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Oct 21, 2021 ·
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Tait Shanafelt, MD, on establishing a chief wellness officer

This webinar outlines a step-by-step guide to laying the groundwork for and establishing a chief wellness officer role in your organization. 

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AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series
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3 ways doctors can find the courage to tell their burnout stories

Storytelling can help engage leaders to fix the system factors that cause doctor burnout. Learn about telling your story to rewrite medicine’s culture.

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A conversation: Haiku within medicine, coping with burnout

In this episode of AMA Moving Medicine, Frank Clark, MD, talks about how he writes haiku to cope with the strain of COVID-19.

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Physician Health
Moving Medicine Podcast
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Marshfield leaders tackle pandemic’s “brutal” impact on morale

Wisconsin’s Marshfield Clinic Health System surveyed physicians and others to find out COVID-19’s impact and take actions to address it.

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Physician Health
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Frank Clark, MD
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Q&A: How haiku helps psychiatrist contend with pandemic stress

AMA member Frank Clark, MD, wrote poetry in medical school to cope with depression. Now, with the strain of COVID-19, he crafts haiku.

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How World Medical Association stood up for doctors during COVID-19

Doctors facing burnout or oppression amid the pandemic have had a forceful ally in the WMA, led recently by former AMA president David Barbe, MD, MHA.

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Omar Maniya, MD, MBA, on med students eyeing career in private practice

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Omar Maniya, MD, MBA, on pursuing careers in private practice.

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Moving Medicine Video Update
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Another COVID-19 pandemic outcome: Busier physician EHR inboxes

To ease the burden of managing an increasingly crowded inbox, health systems and physicians should turn to other members of the care team. Learn more.

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Marcia Nelson, MD, on benefits of restoring physician lounge

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Marcia Nelson, MD, on how restoring a physician lounge improved well-being.

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Physician Health
Moving Medicine Video Update