Topic in Focus: Physician Well-being

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April 1, 2022: Advocacy Update spotlight on honoring Dr. Lorna Breen

How we can honor the legacy and memory of Dr. Lorna Breen and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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System-level support to ensure physician wellness with Waguih IsHak, MD

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Waguih IsHak, MD, on support for physician wellness.

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Kirk Brower, MD
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Q&A: Even today, this chief wellness officer manages his own burnout

Psychiatrist and CWO Kirk Brower, MD, is committed to improving physician well-being. That effort started as a personal struggle with burnout.

Physician Health
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Supporting and recognizing our nation’s physicians with Susan Bailey, MD

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Susan R. Bailey, MD, on supporting and recognizing our nation’s physicians.

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Moving Medicine Video Update
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Doctors hit hardest by pandemic at higher risk of burnout

Overall trend on physician burnout is encouraging, but survey data from start of pandemic reveals the early toll of COVID-19 on specialties affected most.

Physician Health
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How we can honor the legacy and memory of Dr. Lorna Breen

Our AMA offers multiple resources addressing severe pandemic-related burnout, in addition to measures taken under the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Act.

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Train “encounter specialists” to help alleviate doctor burdens

Discover how using two medical assistants trained in EHR documentation can boost physician morale and improve care in today’s value-based care system.

Physician Health
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Relieving money anxiety & achieving financial wellness with Laurel Road’s Aja Evans

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Aja Evans about the link between financial wellness and mental well-being.

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The burden of burnout for women in medicine with Vineet Arora, MD

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Vineet Arora, MD, about the burden of burnout for women in medicine.

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Physician Health
Moving Medicine Video Update