Dr. Sadie Elisseou, Physician in the VA Healthcare System and Instructor at Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine
Introducing Dr. Sadie Elisseou, Physician in the VA Healthcare System and Instructor at Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine
Presenting: “Trauma-Informed Care as a Framework to Expand Human Connection, and Re-Program Safety and Trust throughout Healthcare”
- How did you become interested in developing a Trauma Informed Physical Examination as well a TIC (trauma Informed Care) Curriculum?
- What are the 6 Core Principles of TIC and how can this improve both personal, professional and organizational resilience?
- You also recently had the privilege of speaking with the 14th Dalai Lama!!
- What did you both decide is the necessary tool needed for both individual and system trauma healing?
- You also consult with organizations outside of the healthcare industry on trauma informed principles, how has your approach helped to re-build system-wide trust, safety and cohesiveness?
- How can TIC help to reduce the stigma of mental health care?
- How is TIC an “Anchoring Framework” for resolving healthcare burnout and promoting a psychologically safe, empowering and healing environment for patients, clinicians and leaders?
Dr. Sadie Elisseou, Physician in the VA Healthcare System and Instructor at Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine
Dr. Elisseou is a physician in the VA healthcare system, an instructor at Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine, and a nationally recognized expert in trauma-informed care (TIC), a well-established framework for supporting survivors of physical, sexual, psychological, and trans-generational trauma. Dr. Elisseou creates evidence-based platforms to train professionals in trauma-informed practices and enjoys education, research, speaking, and consulting in the field of TIC.
Over the past ten years, Dr. Elisseou has cared for thousands of patients with a trauma history. Her patients taught her that there is a need for a universal, trauma-informed approach to care. In order to help meet this need, Dr. Elisseou read extensively about TIC, created a novel framework to enhance patient safety during medical appointments, and has taught this framework broadly. Dr. Elisseou is considered the national expert on trauma-informed physical examination.
Dr. Elisseou is the co-founder of the National Veterans Health Association TIC Collaborative, a member of the Trauma Informed Health Care, Education and Research (TIHCHER) collaborative, and a member of the Harvard Medical School TIC Steering Committee. She speaks nationally about TIC for audiences such as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
Dr. Elisseou had the privilege of speaking with the 14th Dalai Lama about healing from trauma, through Harvard’s Lifestyle Medicine Course.
“What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing” by Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry
Dr. Katie Cole
Affectionately called “The Healer’s Healer,” Dr. Katie Cole is an award-winning psychiatrist and consultant who works with physicians and organizations to reinvigorate their passion for medicine, create healthier work/life balance, and prevent costly burnout.