ELEVATION POINT 2 INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF211-CSO1

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Sadly, between 30-50% of our medical professionals report experiencing “burnout”*.  New research now shows that this condition is not subjective - but has neurobiological evidence that can be measured. Concerningly, the effects of medical worker burnout can be visibly observed in brain scans. Further research shows that burnout often leads to life-threatening medical errors. Medical worker burnout is so severe that it is now being compared to PTSD with its impact on readiness and has only become more severe since COVID. Research shows that adult medical professionals that experienced childhood trauma may experience worse symptoms of burnout. However, this situation can be resolved and prevented with new innovations and insights in psychology and neuroscience. Lamm et al. 2011 demonstrated with brain imaging that the brains of medical workers subconsciously experience the suffering of their patients. The use of empathy by care providers increases the quality of care provided, but it also increases the severity of “burnout” of the medical worker, because he or she is subconsciously experiencing mental suffering. This condition has exploded in the age of COVID and has been validated by the Air Force’s own psychological researchers. In collaboration with UC San Diego – Elevation Health Partners has created a technology platform that reduces the neurobiological causes of burnout in medical workers. Elevation Health Partner’s product uses Machine Learning (ML) to customize its intervention to the unique psychology of each individual user including their ACES score. Natural Language Processing (NLP) will be used to further customize the coaching to the specific lifestyle and environmental vectors relevant to each individual user. Baseline statistics and foundational research already exist in both the DoD and commercial sector on the scale and impact of this problem.