Writing Workshop |
| 1:30-2:30 p.m. | WSO 004 Triaging Financial Priorities for Early Career Physicians |
Mini but Mighty Skills for Well-being Sessions
(Non-ticketed) Clinical Skills Center
Participate in a series of 15-minute micro sessions to enhance well-being and professional fulfillment. Three to four different sessions will be featured each day.
Thursday, April 27
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 10:30–10:45 a.m. | Peer Coaching to Support Individuals and Organizations |
| 1:00–1:15 p.m. | Using Stories to Explore Identity and Enhance Well-being |
| 1:15–1: 30 p.m. | Facilitated Group Discussion or Reflective Writing on Using Stories to Explore Identity and Enhance Well-being |
| 4:00–4:15 p.m. | Draft Your Personal Mission Statement to Enhance Professional Fulfillment |
Friday, April 28
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 10:30–10:45 a.m. | Draft Your Personal Mission Statement to Enhance Professional Fulfillment |
| 1:00–1:15 p.m. | Using Stories to Explore Identity and Enhance Well-being |
| 1:15–1: 30 p.m. | Facilitated Group Discussion or Reflective Writing on Using Stories to Explore Identity and Enhance Well-being |
| 4:00–4:15 p.m. | Peer Coaching to Support Individuals and Organizations |
Saturday, April 29
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 10:30–10:45 a.m. | Peer Coaching to Support Individuals and Organizations |
| 1:00–1:15 p.m. | Using Stories to Explore Identity and Enhance Well-being |
| 1:15–1: 30 p.m. | Facilitated Group Discussion or Reflective Writing on Using Stories to Explore Identity and Enhance Well-being |
Fun Activities
(Non-ticketed)
Increase your well-being, build new communities, reconnect, and strengthen old ones by participating in one or more of the fun activities at Internal Medicine Meeting 2023.
Well-being Fun Zone
(Convention Center, Lobby Area Throughout the Meeting)
Selfie Frames
Gather old and new friends and take photos with fun selfie frames and San Diego-themed props to memorialize your visit at Internal Medicine Meeting 2023. Tweet your photo to colleagues, friends, and family members and see fellow attendees’ pictures at #IMProud.
Fun Ribbons
Collect a variety of fun ribbons to attach to your name badge and let your personality shine.
Gratitude and Inspiration Board
Take a break and share what you are grateful for today and what inspires you. Present the gift of gratitude to friends, family, and colleagues at the meeting or back home by posting a quick note on the board to recognize their contributions to helping you thrive.
For an extra well-being boost: Take a picture and share your posted note to the person you are grateful for by text or organize a quick 2-minute hello (in-person or video chat) to foster your connection.
Check out Virtual Attendees’ Gratitude and Inspiration Board Posts and Photos
Virtual Attendee Resources
Virtual Gratitude and Inspiration Board
Boost your well-being by sharing gratitude, inspiration, and fun posts.
Mini But Mighty Skills for Well-being
Learn actionable well-being skills in just 10-15 minutes. The following micro-learnings meet clinicians’ just-in-time and ongoing change needs, and are applicable for systems, organizations, and individuals.
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Appreciative Inquiry:
Apply Appreciative Inquiry as an organizational development strengths-based tool that takes a positive approach to systems change. Applicable to individuals, teams and organizations. -
Communicating Needs for Win-Win Outcomes:
Learn to use the Nonviolent Communication model to articulate the relationship between feelings and needs to achieve win-win outcomes in conflict resolution. -
Growing Through Adversity: Transforming Medicine in the Wake of the Pandemic (With Actionable Recommendations for Systems, Organizations, and Individuals):
Transform medicine from where you are through disruptions and constant change with actionable and timely recommendations for systems, organizations, and individuals. -
How to Apply Compassion:
Learn the benefits of applied compassion practice to clinicians and systems, how to adapt and teach it, and real-world ways to clinically apply compassion. -
Organizational Quick Wins:
Learn several attainable ways you can drive positive change and secure leadership buy-in for well-being efforts. -
Self-Care:
Learn to use self-care strategies for enhancing resilience and wellness. -
Professional Health and Wellness Mini-Portfolio:
This portfolio features four 10-minute micro skills that promote self-care and professional health and wellness.