Health Care Workers Running on Empty: How do We Refill the Tank?

October 12, 2026

Working in health care has become increasingly challenging as healthcare professionals face staffing shortages, demanding workloads, occupational stress, and burnout. This session will explore factors contributing to healthcare worker burnout and their impact on professional well-being and patient care. Participants will examine individual and collective strategies—including self-advocacy, workplace advocacy, recognition of professional value, and peer support—that can promote resilience, professional sustainability, and healthier work environments.

Target Audience

This educational activity is designed for an interprofessional audience of healthcare professionals, including registered nurses (RNs), nurse practitioners (NPs), certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), physician assistants/associates (PAs), pharmacists, registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs), physical therapists (PTs), occupational therapists (OTs), optometrists, audiologists, acupuncturists, and other healthcare professionals.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to: Identify key workplace and occupational factors that contribute to stress and burnout among healthcare professionals. Describe strategies that support professional well-being, resilience, and sustainable healthcare practice. Identify individual and collective approaches to advocacy that can promote healthier work environments and support quality patient care.

Course summary

Available credit:

1.00 AANP Contact Hours
Nurse Practitioners
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners^® (AANP) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and . AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by AANP as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour(s) (which includes 0.00 hour(s) of pharmacology).
1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
Physician Associates
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
Pharmacists
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 1.00 contact hours.
1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
Pharmacy Technicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 1.00 contact hours.
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
Nurses
Credit being awarded: 1.00 ANCC contact hours
1.00 ASWB continuing education credits
Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. AKH Inc. Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 continuing education credits.
1.00 CBRN
California Nurses
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17011, for 1.00 contact hours.
1.00 CDR
Dietitians
1.00 COPE
0.10 IACET
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is Jointly Accredited by the Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education and has been approved to offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs). CEUs are awarded for learning events that align with the ANSI/IACET Standard for Continuing Education and Training. IACET is recognized internationally as a standards development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality continuing education and training. This learning event is eligible for 0.10 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Non-MD
Non-Physicians Seeking AMA Credit
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Course opens:

10/12/2026

Course expires:

12/12/2026

Event starts:

10/12/2026 - 5:00pm EDT

Event ends:

10/12/2026 - 6:15pm EDT

Cost:

$0.00

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Rating:

JW Marriott (Downtown)

900 W Olympic Blvd

Los Angeles, CA

United States

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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.

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