Resources

• BCFP Financial Wellbeing Quiz

• Debt Payoff Methods

• Homebuying Guide

• Personal Finances Cheat Sheet

• Schwab Cheat Sheet

• Schwab Net Worth Worksheet

TED Talks

• STEMinism: If You Can See Her, You Can Be Her

• Breaking down barriers in health care: the need for more women in surgical specialties

• Employee Sample Letter to Employer/Supervisor: Request for Breastfeeding Accomodations (TX)

• Sample Lactation Letter - A Better Balance

CEU Opportunities!

• 1/10-13 WPPC Winter Park, CO

• • https://skiwppc.com

  • 26.4 CEUs

• 1/28-31 STS San Diego, CA

  • https://www.sts.org/calendar-of-events/63rd-sts-annual-meeting

• 2/3-6 AACP Salt Lake City, UT

  • https://www.theaacp.com/2026-annual-meeting/

• 3/4-6 Houston Aortic Symposium Houston, TX

  • https://promedicacme.com/houston-aortic/

• 3/17-21 AmSECT Nashville, TV

  • https://amsect.org/events-education/international-conference

• 4/24-26 Wisconsin Perfusion Society Milwaukee, WI

  • https://www.wisperfusion.org

  • 19.5 CEUs

  • Self paced virtual option

• 5/6-9 Sanibel Symposium Bonita Springs, FL

  • https://perfusion.com/sanibel-symposium-2/

• 6/17-20 ASAIO Ft. Lauderdale, FL

  •  https://asaio.org/conference/

• 7/17-19 Carolina Perfusion Symposium Myrtle Beach, SC

  • https://carolinaperfusionsymposium.com/

• 8/14-16 MSTCVS/PERForm Detroit, MI

  • https://miperfusion.org/mstcvs-perform-meeting/

• 8/27-29 AmSECT Pediatric & Congenital Columbus, OH

  • https://amsect.org/events-education/pediatric-and-congenital-perfusion-conference

• 9/27-10/01 ELSO Nashville, TN

  • https://cvent.me/eWoqqG

• 10/8 - 10/9 - Pediatric Perfusion Retreat​

  • Atlanta, Georgia​

  • pediatricperfusionretreat.com

• 10 TBD UPMC Children’s ECLS Pittsburgh PA

  • https://cce.upmc.com/content/16th-annual-neonatal-and-pediatric-ecls-educational-conferencein-person

• 11/30-12/3 NAFA VCU Perfusion CRNA Meeting Lake Buena Vista, FL

  • https://nafa.vcu.edu/ce/perfusion/disney2026/

  • 24 CEUs

Prioritizing wellness is not a sign of weakness — it is an essential part of building a sustainable and fulfilling career. Developing healthy habits, strong support systems, and self-awareness can help perfusionists maintain both personal wellbeing and professional longevity.

Burnout Self-Assessment

• Questionnaire to Quantify Burnout

  • https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/your-wellbeing/risk-of-burnout-questionnaire/risk-of-burnout-questionnaire

• Self Reflection Prompts

  • “What aspects of my work energize me most?”

  • “Am I making time for activities and relationships outside of work?”

  • “What does balance currently look like for me?”

  • “When was the last time I did something just for me?”

  • “What will make me feel better right now?

Wellness Resources

• Apps

  • Headspace

  • Calm

  • Insight Timer

• Journaling Prompts

  • Highlights of last month

  • What drained my energy

  • What gave me energy

  • What measurable goals do I have for this month

  • What UNmeasurable goals do I have for this month

  • Something new to try this month

  • Choose a word of the month

    • (examples: ambitious, abundance, creativity, wellness, routine, wander, compassion, etc. really anything that you want to focus on!)

Negotiation is an important — and often overlooked — skill in healthcare. Whether discussing salary, scheduling, leadership opportunities, contract terms, or workplace resources, learning how to advocate for yourself professionally can have a major impact on career growth and job satisfaction.

Resources:

• Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

  • Book by Christopher Voss and Tahl Raz

• Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want

  • Book by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever

• The Anchoring Effect and How it Can Impact Your Negotiation

  • The anchoring effect is a cognitive bias that describes the common human tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information offered

  • https://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/negotiation-skills-daily/the-drawbacks-of-goals/

• What Successful Negotiators Do Differently

  • Studies show that women negotiate just as frequently as men — so why do they succeed half as often? 

  • https://www.ted.com/talks/kathryn_valentine_what_successful_negotiators_do_differently?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

• Sample Salary Negotiation Emails

  • https://fearlesssalarynegotiation.com/salary-negotiation-email-sample 

More to come...

More to come...