OPEN MINDS Announces Elite Roundtable On Stress, Burnout & Vicarious Trauma

Gettysburg, Pa. (February 4, 2024) — On February 8, 2024, at 1 p.m. ET, Stuart Buttlaire, Ph.D., Regional Director of Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine at Kaiser Permanente will discuss how vicarious trauma impacts burnout and the health care community during the OPEN MINDS Circle Elite Executive Roundtable, Coping With Stress & Burnout: Third Party Or Vicarious Trauma.

“In the post-pandemic economy, burnout remains a problem,” said OPEN MINDS Chief Executive Officer Monica E. Oss. “At the organizational level, managers see the effects of burnout and vicarious trauma in high turnover rates, absenteeism, and interpersonal conflicts. To deliver great service and have a value proposition for payers, leaders need to build the resilience of their staff.”

Executive attendees of this session will learn:

  • The OPEN MINDS Financial Assessment Tools Suite and the usability it holds for organizations
  • Monitoring key financial ratios and assessments to help identify potential financial issues and drive long-term sustainability
  • The role that service portfolio management plays in the financial strength of an organization

To register for the 1:00 p.m. ET, February 8 event, visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2637606784570489946. There is no cost to register, but a free membership in the OPEN MINDS Circle is required.

Speaker Bios

Stuart Buttlaire, Ph.D., MBA Regional Director of Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine, Kaiser Permanente

Regional director of inpatient psychiatry and continuing care for Northern California Kaiser Permanente, Dr. Buttlaire is the lead mental health representative within Kaiser’s State Program Initiatives, and the designated resource management director for behavioral health. He is also the Permanente Medical Group lead in the design and development for the new inpatient psychiatric hospital in Kaiser Santa Clara Medical Center. Prior to coming to Kaiser in 1987, Dr. Buttlaire was chief of acute and subacute services for Marin County Mental Health. He has more than 30 years of clinical and management experience, providing leadership and direction in health care delivery in both the public and private sectors. Dr. Buttlaire was elected to the California Hospital Association Behavioral Health Board in 2008, and served as co-chair of the IBHI Collaborative on Emergency Department and Behavioral Health in 2007- 2008. He has been on numerous national quality panels, most recently involving involuntary seclusion procedures, and is a member of IHI. In both 1997 and 2002, Dr. Buttlaire was awarded “Most Valuable Psychologist in Northern California” by the Kaiser Permanente Regional Psychological Society, and he received the 2005 Chair of the Chiefs of Psychiatry Award. Dr. Buttlaire also served as behavioral health representative on the State Programs Policy Implementation Group. A graduate of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Dr. Buttlaire has a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Colorado’s Institute of Integral Studies and a master’s degree in business administration with an emphasis on health care management, finance, and marketing.

About OPEN MINDS

OPEN MINDS is a national market intelligence, management consulting, and marketing services firm specializing exclusively in the markets of the health and human service fields that serve consumers with chronic conditions and complex support needs. OPEN MINDS mission is to provide payers, service provider organizations, and technology and scientific firms that serve these consumers with the market and management knowledge needed to improve their organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Learn more at www.openminds.com.