Your Inner Future Lab – Activate the Mindstate That Shapes Tomorrow
The future isn’t something that just happens to us—it’s something we can create, starting from the inside out. In this transformative keynote, Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt—Google’s first Chief Innovation Evangelist and bestselling, award-winning author of What’s Next Is Now—reveals how unlocking imagination, curiosity, and radical optimism within ourselves can shape what’s next for our teams, organizations, and lives. Drawing from his experience building one of the most creative cultures at Google, teaching at Stanford, and working with future-makers in 25+ countries, Frederik shares mind-expanding stories, simple yet powerful practices, and a refreshing truth: the future doesn’t begin out there. It begins in you.
Wellness-centered organizational culture
Location: America North
– The Well-Being Collaborative for Arizona Health Professionals: A Statewide Solution to Strengthen Physician Well-Being | T. Bertsch
– Fostering Trust and Alignment Between the Health Care Institution and Its Physician Workforce: An Actionable Framework Based on Ethics, Organizational Psychology, and Worker Rights | D. Hwang
– Beyond the Sterile Cockpit Rule: Identifying and Decreasing Anesthesia Distractions | M. Lutwin-Kawalec
Location: America South
– Local to National Formal Peer Support: A Menu of Options | L. Gregg
– Should I Stay, or Should I Go? – Positive Impacts of a Coaching Program on Professional Fulfillment, Burnout, and Retention | J. Reese
– Assessing Maladaptive Perfectionism: Establishing Cutoffs for the Short Almost Perfect Scale | N. Yaghmour
Location: Staffordshire
– Enhancing Physician Well-Being Through Workplace Culture: The Power of Belonging | K. Brimhall
– Professional Fulfillment in Urban Clinical Academic Faculty: The Importance of Workplace Culture and Leadership Support | N. Buehler
– Physician and Leadership Alignment: The Foundation to a Thriving Health System | J. Dudley
Institutional support for individuals
Location: America Center
– The Effect of 3 Good Things Practice on Well-Being and Burnout Among Resident and Attending Physicians: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial | C. Feather
– Coaching Residents to Build Self-Efficacy and Improve Well-Being: Implementation of a GME Coaching Program | K. Palamara
– An Improvement in The Physician Leader Impact Index Results in Reduced Burnout and Increased Engagement Among Physicians in a Large Academic Children’s Hospital | W. Border
Technology and efficiency of practice
Location: Independence A/B
– Ambient AI and the Well-Being Impact: From Pilot to Enterprise Scaling | K. Jacob
– Evaluation of an Ambient Artificial Intelligence Documentation Platform for Clinicians | C. Stults
– NM’s Labor Link: Using Technological Innovation to Improve Obstetrician Experience with Electronic Fetal Monitoring | A. Watters
Workshops*
Location: Gloucester
– Creating New Scripts Through the Arts: Building An Innovative Multi-Disciplinary Program for Emergency Medicine Physicians in Need | L. Allister
Location: Newbury
– Reducing Regulatory Burden: Avoid Overinterpreting the Rules| K. Hopkins
*60 min sessions
Wellness-centered organizational culture
Location: America North
– Participant Survey Data from the Tennessee Medical Foundation – Physician Health Program | M. Baron
– Trends in Case Complexity at a Physician Health Program and Implications for Physician Wellness | S. Early
– Well-being Interventions for Rural Health Professionals: Results from a Scoping Review | S. McKennon
Location: America South
– Increasing Preventive Health Care Utilization Among Clinicians and Trainees | L. Boldizar
– Building Physician Trust and Engagement in an Academic Health System | D. Sliwka
– Shifting the Narrative From “Nothing Happens” to “Action Happens”: Benefits of Engaging Frontline Clinicians as Culture Change Partners | L. Williams
Location: Staffordshire
– Prevalence and Predictors of Physicians’ Reductions in Clinical Services: A Nationwide, Longitudinal Analysis | L. Rotenstein
– The Painpoint Elimination; Bringing Better Longitudinal Engagement & Satisfaction (PEBBLES) PROJECT: A Multi-Institutional Approach to Enhance Clinician Agency and Well-Being | R. Margolis
– Trends in Physician Burnout and Work Intentions from 2022-2024: A Multi-Center Serial, Cross-Sectional Analysis | L. Rotenstein
Institutional support for individuals
Location: America Center
– The Role of Social Support and Resilience in Improving Psychological Distress Symptoms for Healthcare Workers Enrolled in Two Creative Arts Therapy (CAT) Randomized Trials | A. Anderson
– Building a Culture of Support: Dedicated Mental Health Services for Health Care Workers | M. Vanderloo
– Adapting the Mayo Leadership Index for Matrixed Leadership Structures: Initial Validity Evidence | J. Ashmore
Technology and efficiency of practice
Location: Independence A/B
– Usage and Satisfaction with Artificial Intelligence-Generated Draft Replies to Patient Portal Messages | A. Crowley
– AI: Artificial Intelligence Documentation as a Tool for Alternative Innovation and Advocacy in Physician Wellness | E. Goelz
– Can AI-Powered Clinical Documentation Improve Clinicians’ Efficiency and Satisfaction? | Y. Moore
Workshops*
Location: Gloucester
– Supporting Parental Wellness in Medicine to Promote Physician Wellness and Sustainable Careers | L. Dichtel
Location: Newbury
– Future Rituals – Powerful Practices to Shape What’s Next | F. Pferdt
*60 min sessions
When Machines Have Time But People Do Not: Connective Labor and Physician Health
In a world increasingly shaped by automation, AI, and efficiency-driven systems, what remains uniquely human in the work we do—and how can health care systems lead the way in preserving it? Join Johns Hopkins sociologist and author Allison Pugh as she explores the key themes from her book, The Last Human Job, through the lens of medicine. Attendees will gain powerful insights into how the core human work happening every day in clinical settings —building trust, fostering dignity, cultivating care—reflects exactly what the broader world is now realizing we can’t afford to lose. Allison will offer a new way to think about burnout and outline some key factors for organizations aiming to build a social architecture that works. Ultimately, the talk will challenge, inspire, and affirm the role of physicians in promoting not just health, but meaningful human connection.
From Harm to Healing: Redesigning the Way We Work
In health care, we have long focused on evidence-based medicine — but ignored the evidence base for how we design the work of care. Today’s physicians are caught in systems that often harm the very people they depend on: clinicians. From invisible administrative harms to the rising tide of private equity, changing employment models, unionization, and now AI, the way we work is being reshaped — with or without intention. In this talk, I hope to explore how we move from harm to healing by embracing evidence-based work design, reclaiming voice, and shaping a future of work that supports those who care for others.
Wellness-centered organizational culture
Location: America North
– First Do No Harm: Evaluating patient grievances without harming physicians | K. Bauer
– Implementation of Ambient Listening and the Impact on Physician Wellbeing | C. Holland
– Patients or Patience? An Exploratory Analysis of the Relationship between Personality, Well-Being, and Patient Satisfaction | B. Pellegrino
Location: America South
– Beyond Crisis: Embedding Well-Being in Hospital Incident Command During Disaster Response | I. Brook
– A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: A Relationship-Centered Approach to Improve Physician Well-Being | H. Spies
– Dyad Leadership in Well-Being: A Novel Approach to Advancing the Mission of the Chief Wellness Officer | S. Parisi
Institutional support for individuals
Location: America Center
– Designing and Testing an Evidence-Based Program for Clinician Burnout | L. Antico
– Help is Hiding in Plain Sight: Results of a National Survey of Physician Health Programs | C. Bundy
– Physician Health Programs as a Suicide Prevention Resource | L. Merlo
Technology and efficiency of practice
Location: Independence A/B
– “This is getting in the way of me providing the best care.” Evaluation of Pharmacy Technicians Handling Prior Authorizations in Primary Care Settings to Reduce Burnout in Clinicians | L. Biddison
– Evidence-based Work Design: From Research to Practice | M. Burden
– Operationalizing Reduced Physician Training Burden at UC San Diego Health | H. Sabbagh
Workshops*
Location: Gloucester
– Holding Up the Mirror to Reveal Your Ideal Career: Reflection for Self and Others | G. Geis
Location: Newbury
– Strategies to Foster a Workplace Environment that Prioritizes Physician Well-Being: Lessons from Eight Years of Collaboration with Organizational Psychologists | G. Guldner
Location: St. George A/B
– A Novel Process to Engage Clinical and C-suite Professionals in Collaborative Innovation | K. Olson
Location: St. George C/D
– The Nudge Effect: Helping Leaders Cut Through Data Overload and Act on Well-Being | R. Margolis
*60 min sessions
Wellness-centered organizational culture
Location: America North
– Occupational Well-being Factors Associated with Suicidal Ideation Among Physicians and Comparison with Workers In Other Fields | A. Fischer
– Depression and Cognitive Dissonance in Physician Employment Status | E. Kim
– Stop the Stigma: Improve Physician Access to Confidential Mental Health Care | L. Boehm
Location: America South
– New Insights Into Physician Burnout and Intent to Leave: A Validated Measure of Physician Fortitude | S. Hippler
– Perceived Organizational Support and Physician Burnout: The Moderating Effect of Fortitude | S. Hippler
– Making Meaningful Use of Medical Staff Surveys: What Really Influences Burnout, Emotional Thriving, Ability to Emotionally Recover, Overall Work Satisfaction, and Intent to Stay? | S. Ziniel
Institutional support for individuals
Location: America Center
– Individual Differences and the Health Care Ecosystem: Unpacking the Complex Interactions Between Work-Life Domains and Personality Traits on Physician Burnout | R. Breshears
– Well-Being Effects of Wearing a Smartwatch with Physiological Data Access: A Randomized Controlled Trial | L. Dyrbye
– The Impact of Work on Personal Relationship and Occupational Well-Being: Differences between Male and Female Physicians | C. Brazeau
Location: Independence A/B
– Sleep Impairment Among Pediatric Hospital Medicine Attendings | E. Levoy
– Healing the Healers: Restorative Retreats Aimed at Strengthening Physician Well-Being and Connection in 24/7 Specialties | A. Sethi
– Exploring Experiences of burnout, engagement, and Social Support Networks: A Qualitative Study of Hospital Medicine Physicians | D. Robinson
Technology and efficiency of practice
Location: St. George C/D
– Leveraging Ambient Scribe Technology to Decrease Clinician Cognitive Burden | S. Antosh
– A Multi-Center Study of Ambient-AI Scribes to Assess Reduction of Administrative Burden and Professional Burnout | K. Olson
– A Qualitative Study on Clinician Perceptions of Ambient Scribing Technology | L. Rotenstein
Workshops*
Location: Gloucester
– Cultivating Wellness-Centered Systems: Measurement, Assessment, and Implementation for System-Level Change | K. Higgins
Location: Newbury
– Leading with Kindness: Innovative Leadership Skills Strengthen Physician Well-Being and Mitigate Burnout| C. Stonnington
Location: St. George A/B
– Communicating in Times of Uncertainty and Change: Using a TRUST-Based Framework to Transform Leadership Messaging | L. Peccoralo
*60 min sessions
Wellness-centered organizational culture
Location: America North
– Gender Disparities in Work-Family Factors and Mental Health Among Early Career Physicians | E. Frank
– Perspectives of Female and Underrepresented in Medicine Physicians on Well-Being and Career Longevity: A Qualitative Study | R. Gonzales
– Institutional Support for Lactating Physicians: The Development and Implementation of Guidelines for Protected Time, Clinical Coverage, and Compensation Across Diverse Clinical Settings | L. Ditchel
Location: America Center
– One Size Does Not Fit All: Supporting Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers in Today’s Health Care Landscape | J. Dudley
– Occupational Well-Being of Advanced Practice Providers Comparative to Physicians in US Academically Affiliated Medical Centers | B. Garmisa
– Understanding Models of Physician-Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Collaboration | L. Rotenstein
Location: America South
– Physicians’ Emotion Awareness and Emotion Regulation Training During Medical Education. Findings of a Systematic Scoping Review | A. Lange
– Trained to Care, Forced to Compromise: How System Failures Drive Swiss Medical Residents’ Moral Distress and What We Can Do About It | Y. Mattmann
– Beyond Burnout: A Data-Driven Approach to Enhancing Physician Professional Fulfillment and Well-Being | A. Sethi
Institutional support for individuals
Location: Independence A/B
– Moving from Time-Poor to Time-Affluent: Administrative Time Changes at an Academic Primary Care Organization | S. Chaudry
– Charting Coaching Program: Impact on Physician Well-Being and EHR Metrics | K. Hoppock
– Reducing Patient Messages During Vacation Time to Support Physician Well-Being: A Pilot Program | J. Ligibel
Technology and efficiency of practice
Location: St. George C/D
– Coaching Intervention to Improve Physician Well-Being and Electronic Medical Record Efficiency | T. Chang
– Validating a Novel Method for Measuring Work Hours: A National Cohort Study of US Medical Interns | Y. Fang
– Good Vibrations: The Impact and Usability of a Wearable Therapeutic Device to Enhance Well-Being of Medical and Pharmacy Students | S. McKennon
Workshops*
Location: Gloucester
– Physician Health Programs: Helping You Help Physicians with Potentially Impairing Conditions | L. Merlo
Location: Newbury
– No One is an Island: Building Interprofessional Peer Support to Create a Culture of Well-Being | C. Brazeau
Location: St. George A/B
– Building a Culture of Kindness: Creating an Interprofessional Kindness Coalition to Improve Physician Well-Being | P. Juthani
*60 min sessions
Wellness-centered organizational culture
Location: America North
– Help for the Helpers: Assessing the Creation and Impact of a Departmental Peer Support for Critical Events Training Program | A. Ruan
– Scholars of Wellness: Using a Well-Being Champions Development Program to Foster Collaboration between Physicians and APPs | J. Vermylen
– Advancing Validation of the Well-Being Influencers Survey for Healthcare (WISH): Multi-Site Evidence from Two Academic Anesthesiology Departments | M. Mansolf
Location: America Center
– Professional Coaching to Reduce Physician Burnout: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial | J. Khalili
– The Impact of a Structured Heartfulness Meditation Program on Work Engagement, Burnout, and Sleep Among Health Care Workers: A WEBS Study | P. Prabhu
– Feeling Valued: A Scoping Review of Appreciation and Recognition Interventions in Health Care | A. Deutsch
Location: America South
– Beyond EHR Fixes: Transforming and Scaling a GROSS Program to Address Physician Well-Being | J. Bissram
– Building a Better Workplace for Physicians and Other Health Workers: Lessons from the Lorna Breen Act | S. Simmons
– ALL IN: Caring for Caregivers – A Scalable Model for Transforming Health Care Workforce Well-Being | S. Simmons
Institutional support for individuals
Location: Independence A/B
– Resident Integrated Support Environment (RISE)—A Novel Approach for Improving Well-Being through Connecting Caring to the Caregiver | E. Goelz
– Addressing Barriers to GME Access for Mental Health Support: A Successful Comprehensive and Multimodal Approach in a Large Health Care Organization | H. Hartman-Hall
– Making the Case for a Resident Counseling Center | E. Lisco
Technology and efficiency of practice
Location: St. George A/B
– Breaking Protocol: The Ripple Effect of Interruptive Alerts in Emergency Department Workflows | E. Harry
– Reimagining Engagement Surveys: A Data-Driven Approach to Strengthening Physician Well-Being | A. Shah
Location: St. George C/D
– Changes in Ambulatory Physician Burnout and EHR Time with Use of Artificial Intelligence Scribe Technology | L. Rotenstein
– Put the Technology Down and Talk to People: Using Cognitive Load Theory to Understand Physician Task Load in Primary Care | J. Highberger
– Clinician and Patient Impact of Ambient AI Intervention in a Safety-Net Health Care System | J. Wallace
Wellness-centered organizational culture
Location: America North
– IGNITE Employee Groups: Reducing Professional Isolation and Burnout for an Entire Workforce | B. Handy-Robinson
– Creation of an Innovative Well-Being Leadership Program for Practicing Clinicians to Drive Grass-Roots Level Change | T. James
– Let’s Not Play PRETEND – Creating REAL Policies to Disconnect During Vacation | D. Ariel
Location: America Center
– Association of Incomplete Team Staffing with Burnout, Work Intentions, and Electronic Health Record Time Among US Physicians | L. Rotenstein
– Association of Unfair and Mistreatment with Burnout, Professional Fulfillment, and Career Intentions Among Clinical Faculty at an Urban Medical Center | J. Ripp
– Interaction Analysis of Race and Ethnicity with Gender in Measures of Physician Occupational Well-Being | R. Velani
Location: America South
– Burnout in Canadian Physiatrists – Prevalence, Origins, and Potential Solutions | R. Simpson
– Transforming Wellness-Centered Leaders: Impact of a Transformative Leadership Program on Physician Well-Being | K. Palamara
– Association of Well-Being Centered Leadership with Burnout and Professional Fulfillment Among Physicians: Mediating Effects of Autonomy Support and Self-Valuation | M. Parro
Institutional support for individuals
Location: Independence A/B
– Implementation of an Organization-Based Couples Health Promotion Program to Improve Physician Well-Being | J. Gold
– Creating a Tailored Care Pathway for Physician Well-Being: Going Beyond a Personal-Resilience Retreat Model | R. Gomez
– Building Physician Leaders: The Impact of Humana’s Physician Leadership Development Program on Engagement and Retention | S. Cowley
Location: St. George A/B
– Enhancing Physician Well-Being: A Strategy for Implementing Comprehensive Workplace Lactation Support | S. Crowe
– Breaking the Silence: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Suicide Prevention and Awareness | S. Parisi
– Prevalence and Reporting of Sexual Harassment by Perpetrator Among First-Year Resident Physicians | E. Frank
Technology and efficiency of practice
Location: St. George C/D
– Should We Adjust PSH40 By Gender and Would Working a PSH40 Schedule Protect Against Burnout? | M. Vaidyanathan
– The Relationship Between Perceived and Objective Workload and the Influence of Personality | B. Pellegrino
– Operational Efficiency of the Clinical Practice Environment and Physician Well-Being | M. Trockel