Inova Spring Speaker Series, Presented by EMcentric
Wellness Wednesdays
Join us this Spring to Focus on Renewal and Growth
Mark your calendar in April for Wellness Wednesdays, a dynamic Lunch & Learn speaker series presented by EMcentric designed specifically for physicians, offering valuable insights into professional resilience, work-life balance, wellness, personal development, and more!
Each Wednesday, experts in health, mindfulness, resilience, and work-life balance share practical strategies to help medical professionals thrive both personally and professionally. From stress management techniques to leadership growth and emotional well-being, EMcentric’s Wellness Wednesdays provides a supportive and interactive platform for healthcare providers to recharge, connect, and cultivate a healthier, more fulfilling career.
Week 1
April 2, 2025 | 12:00–1:00pm
Manage and Master Social Media, with Adam Goodcoff, DO
Dr. Adam Goodcoff is the CEO of MedFluencers, the first and largest healthcare provider influencer marketing agency. He began his career as an emergency medicine physician in Chicago during which he became widely recognized for his educational content across social media, where he has amassed millions of followers across platforms like TikTok and Instagram. His engaging and informative videos have made him a popular figure in the medical community.
In addition to his executive duties and medical practice, Dr. Goodcoff also co-founded The Med Life aiming to educate and inspire those interested in medicine worldwide and Healthcare Social Media Academy to help other clinicians find their educational voice in the digital space. Dr. Goodcoff is also a medical advisor to OpenEvidence and leads the Digital Opinion Leader Advisory Board and medical social communications strategy.
Dr. Goodcoff’s contributions to healthcare education have been recognized by several major news outlets, and he has been featured in the Becker’s Hospital Review Top 8 doctors to follow on social media as well as MM+M’s 40 Under 40 and Reuters Next-rising healthcare leaders.
Listen to Adam on The Shift Report Podcast!
Week 2
April 9, 2025 | 12:00–1:00pm
Litigation and the Power of Preparation, with Gita Pensa, MD
Gita S. Pensa, M.D. is a speaker, educator, coach, and creator of Doctors and Litigation: The L Word. She helps good doctors manage the stressors of adverse events, litigation, and burnout.
Many doctors are completely unprepared for malpractice litigation, even though the majority will experience it during their careers. The experience is shrouded in secrecy and shame, and the individual physician often suffers in isolation, sometimes with disastrous consequences.
Gita will discuss the complexities of litigation stress in doctors, its impact beyond legal outcomes, and how education and more effective support strategies for defendants can mitigate its impact.
Listen to Gita on The Shift Report Podcast!
Week 3
April 16, 2025 | 12:00–1:00pm
Amygdala Management for Physicians: Create new neural pathways to react differently when under stress, with Janelle Banat
Janelle Banat is the Founder and CEO of Footlamp Consulting. She brings more than two decades of experience in entrepreneurial and health care leadership to her executive coaching practice and is trained and certified as an executive coach in an evidence-based neuroscience approach that allows for maximized creativity from her clients. Janelle and her team of forty professional coaches are dedicated to providing physicians with increased leadership competence and confidence while lowering their stress levels.
Janelle will share the neuroscience research she uses to assist physicians and other healthcare leaders with recognizing events in their daily lives that trigger a fight or flight response, and how to build new neural pathways to better react to these common threats. She will be walking through the research and how it directly applies to physicians and other healthcare leaders, as well as the way forward to changing the behaviors that so often accompany these triggering events.
Listen to Janelle on The Shift Report Podcast!
Week 4
April 23, 2025 | 12:00–1:00pm
A New Approach for Physicians Facing Burnout, with Elsa Arend
Burnout is a problem affecting patient care, career longevity, and personal well-being. The relentless pressure, long hours, and emotional toll of medicine leave little time to recover, let alone thrive.
Join Elsa Arend, an executive coach and former marketing leader who left a high-stress career after experiencing severe burnout, in a session designed specifically for physicians. In this talk, she will introduce practical, science-backed strategies to help you:
- Reclaim energy and focus without stepping away from your career
- Set boundaries without guilt or fear of disappointing others
- Recognize and interrupt the patterns driving exhaustion before they take a toll
This is not another lecture on resilience. This is a solution-focused conversation for physicians who need relief now. If you’re running on empty, and wondering how long you can sustain this pace, this session is for you.
Listen to Elsa on The Shift Report Podcast!