• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Instagram

How to Build Your Professional Identity Grand Rounds on January 31st

SurgeonMasters

SurgeonMasters

  • Hire a Coach
  • Become a Coach
  • Resources
  • Connect
  • Events
  • Coach Training Login

Supporting Second Victims! – Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 90

02/09/2022 Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC

Podcast
Podcast
Supporting Second Victims! - Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more ... in 10 minutes - Episode 90
00:00 / 9:55
Apple Podcasts Stitcher
RSS Feed
Share
Link
Embed

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher

Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better…

Jeff welcomes to the podcast Julie Samora, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon at Ohio State University.

Second Victim Syndrome can impact any surgeon when a patient experiences a bad outcome. 

Many healthcare providers who make a medical mistake or are involved in a bad patient outcome feel guilt, shame, and anxiety. Some even develop PTSD. All of this can lead to burnout and other adverse effects down the road. Thankfully, there are effective ways to deal with and mitigate Second Victim Syndrome.

What steps does Julie suggest we do to support second victims?

  • Step 1 – Offer support and counseling. Allow healing.
  • Step 2 –  Analyze and learn from the mistake. Allow growth.
  • Step 3 – Openly discuss mistakes with someone who can understand the situation (a loved one or a colleague). Allow connection.
  • Step 4 – Examine the system and not the individual error. Allow team growth.
  • Step 5 – Focus on provider wellness. Allow recovery.
  • Step 6 – Implement culture changes and the system level so surgeons don’t feel victimized. Avoid shaming and blaming.

Most importantly, PRACTICE any of these to support Second Victims!

Learn more from Dr. Samora in her AAOSNOW Editors Message from October 2021.


Dr. Julie Samora

Dr. Samora is a pediatric hand surgeon at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, where she is Medical Director for Safety for the hospital, and director of quality improvement within the department of orthopaedics. She received her orthopaedic training at Ohio State University and completed a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at Harvard.  She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University, a masters of music at Yale University, and an MD/PhD at West Virginia University, where she concomitantly earned masters degrees in public health as well as public administration.  Dr. Samora is on the board of directors of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and is president of the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society. Dr. Samora has a passion to provide safe, efficient, culturally-sensitive, and excellent patient care, focusing on best practices and quality improvement initiatives.

Tag iconPhysician Wellness,  Surgeon Wellness

Primary Sidebar

Resource Categories

Subscribe for Latest Updates

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Instagram

Latest Updates

  • Use Active Listening To Empower Others
  • How Stoic Philosophy Increases Coping Skills and Resilience
  • Stoic Philosophy Concepts Improve Emotional Resilience
  • Jeff Letter — November 2022
  • Jeffery M Smith, MD, FACS, PCC receives the 2022 Community Surgeon Achievement Award

From the Podcast

  • Intentional Leadership! – The SurgeonMasters Podcast
  • New Eyes! – The SurgeonMasters Podcast
  • Burned Out On Burnout! – Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 95
  • Polyvagal Theory! – Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 94
  • Routine Capture! – Life improvement strategies for the surgeon who wants more … in 10 minutes – Episode 93

Join hundreds of your peers

Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our latest updates on events, resources, and networking opportunities with colleagues, fellows, and residents.

Subscribe

Footer

Who We Are

SurgeonMasters is a Surgeon Peer Community dedicated to improving the personal and professional well-being of physicians.

Learn more.

Sitemap

  • Home
  • About
  • Hire a Coach
  • Coach Training
  • Resources
  • Physician Peer Support Hotline
  • Connect
  • This Is Physician Wellness
  • Partner

Search Our Resources

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Instagram

Copyright © 2023 SurgeonMasters

Forum Description

Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better…

Jeff welcomes to the podcast Julie Samora, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon at Ohio State University.

Second Victim Syndrome can impact any surgeon when a patient experiences a bad outcome. 

Many healthcare providers who make a medical mistake or are involved in a bad patient outcome feel guilt, shame, and anxiety. Some even develop PTSD. All of this can lead to burnout and other adverse effects down the road. Thankfully, there are effective ways to deal with and mitigate Second Victim Syndrome.

What steps does Julie suggest we do to support second victims?

  • Step 1 - Offer support and counseling. Allow healing.
  • Step 2 -  Analyze and learn from the mistake. Allow growth.
  • Step 3 - Openly discuss mistakes with someone who can understand the situation (a loved one or a colleague). Allow connection.
  • Step 4 - Examine the system and not the individual error. Allow team growth.
  • Step 5 - Focus on provider wellness. Allow recovery.
  • Step 6 - Implement culture changes and the system level so surgeons don’t feel victimized. Avoid shaming and blaming.

Most importantly, PRACTICE any of these to support Second Victims!

Learn more from Dr. Samora in her AAOSNOW Editors Message from October 2021.


Dr. Julie Samora

Dr. Samora is a pediatric hand surgeon at Nationwide Children's Hospital, where she is Medical Director for Safety for the hospital, and director of quality improvement within the department of orthopaedics. She received her orthopaedic training at Ohio State University and completed a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at Harvard.  She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University, a masters of music at Yale University, and an MD/PhD at West Virginia University, where she concomitantly earned masters degrees in public health as well as public administration.  Dr. Samora is on the board of directors of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and is president of the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society. Dr. Samora has a passion to provide safe, efficient, culturally-sensitive, and excellent patient care, focusing on best practices and quality improvement initiatives.

Report

There was a problem reporting this post.

Block Member?

Please confirm you want to block this member.

You will no longer be able to:

  • See blocked member's posts
  • Mention this member in posts
  • Invite this member to groups
  • Message this member
  • Add this member as a connection

Please note: This action will also remove this member from your connections and send a report to the site admin. Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete.

Report

You have already reported this .