Search results for "Physician well-being"
Policy, patients, payments, and paperwork in new Curbsiders episode
ACP has partnered with The Curbsiders, a podcast focusing on internal medicine-related topics, to launch a CME-accredited series.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/23/6.htm
23 Oct 2018
Prevent, recognize impairment
Professional duties require physicians to recognize and address physician illness and impairment, but it is often difficult to recognize a colleague's condition and find an appropriate way of reporting and resolving it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/prevent-recognize-impairment.htm
1 Sep 2019
Published studies may exaggerate the effect of burnout on quality of patient care
While higher burnout is associated with lower-quality health care, the magnitude or clinical significance of the relationship is still not clear due to variability and confounding in the existing research, according to a systematic review.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/08/1.htm
8 Oct 2019
Restoring trust in the medical profession
Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, continues his monthly column on KevinMD in a post discussing the trust paradox in American medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/24/6.htm
24 Jul 2018
ACP seeks feedback from members on administrative pain points
An online data collection tool will serve as a way for physicians to communicate administrative hassles to ACP staff, share best practices and innovative ideas, and help inform the creation of additional tools and services.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/13/6.htm
13 Feb 2018
Top 10 tips to beat loneliness at work
The challenge of isolation and loneliness at work can be exacerbated by personal and societal circumstances, workplace stressors, and technology.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/06/top-10-tips-to-beat-loneliness-at-work.htm
1 Jun 2021
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination candidates for College governance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/11/nominees-named-for-college-officer-and-regent-positions.htm
1 Nov 2022
Protective equipment for physicians' mental health
The Emotional PPE Project is a nonprofit directory that connects health care workers with licensed mental health professionals, which has become particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/09/protective-equipment-for-physicians-mental-health.htm
1 Sep 2021
Improving the well-being of physicians and patients
Because more than 50% of the U.S. population will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in their lifetimes, more action is needed to support greater access to behavioral and mental health services.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/05/improving-the-well-being-of-physicians-and-patients.htm
1 May 2023
Those lost
A physician recounts colleagues she lost to physician suicide in her seven-year career as an attending hospitalist physician.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/those-lost.htm
1 Sep 2019