Topic in Focus: Physician Well-being

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This first-aid kit will help you treat stress in health care

Stress injuries go beyond physician burnout. Learn more with the AMA on how to help physicians and other health professionals.

Physician Health
Apr 28, 2021 ·
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Experts discuss Stress First Aid, a peer support and self-care model

This webinar focused on Stress First Aid (SFA), a peer support and self-care model designed to improve self-care and assist peers in reducing the negative impacts of stress.

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May 7, 2021: State Advocacy Update

Washington is the first state to require PPE reimbursement and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

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Why medical societies are in a unique position to address burnout

While research focuses on individual and organizational solutions to reduce physician burnout, professional medical societies are in a unique position to help.

Physician Health
Apr 20, 2021 ·
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Donna Zulman, MD, discusses physician humanism & the patient connection

To provide quality care and reduce burnout, it is important to address patient-physician connections. Watch the video and download the slides from the STEPS Forward™ webinar.

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Curriculum emphasizes medical student and physician mental health

Treatment saves the lives of those with a substance-use disorder, depression, anxiety or other stigma-laden condition—this includes medical professionals.

Physician Health
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3 ways to begin to reduce clinical documentation by 75% by 2025

Clerical burdens are a major driver of physician burnout. Learn with the AMA about how to make a major dent in doctors’ clinical documentation tasks.

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5 steps to address burnout on the front lines of COVID-19 care

With the added stress of COVID-19, Massachusetts General Hospital needed to find ways to support their teams. Find out how they made well-being a priority.

Physician Health
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Why physicians should ask their health care colleagues for feedback

It’s time to think of feedback in a new way. By placing feedback in a different light, physicians can accelerate their professional growth and enhance well-being.

Physician Health