Physician Wellness Retreat: Supporting Joy in Medicine

April 12, 2026 to April 14, 2026

This multi-day educational retreat provides physicians with a structured opportunity to examine contributors to professional burnout and to learn evidence-informed strategies to support sustainable well-being in clinical practice. Through a combination of didactic sessions, facilitated reflection, experiential learning, and peer discussion, participants will explore the relationship between physician well-being, professional fulfillment, and quality of patient care.

The program addresses known drivers of physician distress and introduces practical approaches including mindfulness-based skills, boundary-setting frameworks, values clarification, and strategies to enhance professional alignment. Participants will develop individualized action plans designed to support ongoing behavior change after the retreat.

By strengthening physician well-being and reducing burnout risk factors, this activity aims to support improved patient care through enhanced empathy, communication, clinical decision-making, and presence in the physician–patient relationship.

Target Audience

This educational activity is designed for practicing physicians of all specialties who are seeking evidence-informed strategies to reduce burnout risk, enhance professional well-being, and strengthen alignment between personal values and clinical practice.

Learning Objectives

Identify at least three contributors to physician burnout and describe their impact on physician well-being and professional performance.
Describe evidence-based strategies shown to support physician well-being, including mindfulness practices, boundary-setting approaches, values clarification, and peer connection.
Apply at least two practical strategies to enhance alignment between professional responsibilities and personal values.
Develop a personalized well-being action plan that includes specific, measurable steps to support sustainable behavior change following the retreat.
Analyze the relationship between professional identity, meaning in work, and career satisfaction.
Explain the role of community and peer support in mitigating isolation and stress in medical practice.

Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.

Course summary

Available credit:

14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
14.00 Attendance

Course opens:

04/14/2026

Course expires:

12/31/2026

Event starts:

04/12/2026 - 12:00am EDT

Event ends:

04/14/2026 - 11:59pm EDT

Cost:

$0.00

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April 12-14, 2026 Course Location: Miraval Arizona

United States

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

Disclosures
None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product
This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer
This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participants misunderstanding of the content. If you would like to opt out from future communications from AKH please send an email to [email protected] with your information with "Opt Out" in the subject line.