Improving Health Care Worker Wellbeing – Addressing system and human factors through science-informed approaches

Name: Improving Health Care Worker Wellbeing – Addressing system and human factors through science-informed approaches
Start: 2026-05-20T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-20T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Warwick Geneva Hotel, Geneva

Held on the sidelines of WHA79, this side event will examine health care worker wellbeing as a system-level responsibility, moving beyond individual resilience to focus on organizational culture, leadership, governance, duty of care, and culturally relevant mental health and psychosocial support.

The session will feature:

Expert perspectives from Dr. Megan Call, University of Utah Health
Expert perspectives from Kieren Barnes, International SOS
Additional speakers to be confirmed
Practical, evidence-based approaches to supporting frontline health workers, particularly in fragile and high-risk settings

The formal session runs from 4:00 to 5:30 PM, followed by networking drinks.