Topic in Focus: Physician Well-being

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Jul 29, 2021 ·
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Physician experts on beating burnout with behavioral health integration

In this webinar, physician experts share how implementing behavioral health integration (BHI) has helped to increase joy and satisfaction in their practice.

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Jul 20, 2021 ·
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Pratima Sharma, MD, and Betsy Hail on strategies for physician well-being

On July 20, 2021, the AMA held a webinar in the AMA STEPS Forward™ series: “Promising practices to support physician well-being during COVID-19: A case study from EvergreenHealth.” Watch the recording and download the slides.

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Time for a new way to approach physician performance reviews

Performance reviews, done poorly, can alienate doctors. Find out how North Carolina physicians figured out a better way.

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Carol Rao, ScD, looks at pandemic's impact on public health workers [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the mental health impact on public health workforce.

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Carol Rao, ScD, looks at pandemic's impact on public health workers

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the mental health impact on public health workforce.

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4 well-being initiatives to tackle pandemic’s heightened stress

High COVID-19 hospitalization and death rates hit doctors hard at the University of North Carolina. Learn about UNC’s innovative efforts to help.

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Borne of COVID-19 crisis, AMA’s daily videos here for long haul

“AMA COVID-19 Update” has resonated with doctors looking for reliable information. New offering covers broader range of challenges facing U.S. medicine.

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How the crucible of COVID-19 can help fix the health care system

A National Academy of Medicine report details the pandemic’s effect on clinicians and the long-overdue systemic improvements needed to support them.

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Half of health workers report burnout amid COVID-19

48% of U.S. doctors reported burnout in 2020, with more than 25% having high stress, anxiety. Other health professionals suffered even more.

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