About

Patrick Riecke

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Oncology Nursing Summit Presentation 2025

Patrick is a burnout survivor and expert. He brings awareness to the burnout epidemic for leaders and coworkers alike.

For more than a decade, he served as the director of dignity and spiritual care at a large healthcare system. During his tenure, he was also the chairperson for the ethics committee. His teams responded to more than 15,000 patient deaths and fielded more than 500 clinical ethics consults.

His presentations help healthcare professionals prevent and overcome burnout. He delivers the research and personal experience of this overwhelming topic with humor and proven solutions for you and your team.

Patrick is a published author, speaker, and professional coach. He is also an ethics professor at Indiana University.

His education includes a masters degree from Cincinnati Bible Seminary and a graduate certificate in diversity and inclusion from Cornell University.