In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and Dr. Lindsay Semler discuss:
The difference between Moral Distress versus Moral Injury and what it means to those of us in healthcare
How to process failure in our jobs and our lives
How to speak up even when you don’t feel safe to do so.
Quote: “The majority of decisions we make every day in healthcare are ethical, moral decisions. They are the hard ones, and the ones where we must feel we have a voice.” Dr. Lindsay Semler
Guest Bio:
Dr. Lindsay Semler is the Executive Director of Clinical Ethics and Department of Medicine Faculty at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a Lecturer at Harvard Medical School. She is also the Founder & President of Semler Ethics Consulting, LLC. Her background includes critical care and emergency nursing experience, as well as education, quality improvement, and leadership at UPMC and Penn Medicine. She was also the director of the system-wide Ethics program at INTEGRIS Health. Lindsay obtained her BSN and MSN from the University of Pittsburgh, Doctor of Nursing Practice degree with a focus on moral distress from Johns Hopkins, and the Advanced Training in Healthcare Ethics certificate from the University of Washington. She is certified as a Healthcare Ethics Consultant (HEC-C) and critical care nurse (CCRN). Her bioethical areas of interest focus on organizational and preventive healthcare ethics, addressing moral distress, and teaching future generations of healthcare providers.
Lindsay Semler, DNP, RN, CCRN, HEC-C
Executive Director | Ethics Service, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Co-Chair | Ethics Committee, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Faculty | Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Lecturer | Harvard Medical School
Member | Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School
Founder & President | Semler Ethics Consulting
Episode Links:
Follow Brave Enough:
WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | LINKEDIN
Join The Table, Brave Enough’s community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.
