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Episode 94 | Duration: 32:24

Sadie Elisseou, MD, is a primary care physician in the Boston VA healthcare system, an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Adjunct Instructor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. She is an internationally recognized expert in the field of trauma-informed care (TIC), and her award-winning curriculum on ‘trauma-informed physical examination’ is now taught at medical schools across the U.S. During the pandemic, Sadie partnered with colleagues to publish the first framework on trauma-informed telehealth. She has since published novel works on trauma-informed peer physical examination, trauma-informed approach to burnout and leading trauma-informed organizations. Sadie is the co-founder of the National Veterans’ Health Administration TIC Collaborative and a member of the Trauma Informed Health Care, Education and Research (TIHCHER) collaborative and the Harvard Medical School TIC Steering Committee. She enjoys building platforms to train healthcare professionals in trauma-informed resilience. 

In this episode of Caring Greatly, Sadie shares the core concepts of trauma-informed leadership and care, including realizing the prevalence of trauma, recognizing its signs and symptoms, responding in a trauma-informed way, and resisting re-traumatization. She talks about how embracing these principles creates safer healthcare experiences for patients and clinicians. She also talks about how to lead people and teams using the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAHMA) six principles of trauma-informed care:

1. Safety: physical, psychological and emotional
2. Trustworthiness and transparency
3. Peer support
4. Collaboration and mutuality
5. Empowerment, voice and choice
6. Cultural, historical and gender issues

Sadie also delves into how a trauma-informed approach reframes thinking about “disruptive behavior” in a way that allows for more meaningful solutions and less stress and distress for leaders and team members alike. Finally, Sadie shares a vision for a trauma-informed future where healthcare shifts from a focus on transactions to relationships.

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