Preventing Physician Suicide – Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation

This show deals with a dangerous but unknown reality – According to the American Federation of Suicide Prevention, 300 to 400 doctors in the US die by suicide each year. That is more than double the rate of the general population. Why? In this show Corey Feist, JD, health care executive and Co-Founder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation brings us up close and personal to the causes and necessary actions for prevention of physician suicide. He will share the story of Dr. Lorna Breen, an experienced ER doctor at New York's Presbyterian Hospital who worked with COVID-19 patients, contracted COVID, returned to work and ultimately died by suicide. Her story illuminates the dangerous expectations internalized by medical professionals, the understandable reality of burnout, depression, moral injury and the stigma of mental health needs and treatment. He will discuss the exacerbation of this reality by COVID-19 and consider steps for protection and care of those who care for us.