SES Engineering Month Lecture—Mental Health Lecture on Burnout

The Saskatoon Engineering Society (SES) has a mandate to advance the engineering profession and related societies by assisting in information exchange between Society members and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) Council by acting as a local agent and focal point to promote matters pertaining to the education and awareness of the profession.

Saskatoon Engineering Society

Dr Kingsley Nwachukwu will provide a talk on the ever important topic of burnout.

This lecture has been rescheduled to 7:00 PM. It will NOT start at 6:00 PM, as originally advertised.Nearly 50% of engineers, like in other high-achieving professionals, experience burnout in the workplace. As they strive to attain golas and target, efficiency is reduced, man-hours are lost, and attending mental health issues are observed.Creating this awareness, and obtaining help can lead to happer and healthier work conditions and increased productivity. This event should qualify for one CPD Credit for Formal Activity. A certificate of attendance will be provided.Admission at Premium Membership rates is available for Premium Members only.

Dr Kingsley O. Nwachukwu MB:BS, MD, DTM&H, DHSmgt, DCP, MSc, Ph.D is a clinician, an academic, a philanthropist and speaker. He is a consultant psychiatrist currently practicing in Saskatchewan, Canada, in Forensics and General Adult Psychiatry, and an associate clinical professor of psychiatry. He has successfully practiced in three continents; Africa, Europe, and North America . For many years, he has acted as the Director of Forensic Services/Lead Forensic Psychiatry at the Saskatchewan Hospital. He is a pioneer and psychiatrist lead of the residency-training program in psychiatry, including family medicine residents, in North-Western Saskatchewan. Over the years, He has served as advisory board member in three pharmaceutical companies, has been involved in their researches, and spoken for them.His research is in disability and advocacy for the vulnerable. He does private consulting in matters of mental health and Global and Public Health, as expert in these fields, for countries and organizations.In addition, he is the President, CEO and Founder of Blessworld Centers for Positive Social Change (BWCPSC) in Blessworld Foundation International (BWFI), where a blend of appropriate partners, charitable and non-governmental organizations, build sustainable human capacities through edutainment and therapeutic mental and global health programs.He is determined to close the gap in a generation significantly created by significant lapses in aftercare, especially for the sufferers of mental health and addiction disorders. In the last 10 years, he has successfully sponsored several life-changing programs in Africa and Canada.

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