Transatlantic views exploring science & elite performance.
The Resilience in Medicine Conference is delighted to host exceptional world experts in this field exploring basic science to elite-level performance techniques already widely adopted in America.
The meeting will take place in: National Imaging Academy Wales | Imaging Academy Wales
National Imaging Academy Wales, Pencoed Business Park, Pencoed, CF35 5HY
Suitable for Medical doctors and Surgeons – Consultants, Registrar, Staff and Training Grades, Medical students
Date: Tuesday, 30th July 2024
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Dr. Carter Lebares is an experienced general surgeon who routinely performs both emergency and elective procedures. She holds an associate professorship at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). As a trailblazer in her field, she founded the Lebares Resilience Lab and serves as the Director of the UCSF Center for Mindfulness in Surgery. Receiving a medical degree from the University of Minnesota and completing her surgical residency at UCSF, she is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators, and Vice Chair of the ACS Committee on Surgeon Wellbeing.
As the Director of the UCSF Centre for Mindfulness in Surgery, Dr. Lebares has dedicated over two decades to personal practice and scholarly research in mindfulness meditation, stress management, cognition, and resilience. As the Principal Investigator for the Lebares Resilience Lab, her work is focused on improving stress resilience, mental health, and performance in surgical professionals and trainees, enhancing quality of care and fostering positive outcomes for both patients and healthcare providers.
Her current research awards include funding from the UCSF Health Experience Excellence fund, Clinical Nurse Research Fund, the British Medical Association Foundation, and the Association for Surgical Education Foundation’s CESERT Platinum Award. She has previously secured support from the Physicians Foundation.
Dr. Lebares is an accomplished educator, having completed Mindfulness Teacher Training for Physicians at the University of Rochester and graduating from the Teaching Scholars Program in Medical Education at UCSF. Currently, she is pursuing a PhD in Healthcare Education through UCSF and Utrecht University, Netherlands
Professor Andrew Kemp is a Professor of Psychology and Research Lead for the School of Psychology. Andrew teaches and conducts research in existential positive psychology, wellbeing science and climate psychology.
Andrew came to Swansea in 2016 from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil (2013-215), and before this, the University of Sydney in Australia. He holds a BA(Hons) in psychology from the University of Melbourne (1999) and a PhD in neuropsychopharmacology from Swinburne University of Technology (2004). He also holds a Doctor of Science degree from the University of Melbourne (2018), recognising outstanding, innovative and creative contributions to the field.