2025-26 STS Wellness Institute Session 4: Parenting Balance

Activity Description

This session will feature a conversation with author and expert Dr. Yael Schonbrun about strategies to balance a demanding career with being an active and involved parent. Dr. Schonbrun is the author of the award winning book Work. Parent. Thrive. and a practicing clinical psychologist and faculty at Brown University.

Moderator:  
Gavitt Woodard, MD
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Speaker:  
Yael Schonbrun, PhD
Brown University
Providence, RI

Schedule of Events


Session 1: Financial Wellness for the Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025
8 – 9 p.m. ET

Session 2: Use of Biometric Feedback to Optimize Personal Performance
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025
8 – 9 p.m. ET

Session 3: The Sport of Cardiothoracic Surgery: Workplace Ergonomic Challenges and Strategies to Mitigate Their Impact
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026
8 – 9 p.m. ET

Session 4: Parenting Balance
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
8 – 9 p.m. ET

Session 5: Beyond the Breaking Point: Building Resilience and Protecting Well-Being in Cardiothoracic Surgeons
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
8 – 9 p.m. ET

Learning Objectives

After completing the series, learners should be able to:

  1. Identify tools and resources that can be used to foster individual well-being.
  2. Describe the dimensions that comprise overall wellness.
  3. Employ wellness resources towards their own well-being.
  4. Implement wellness activities and programs throughout their team, institution, or community.
Activity summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ABS Accredited CME
  • 1.00 ABTS Accredited CME
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Activity opens: 
03/10/2026
Activity expires: 
03/10/2027
Cost:
$0.00

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in each activity.

NOTE: Participants can claim 1 CME credit per LIVE session by completing a separate evaluation in the STS Learning Center, which will be sent to attendees after each session. Continuing education credit is NOT associated with the recordings for the Wellness Institute sessions.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ABS Accredited CME
  • 1.00 ABTS Accredited CME
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Price

Cost:
$0.00
Please login or register to take this course.

Upon submitting the Overall Evaluation, you will be directed to claim credit and download your certificate. 

Prerequisites

Required courses: 
2025-2026 STS Wellness Institute