Date: Wednesday, 25 November 2026
Time: 4.30pm – 5.30pm AEDT | 3.30pm – 4.30pm ACDT | 1.30pm – 2.30pm AWST | 6.30pm – 7.30pm NZDT
Hosts: Dr Susannah Ward and Dr David Beaumont (Chair and Deputy Chair of the RACP Member Health and Wellbeing Committee)
Speakers:
- Dr Jo Braid – Rehabilitation Physician (RACP FAFRM), Leadership Coach and Host of the Burnout Recovery Podcast.
- Dr Choong-Siew Yong – Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Director of Child and Youth Mental Health, Northern Sydney Local Health District, and Chair of the RANZCP Member Wellbeing Sub-Committee.
Registration (FREE): Burnout Prevention and Stress Management: Practical Tips for Sustainable Wellbeing | Attendee Registration
Additional information about the webinar is available on our website: https://www.racp.edu.au/news-and-events/all-events/event-details?id=25d1d8af-bbb2-61c2-b08b-ff01001c3177
Join Dr Jo Braid and Dr Choong-Siew Yong for an interactive discussion exploring burnout and stress in medicine, and practical approaches to managing these challenges and supporting sustainable wellbeing.
Through practical examples and real-world experience, Jo and Choong-Siew will share evidence-informed strategies for managing stress, supporting recovery, setting sustainable boundaries and navigating the demands of medical practice.
Hosted by Dr Susannah Ward and Dr David Beaumont, this conversation will focus on practical tips that doctors can take away and apply in their own working lives, while also recognising the role that workplaces, teams and broader working conditions play in supporting wellbeing.
Learning outcomes
- Recognise some of the common signs and contributing factors associated with stress and burnout.
- Identify practical, evidence-informed approaches to preventing and managing stress and burnout, and supporting recovery.
- Explore practical approaches to managing the demands of medical practice and supporting sustainable wellbeing.
- Consider how individual, workplace and broader factors can contribute to sustainable wellbeing.
