NRP Education Session: Supporting Grief and Providing Compassion Among Research Professionals
Date:
Thursday, June 18, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Duration:
1 Hour
Categories:
Supporting Grief and Providing Compassion Among Research Professionals: The Forgotten Grievers
Join the UNC Network for Research Professionals (NRP) for a hybrid education session with Lisa L. Williams, MDiv, BCC, BSN, the Clinical Chaplain for Oncology at the NC Basnight Cancer Hospital.
- Explore why grief is inherent in clinical trials, along with the multiple ways Disenfranchised Grief (not openly acknowledged, socially sanctioned, or publicly mourned) can lead to moral distress, compassion fatigue, and organizational disconnection
- Identify coping strategies to promote resilience and sustainability to cultivate a healthy work-life balance
- Inspire intentional practices to foster peer support and team-based support, shifting culture, and honoring loss
In-person location: Brinkhous-Bullitt room 219