GS02 - General Session - Finding HOPE through Crisis: Managing Stress and Supporting Optimism

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Keynote Speaker(s)

Gloria Park, PhD, MAPP

Director of Performance Psychology
Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP)
Gabe Paoletti, EdD, MAPP

Mental Fitness Scientist
Uniformed Services University’s Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP)
Robert Kadlec, MD, MTM&H, MS

Assistant Secretary, Preparedness and Response
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

Moderator(s)

E. Oscar Alleyne, DrPH, MPH

CHIEF OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
National Association of County and City Health Officials

This session introduces HOPE, redefined as Honesty, Optimism, Professionalism, and Empathy. Each of these concepts can be applied and leveraged to help public health, healthcare, and emergency professionals navigate through sustained operational stress and stay resilient. Participants will learn strategies to harness stress in moments for performance, learn approaches to cultivate optimistic thinking and gratitude, and foster stronger connections with others to support general well-being as well as holistic performance.