Podcasts Government Advancing Health Leadership Rounds With Dr. Robert Trestman

Leadership Rounds With Dr. Robert Trestman

Published: July 30, 2021, 1:30 p.m.

b'AHA Board Chair Rod Hochman, M.D., president and CEO of Providence, and Robert Trestman, M.D., chair for psychiatry and behavioral medicine at Carilion Clinic and a professor at the Viriginia Tech/Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, Va., reflect on the far-reaching effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and well-being of health care professionals, patients and families. During the conversation, Trestman emphasizes that to improve behavioral health care, \\u201covercoming the stigma of asking for and receiving help is the single biggest challenge we all face.\\u201d He is passionate about helping health care professionals \\u201cto realize that we are human beings \\u2026 with limits \\u2026 and it\\u2019s OK to ask for help.\\u201d Trestman serves as 2021 chair of the AHA Behavioral Health Services Committee.'