Healthcare

Physicians and nurses have been tasked with supporting the impossible – providing medical care for more and more patients within each workday.

Physician burnout rates have climbed from 27% in 2000 to 43% in 2019, and close to 50% during the pandemic.

-EClinicalMedicine (August 2021)

the pressures of the medical field

Terry helps medical professionals make greater patient impact by reminding them how vital their work is.

High workloads, stress, and burnout have strained the current U.S. nursing workforce, compounding observed attrition over the past two years. Half of all nurses feel emotionally drained, used up, fatigued, and burned out a few times a week to every day. 29% reported feeling at the end of their rope at similar intervals. Looking ahead, 984,000 RN’s and LPN’s/LVN’s indicate they are likely to leave nursing by 2027. Younger, early career nurses account for 24% of the RN total due to burnout and stress. But many of our younger nurses last two years or less in their occupations. But, there is hope. These projections can be altered based on decisions policymakers make today and in the near future. Inspiring current and next generation nurses and physicians is key to preventing attrition and driving recruitment. That’s where Terry comes in!

Moral injury and distress are paramount in the medical system today, and no medical professionals are immune from the challenges and constraints it has on their professional and personal lives. Terry shows administrators and clinicians the importance of balance in the workplace to ultimately improve patient outcomes and help prevent burnout.

Terry reminds medical professionals why they entered their field to begin with – to make a difference in patients’ lives. Beyond medicine, it’s equally important to understand what makes each patient tick and what they might respond to that can change their attitude and shorten recovery. Terry employs personal storytelling to illustrate tactics and approaches used by nurses and doctor’s that can change the trajectory of their patients in a positive way – outside of the medical treatment they are receiving. These inspirational tactics and approaches are great ways to learn resilience and renewal, and drive medical professional satisfaction.

Speaking Topics and Workshops Include

Based on personal experience, Terry shares how organizations can create ways to celebrate people with facial differences. Terry discusses methods to embrace those with visible differences, celebrating them for the value they can bring to the workplace, and ultimately help to differentiate your organization for an improved public image and a recruitment and retention advantage in the market.

  • Navigating Life’s Roadblocks and Building Resilience: Attitude, Focus and Teamwork
  • Frameworks to Overcome Adversity and Rebuild Confidence
  • Dealing with Adversity and Taking Control of Your Life
  • Workplace Sensitivity: Approaches to Celebrating Visible Differences
Smiling nurse in blue scrubs talking to a seated elderly man in a bright room.

testimonials

Reviews from the Healthcare Industry

Thank you for speaking at our 49th John Muir Medical Center Auxiliary Annual Meeting

Many attendees told me that they thought you were the best speaker we have ever had! Without any notes, your easy-going manner and eloquent, inspirational presentation engaged the group from the start. Your voice filled the room, and your story filled our hearts. Thank you for being such an inspiration to us all.

Barbara R. Neale President, John Muir Medical Center Auxiliary
Every company in every industry is faced with adversity at one point of time or another.

Terry delivers such an inspirational message to help lead during those times through the messaging of teamwork, focus and positive thinking. I can’t recommend a more insightful speaker who makes you see the bigger picture to get through any challenge. Terry inspired the entire room to want to do better with their lives, as he has done. Well done, Terry!

Molly Lewis Senior Regional Manager, Genomic Health, Inc.
His business experience enabled him to tune his talk to the issues that our sales and marketing organization deals with every day.

Terry’s story was not just an inspirational one, but his business experience and background enabled him to tune his talk to the issues that our sales and marketing organization deals with every day – staying focused, building teams and trust, accepting change, and confronting life’s daily challenges.

Patrick Shea Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Oncology Business Unit, Ligand Pharmaceuticals.
A great presentation.

A great presentation. It was both stimulating and of practical value for our group.

M. Anthony Pogrel, D.D.S., M.D., F.R.C.S. Professor and Chairman Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
Everyone in attendance was riveted by his survival story

We were privileged to have Terry Healey keynote our Revolutionaries for Global Health Summit in San Francisco. As a cancer survivor, his talk drove home PerkinElmer’s mission of eradicating cancer. Everyone in attendance was riveted by his survival story – it was wonderful to see his story inspire the doctors, government officials, investors, scientists, and researchers to work harder in the global battle against cancer. It brought PerkinElmer’s applications & technologies, science, and patients’ struggles together to show the big picture of what can be done to eradicate this disease. Seeing how Terry’s talk first-handedly motivated such a large group of diverse people to come together as a global health revolutionaries’ movement against cancer/disease was a once in a lifetime experience!

Kevin Hrusovsky President, Life Sciences & Technology, PerkinElmer
A powerful reminder that one can grow through adversity

Terry’s message is a powerful reminder that one can grow through adversity. He presents a challenge to the listener that is compelling, and if embraced, has the potential to be life changing. Thank you, Terry, for sharing your journey in such a profound manner, our team left both inspired and empowered to own the change they desire.

Kimberly Popovits Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer & President, Genomic Health, Inc.
Your presentation scored the highest level of all our presenters.

Your presentation was an uplifting highlight for all of our patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals. Our review of our participants’ responses showed that your presentation scored the highest level of all of our presenters.

John R. Saunders, Jr., M.D. Medical Director, Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
As a cancer program administrator, I found Terry Healey’s testimonial of his journey with cancer absolutely inspiring.

Terry serves as a great example of how someone can turn a devastating event such as dealing with a disfiguring cancer into a story of resilience and survivorship. He is to be commended for his courage and willingness to serve as a beacon of hope and inspiration to those not only facing cancer but any major adversity in life.Thank you Terry!

Brenda Carlson Executive Director of Oncology, John Muir Health
Terry’s message is a powerful reminder that one can grow through adversity

He presents a challenge to the listener that is compelling, and if embraced, has the potential to be life changing. Thank you, Terry, for sharing your journey in such a profound manner, our team left both inspired and empowered to own the change they desire.

Kimberly Popovits Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer & President, Genomic Health, Inc.
Awesome!

Your presentation was extremely well received, and the information given was outstanding. With speakers like you, we are able to present quality programs to our healthcare professionals who provide patient care. I thought I’d share with you some of the comments by our 500 attendees: “Wow! Inspiring!” “Awesome!” “Wonderful and uplifting” “Very impressive and gave a human touch to clinical cases-a real success! Have him back next year!

Paul Bernstein, M.D., F.A.C.S. Kaiser Permanente & Chairman, Head and Neck Division, American Cancer Society.
He is an excellent speaker and presenter.

Terry was the motivational speaker at our first-ever Leadership Kickoff Meeting. His personal story of strength and courage was very well received by our management team, especially after some intense business planning sessions. He is an excellent speaker and presenter, and his message of overcoming obstacles and taking risks was particularly inspiring and appropriate for our group. We are looking forward to having him return to speak at future events for our Health System.

Paige Nebeker Director of Marketing and Media Relations, Tahoe Forest Health System.
Terry delivered an inspiring message during the 25th Year End Celebration of the Heartland Study Club.

His presentation was uplifting and encouraging to all the healthcare providers in the room. From a healthcare provider perspective, Terry’s experience was extraordinary. He has been through extensive challenges and has come through them all amazingly. The courage which Terry displayed during his healthcare challenges, as well as his willingness to share them with others, is truly inspirational.

Michael J. Noffze DDS, MD, Director of Heartland Study Club, Fargo, ND.