Webinar: Self-Care for Family Doctors

Self-Care for Family Doctors

Avoiding Burnout and Building Resilience

Date: Sunday, 18 May 2025

Time: 14:00 – 15:30 UTC

Registration Link: https://eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/register/CPIcbjQrRpe06TIUL5ceHw#/registration

Hosted by: WONCA Young Doctors' Movement

About the Webinar

This interactive session will open the 2025 World Family Doctor Day webinar series, focusing on the mental well-being of family doctors themselves. As part of our global campaign, Building Mental Resilience in a Changing World, this event explores how family doctors can avoid burnout, build sustainable self-care practices, and support one another through peer connection.

The webinar will feature insights from the ASPIRE burnout survey and practical tools to help clinicians manage stress, develop healthier boundaries, and foster resilience. Presentations will offer global perspectives, with special attention to early-career doctors and diverse practice settings. A Spanish-language presentation and live interpretation will be available.

Host & Moderator

• Dr Cheryl Chan – Family Medicine Specialist, CUHK Medical Centre; WONCA YDM Lead

Speakers

• Dr Maira Alejandra León Solarte (Colombia)
  Specialist in Family Medicine, Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia (UPTC)
  "Are family physicians burnt out?" – Presentation of ASPIRE burnout survey questions

• Dr Mya Win Hnit (Myanmar)
  Academic Director, Myanmar Academy of Family Physicians; ASPIRE Regional Lead, WONCA APR
  "Tips to Prevent Burnout"

• Dr Liliana Villegas Baldomero (Colombia)
  Specialist in Family Medicine, Pontifical Xaveriana University of Cali; Epidemiology, University of Rosary
  "Key points for self-care in mental health" (Presented in Spanish)

• Dr Fajer Ismail Dashti (Kuwait)
  Senior Registrar in Family Medicine, MRCGP [INT]
  "No More Superheroes: Collaborative Approach to Physician Wellbeing"

Translator

• Dr Ana Perez  – Family Medicine Specialist, Mexico; YDM Liaison, WONCA Working Party on Mental Health