Webinar – Navigating Burnout in Healthcare

Health professionals are increasingly experiencing high levels of burnout, driven by high patient volume, inadequate staffing, increasing administrative burden, and poor work-life balance.

Join this webinar to build practical skills for recognising and managing burnout in healthcare, with a focus on the realities of working in rural and remote Western Australia.

Hosted by Dr Matthew Coleshill  and Dr Melissa Black.

Dr Matthew Coleshill is a a Research Fellow at Black Dog Institute, UNSW Medicine & Health, with a research background in health psychology. At Black Dog Institute, Dr Coleshill leads a program of research around The Essential Network (TEN), a blended care mental health support service for Australian health professionals. Dr Melissa Black is a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Research Fellow at Black Dog Institute, focusing on new models of care for specific populations such as healthcare workers and emergency service workers, as well as treatments for common mental health issues (including depression, anxiety, trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder). She is interested in how to better integrate digital tools with person-to-person therapy.

What you will hear in this webinar:

• Understand what burnout is and how it presents in healthcare
• Explore key contributors, including workload, systemic pressures, and rural workforce challenges
• Learn practical, evidence-based strategies to manage and prevent burnout
• Identify ways to set boundaries, maintain wellbeing, and support colleagues
• Discover supports and resources relevant to WA health professionals