Flourishing Through Equitable Primary Care

Workshop Submission Details

Title: Flourishing Through Equitable Primary Care

Aims and educational objectives

Introduce participants to academic frameworks defining both human flourishing and health equity

Explore the link between flourishing and equitable general practice

Use creative enquiry as a pedagogical approach for shared meaning making and self-reflection regarding professional challenges and solutions for health equity.

Intended Outcomes

Participants describe the five flourishing models and the concept of relational and meaningful practice in application to health equity

Participants describe the four guiding principles of Health Equity Framework that characterise equitable general practice

Participants apply creative enquiry approach to reflect on the relational and meaningful practice dimension in relation to promoting health equity

Format

Interactive workshop designed for medical educators and students in primary care, focusing on integrating concepts of flourishing with the imperative of promoting health equity.

Participants introductions and ice breaker in 2’s and 3’s - 10 mins

Overview as a short presentation – 10 mins

Interactive flourishing activity in pairs with creative prompts – 25 mins

Reflection and notes – 10 mins

Plenary – 5 mins

Content

Introduction and Ice breaker

Seed of change – In 2’s or 3’s share one small action you have done or seen that improved someone’s health or wellbeing

Short presentation: Gardens and flourishing spaces

Imagination of primary care environments as community gardens and why community gardens matter- transformation of shared spaces into areas of connection where people and their communities are cared for. This builds social cohesion and inclusion.

Discuss flourishing achieved through meaning making and personal growth, including strengths and vulnerabilities. Discussion of the five-point model (ecological, relational, meaning-making, compassion and keeping it real), focusing specifically on the relational and meaningful practice dimensions.

Discuss the Health Equity Framework Model (individual factors, relationships and networks, systems of power and physiological pathways). Health and education outcomes are influenced by the complex interactions between the people and their environments

Flourishing garden activity with framing at the start including boundaries, psychological safety and listening well.

Time to use pictures around the room as prompts and participants’ selection of any, that speaks to their hearts: trees with flowers, bridges, trees with roots, garden fences, seeds, sunlight, soil, water, rainfall.

In 2’s and 3’s, participants discuss their picture prompts using the reflective guide questions. Paper copies of these questions are shared among participants to aid discussion.

Physiological factors – Soil, water, sunlight: What happens when the soil is depleted, the water scarce, or the sunlight blocked? How do stress, exclusion, or overwork affect our capacity to grow and work as healthcare practitioners and what restorative practises can we embed to nourish wellbeing?

Individual factors – different kinds of trees and seeds: Each seed has unique needs. Some require shade, others full sun or richer soil. How do we recognise and respond to our diverse patients’ identities, strengths, and vulnerabilities so that communities in primary care have the conditions to take root and flourish?

Relationships – Bridges: How do relationships among gardeners, sharing tools, seeds, and stories affect what thrives in the garden? In your clinical practice, how do relationships cultivate trust, belonging, and shared responsibility for growth?

Systems of power- Fences: What fences, rules, or land ownership structures determine who can access and contribute to the garden? In your educational or primary care context, what systemic barriers or enablers affect who gets to grow, lead, and flourish and how might we redesign the landscape to be more just and open?

Reflection and Notes: Using menti.com word cloud

‘We flourish together with equity when...’

Plenary