Title: Personalizing your Stress Management Game Plan

Presenter: April Martin, DBA, RHIA, CHPS, CHDA, CCS, CDIP, FAHIMA, FACHE, CRC, CPCO, CPB, CIC, CANPC, CMT, CRCR

Credit: 1 Complementary Medicine

Session Description: We have all been through a couple extremely stressful years, and we may not be able to clearly state what stress is, but we sure can feel it. Attendees will learn what stress is and what causes it. They will learn the harmful effects stress causes in our lives. We will explore some stress management techniques to alleviate stress, including mindfulness. Attendees should be able to walk away with a game plan for alleviating or mitigating stress inCr the day-to-day lives.

Learning Objectives

1. Explain what stress is and understand its causes.
2. Recognize the harmful effects stress has on our lives, both physically and psychologically.
3. Explore several stress management strategies.
4. Discuss what mindfulness is and how to apply it.
5. Create a personal game plan to mitigate stress.

Bio: Dr. Martin has been the HIM Director for Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, MO, for over 7 years. She is also an adjunct professor for both Stephen’s College and Lewis University. She has worked in Health Information since 1995, having formerly worked for a large teaching hospital, owned a small MTSO, and been a former HIT program director. She has served on several boards of directors and is currently serving a 3-year term on the AHIMA Council for Excellence in Education. She is a lector at her church, is a Big Sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters, is part of a book club, and loves spending her free time traveling and with her husband, her children and grandchildren, and her Siberian Husky, Zeus.