Life Changing Moments: Moral Injury, with Dr. Wendy Dean

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Moral injury in healthcare refers to the emotional and psychological distress experienced by healthcare professionals when they are unable to provide care in line with their moral or ethical beliefs. Dr. Wendy Dean explains that this concept, originally applied to the military, describes situations where clinicians are forced to compromise patient care due to systemic issues like insurance constraints and resource limitations. Unlike burnout, which is often seen as a personal failure, moral injury highlights the external pressures within the healthcare system that force clinicians to act against their deeply held values, resulting in a "soul wound" over time.

To combat moral injury, Dr. Wendy Dean co-founded The Moral Injury of Healthcare, a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the systemic factors causing this distress. Her work focuses on raising awareness and advocating for institutional changes that allow clinicians to practice in alignment with their professional oaths. By promoting frameworks to assess and mitigate moral injury, and fostering coalitions among healthcare professionals, Dean aims to reform healthcare environments to better support both clinicians and patients. Through initiatives like the development of morally centered organizations and tools to measure moral injury, her efforts are helping to reshape the healthcare landscape.

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