Work-Life Balance

Healio’s live coverage of the keynote address at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress — a speech that focused on the importance of mindfulness and achieving a healthy work-life balance — was the top story in gastroenterology last week.

AUSTIN, Texas — In this exclusive video from Crohn’s and Colitis Congress, Megan E. Riehl, PsyD, a clinical psychologist at the University of Michigan, discusses her keynote presentation from the Women in IBD Breakfast that focused on work-life balance.

AUSTIN, Texas — In this exclusive video from Crohn’s and Colitis Congress, Megan E. Riehl, PsyD, a clinical psychologist at the University of Michigan, discusses her keynote presentation from the Women in IBD Breakfast that focused on work-life balance.

Taking time from work and personal obligations to attend professional meetings can be a hassle, but it is that much and more for working moms in the medical profession.

BOSTON — In this exclusive video from The Liver Meeting 2019, Monica Tincopa, MD, MSc, a junior faculty member in the department of transplant hepatology at the University of Michigan, highlights a talk she gave during a career development workshop that focused on making time for both personal and professional lives.

Two studies published recently in Pediatrics highlighted female pediatricians’ work-life imbalance and unequal pay compared with their male peers.

Burnout and occupational stress are quite common among physicians and is considered, by many leading experts, to be a “ public health crisis.”

In August, many Europeans take extended vacations. Businesses and government offices close, and millions travel to sunny destinations in the Mediterranean or abroad. For many Americans, especially orthopedic surgeons, our European colleagues improve their work-life balance as we justify our brief vacations as all that can be taken given work commitments and revenue lost.