Episode 321: Reducing Barriers to Mental Health Care for Physicians with Drs. Saddawi-Konefka, Ehrenfeld and Moutier
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
Jed Wolpaw
4.7 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 16 November 2025
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
In this 321st episode I welcome Drs. Saddawi-Konefka, Ehrenfeld and Yu Moutier to the show to discuss how we can reduce barriers to mental health care for physicians and other health care providers, why this is so important, and concrete steps that leaders and institutions can take today.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, Ackrackers. I want to tell you about a CME conference that I will be speaking at in the new year from February 28th to March 7th, 2026. It is an amazing conference. It is the holiday seminars conference in Maui at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa. I have been there before. I've spoken at this before, and it is incredible. |
| 0:21.6 | The family, the Smith family that puts this on, they really do an incredible job. It's going to be |
| 0:26.0 | some amazing speakers. It's going to be, it's a beautiful hotel and an opportunity to really |
| 0:31.7 | enjoy Hawaii and Maui, and especially at a time when Maui is trying to recover from the |
| 0:36.7 | wildfires, they're really going all out to try to make the tourist experience an amazing one. So I think this is a great year to come, and the conference is going to be incredible. You're going to hear from amazing speakers who are going to go over really, really high-yield topics. I highly, highly recommend signing up for this. You can go to holiday seminars.com and click on the Maui link, and you can register there. |
| 0:56.9 | You can use CME money. It is going to be amazing. So I hope I will get a chance to see you there. |
| 1:01.7 | It'll be a ton of fun. |
| 1:04.4 | Before we begin today's episode, we want to acknowledge that we'll be discussing suicide, |
| 1:08.4 | which can be a difficult and triggering topic for some listeners. |
| 1:11.6 | If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please know that help is available. |
| 1:16.1 | You can reach the 988-8-6-6-6-8-6-8-8-8-8-8-8 or chatting online at 988 lifeline.org. |
| 1:24.6 | This free confidential service provides 24-7 support from trained crisis counselors. |
| 1:29.2 | We encourage you to prioritize your well-being and reach out for help if you need it. |
| 1:32.9 | If this content feels overwhelming, please consider pausing and returning when you feel ready |
| 1:36.9 | or listening with support nearby. Thank you. All right. And now we'll begin. |
| 1:43.0 | Hello and welcome back to Agrak. I'm Jed Walpaw, and we have an incredibly |
| 1:47.4 | important show for you today. I have with me three guests, and we're going to talk about |
| 1:52.2 | mental health care for physicians and how important it is to try to make that more accessible |
| 1:57.3 | and reduce barriers to physicians getting that super important care. |
| 2:01.6 | I have with me, Dr. Christine U. Moutier, who serves as the chief medical officer for the |
| 2:06.3 | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. She's dedicated herself to fighting this leading |
| 2:10.5 | cause of death. And for the past decade, she's been the CMO at AFSP and has been a leading |
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