The research conducted by the Lebares Resilience Lab focuses on how cognitive and emotional factors affect performance and the advantages of mindfulness-based interventions. It also studies the connections between well-being, burnout, and patient safety.
Some key areas of research at the Lebares Resilience Lab include:
Psychological well-being and burnout: The lab studies how cognitive and emotional factors, such as stress, anxiety, and burnout, influence the performance of healthcare professionals, particularly surgeons.
Mindfulness and resilience: The lab explores the effects of mindfulness-based interventions, such as Enhanced Stress Resilience Training (ESRT), on improving resilience and reducing stress in healthcare professionals.
Neurocognitive performance: Dr. Lebares and her team examine the neural mechanisms that underlie performance in surgery and the impact of stress on neurocognitive functioning.
Operationalization and Implementation: The lab investigates the prevalence and impact of burnout and psychological distress among healthcare professionals and examines potential interventions to improve well-being and reduce burnout.
Patient safety and quality improvement: The Lebares Resilience Lab also focuses on the link between healthcare professionals' well-being and patient safety, aiming to identify interventions that improve both staff well-being and patient outcomes.
View a list of our publications or listen to one of Dr. Lebares’ talk and interviews.
Discover the Lebares Resilience Lab's Latest Study
Join Jenny Cevallos, a dynamic UCSF medical student from the Lebares Resilience Lab, as she delves into their groundbreaking research in a concise video. Hear firsthand about their findings, recently published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, and grasp the potential impact on surgical science. Keep an eye on our channels for this must-watch feature!
Join Jenny Cevallos, a dynamic UCSF medical student and member of the Lebares Resilience Lab, as she explores the pivotal issue of burnout in general surgery residency. In this video, Cevallos discusses their study Operationalizing the Culture of Burnout and Well-being, shedding light on the importance of value alignment for well-being and resilience. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with a critical conversation.
Ongoing Projects
Building Resilience, Bridging Disparities: Tailoring Mindfulness-Based Interventions for African American Breast Cancer Survivors
Simryn Covarrubias, BS, is passionate about addressing health disparities. Here’s what she has to say about how ESRT can help: "Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBI’s) have the potential to act as both a well-being intervention and a synergistic adjunct to standard oncologic care in Black women with breast cancer. The MBI used in our study is an adaptable approach known as Enhanced Stress Resilience Training (ESRT) and will be effectively tailored for African American women breast cancer survivors. Our study focuses on addressing a major and long-standing health outcome disparity in Black women. Ultimately, we would like to develop a feasible and tailored MBI that would both markedly improve the lives of Black women breast cancer survivors, and represent a long overdue move toward health equity and parity for this population."
