CPR to the Rescue!: An Interprofessional Pilot Program: Cultivating Practices for Resilience (CPR) Camp

Area of Science:

• Health Professions Education
• Interprofessional Education
• Resilience and Burnout Prevention

Background:

• Healthcare professionals face significant stress and burnout, impacting patient care.
• Interprofessional collaboration is crucial for effective healthcare delivery.
• Developing resilience strategies is essential for sustaining the health workforce.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the effectiveness of the Cultivating Practices for Resilience (CPR) Camp, an interprofessional pilot program.
• To promote resilience, stress coping mechanisms, compassion, and work-life balance among health profession students, faculty, and professionals.
• To prevent burnout within interprofessional healthcare teams.

Main Methods:

• The University of Kentucky (UK) College of Nursing implemented immersive weekend activities using KORU and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) models.
• Certified UK faculty experts delivered training in self-stewardship techniques, including mindfulness practices.
• Thirty-nine participants from 7 UK colleges and UK HealthCare attended 4 distinct CPR Camps.

Main Results:

• Significant increases in participant knowledge were observed in resilience habits, stress/burnout coping strategies, and work-life balance (with one exception).
• Participants identified specific strategies they intended to adopt for stress reduction and resilience.
• Team projects successfully fostered interprofessional collaboration and learning in resilience practices.

Conclusions:

• The CPR Camp initiative serves as an effective model for promoting and sustaining resilience-building strategies in health profession students.
• Implementing similar resilience-focused programming can help cultivate resilience among the interprofessional workforce.
• Enhanced resilience can enable healthcare teams to better cope with stress, prevent burnout, and improve patient care delivery.