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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

Wellness and Burnout Prevention

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 and Professional Advocacy

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

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