Mickey Trockel, MD, PhD, and Niki Menon share findings on physician burnout

In this webinar presentation, Mickey Trockel, MD, PhD, and Nikitha Menon discussed findings from their study, “Association of Physician Burnout With Suicidal Ideation and Medical Errors,” published in JAMA Network Open in 2020.

They discussed the implications of the relationships between burnout, depression, suicidal ideation and medical error for organizations aiming to support physicians and their care teams.

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• Nikitha Krishna Menon
  Social science research professional, Stanford WellMD & WellPhD Center
  
  Niki Menon is a social science research professional at the Stanford School of Medicine and a graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. As a member of the WellMD team involved in various interventions to promote sleep, nutrition, culture, leadership, self-valuation, personal resilience, and other contributors to well-being in medicine, and as an aspiring future physician, she has cultivated an interest in increasing professional fulfillment and reducing burnout among physicians.

• Mickey Trockel, MD, PhD
  Director of evidence based innovation, Stanford University School of Medicine WellMD Center
  
  Mickey Trockel, MD, Phd, is the director of evidence based innovation for the Stanford University School of Medicine WellMD Center. His development of novel measurement tools has led to growing focus on professional fulfillment as a foundational aim of efforts to promote physician well-being. His scholarship also identifies interpersonal interactions at work as a modifiable core determinate of an organizational culture that cultivates wellness.

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Disclaimer: The viewpoints expressed in this video are those of the participants and/or do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.