Topic in Focus: Physician Well-being

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4 steps health systems can take to boost pandemic resiliency

Learn with the AMA how to create a resilient organization to handle stress during COVID-19 and cut physician burnout.

Physician Health
Feb 11, 2021 ·
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Colin West, MD, PhD, and Christine Sinsky, MD, discuss physician burnout

Colin West, MD, PhD, and Christine Sinsky, MD, discuss findings from their study, “Resilience and Burnout Among Physicians and the General US Working Population." Watch now.

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Christy Rentmeester, PhD, on standards of care and ethics during COVID

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing moral distress during the pandemic and the standards of care and ethics.

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It’s OK to not be OK: Building well-being in your health care culture

Learn more with the AMA about how this health system is taking a deliberate approach to fighting physician burnout.

Physician Health
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Feb. 5, 2021: State Advocacy Update

Texas FQHC develops integrative model to help patients with pain and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Feb 4, 2021 ·
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Bryant Adibe, MD, discusses rethinking wellness during COVID-19

Bryant Adibe, MD, leads an interactive discussion about wellness, community and our common search for meaning during COVID-19. Learn more.

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Q&A: How to ensure physician well-being is top of mind in 2021

AMA member Heather Farley, MD, reflects on the added stress physicians continue to face during COVID-19 and what health systems can do to address burnout.

Physician Health
Feb 3, 2021 ·
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Mark Greenawald, MD, explores processes for professional connection

In this AMA STEPS Forward™ webinar, consider how to incorporate processes of intentional professional connection. Watch the video and download the slides.

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COVID-19: How to implement crisis care standards when needed

The emotional toll of implementing crisis standards of care is often overlooked. Learn with the AMA how to support decision-makers and front-line staff.

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