{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Nimira Dhalwani: Staying Connected to What\u2019s Happening on the Ground","description":"Stress and burnout within IT have been on the rise, which is why it\u2019s transformative to create a sense of work life balance which leaders can help implement. Nimira believes that it\u2019s important to check in with her team\u2019s wellbeing and be there for each other outside of work to establish solidarity and balance. \u201cYou take care of yourself first, then you take care of others,\u201d says Nimira when explaining the importance of prioritizing one\u2019s health and leading by example for her team. In this episode, Nimira offers her wisdom on preventing burnout, embracing technological change within IT, the importance of sharing learnings, and staying connected with patients and their families. Quotables: \u201cLet\u2019s think about how to use these technologies efficiently, how do we develop guiding principles around the ethical use around these technologies, and how do we also make sure that we think about some of our inclusion principles.\u201d -ND \u201cTry to bring in those people we don\u2019t normally bring to the table just to hear their voices, and sometimes they may even bring in something we never would\u2019ve thought about.\u201d -ND \u201cMy goal at the end of the day is if a hospital or healthcare organization is able to take away one or two steps where they can be better prepared and they\u2019re better supported, I think we\u2019ve done a good job.\u201d -ND \u201cThere were incidents like the cyber incident where you need to be directive, so in that point in time I had to really step up, make some decisions, drive some decisions forward, and bring in the right people. I needed to collaborate with the right people and ask for help when needed.\u201d -ND \u201cThe foundation of being able to support each other is grounded in the ability to understand each other.\u201d -ND \u201cI strongly believe this partnership and communication between IT and communication teams or public affair teams is foundational.\u201d -ND \u201cI actually would appreciate when my team members share with me some of the challenges of that they\u2019re going through because that way I can help them, and we have all of our team members that can support them.\u201d -ND Mentioned in this Episode: The Hospital for Sick Children Access More Interviews with Healthcare Leaders at HIROC.com\/podcast Follow us on Twitter, and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your favourite podcasts. Email us at Communications@HIROC.com. ","author_name":"Healthcare Change Makers","author_url":"http:\/\/www.hiroc.com","html":"