Burnout
‘How do you fill your tank?’ For women physicians, start with self-care
CHICAGO — Busy women physicians have much to gain by seeking out small moments of self-care, reflecting on ways to make positive change and sharing their personal stories with other women to build a more connected community.
ACR calls for ‘appropriate reimbursement’ from CMS after proposed 5th year of cuts
The American College of Rheumatology has submitted comments to CMS on proposed cuts to physician payments, warning of worsened burnout and staff shortages, and calling for “appropriate reimbursement,” according to a press release.
Stanford Professional Fulfillment Model can help physicians find ‘joy again in work’
Professional fulfillment can be achieved through a culture of wellness, efficiency of practice in the workplace and personal resilience, according to a speaker at the Ending Clinician Burnout Global Summit.
Women in medicine roundtable, Part 3: On burnout and balance
On this special edition episode, Hansa Bhargava, MD, with Oncology Overdrive’s Shikha Jain, MD, and Mend the Gap’s Dagny Zhu, MD, discuss physician burnout and managing a good work-life balance with a panel of guests.
Experts use art, ‘micro-habits’ to combat burnout, draw attention to physician suicide
As part of the ongoing challenge to achieve work-life integration, experts are pursuing creative endeavors and practicing decompression to provide outlets for physicians struggling with burnout.
Stigma is ‘common thread’ among clinician suicides
Health care professionals are more likely to experience mental health issues than other workers in the United States, but the stigma they face often deters them from seeking treatment, leading to tragic outcomes, a speaker said.
Nurse-reported career changes improve, yet ‘serious problems persist’
The number of U.S. registered nurses, including mostly women, who planned to leave their careers lowered significantly in 2023 compared with 2022, according to updated results of the Michigan Nurse’s Study.
NFL medical adviser tells physicians, like athletes, ‘the leader you’re looking for is you’
In his keynote address at this year’s Ending Clinician Burnout Global Summit, Thom Mayer, MD, FACEP, likened the health care practitioners in the audience to the professional football players he routinely treats.
Virtual Death Cafés fail to prevent burnout in ICU clinicians
During the COVID-19 pandemic, ICU clinicians who participated in virtual group discussions about death did not have significantly lower burnout at 6 months, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Healio Rheumatology wins APEX award for story on ‘moral imperative’ to address burnout
The Healio Rheumatology staff have won the APEX Award for Writing/Topics – Health & Medical Writing for the cover story, “‘Moral imperative’ to address physician burnout emerges in wake of COVID-19 pandemic.”