Physician burnout is a widespread problem affecting over half of physicians. It can begin in medical school and is associated with negative consequences like medical errors, depression, and suicidal ideation. Both individual-level strategies like self-care and organization-level interventions around workload, work-life balance, and meaning are needed to promote physician well-being and resilience. Small group discussions and protected time during the workday have shown benefits in randomized controlled trials.
Creating an online peer based intervention for clinicians
suffering with psychological distress: The challenge ahead
Sally Pezaro*, Wendy Clyne, Emmie Fulton, Andy Turner, Clare Gerada. Coventry University, Coventry
Sat 0810-gallagher-end-of-life-care- -parkIhsaan Peer
This document discusses end of life care options in British Columbia from the perspective of Dr. Romayne Gallagher, a physician director of palliative care. It provides an overview of palliative care and its benefits compared to physician assisted dying. While palliative care aims to relieve suffering, physician assisted dying is not considered a part of palliative care by definitions from the WHO. The document outlines concerns about assessing mental competence for physician assisted dying and potential risks of legalizing the practice.
A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ANALYSING THE LEVEL OF DEPRESSION AND ITS CAUSATIVE F...amsjournal
Depression is a pathological state of the mind characterised lack of self-confidence and self-esteem. The
cause of depression is multi factorial and various physical, psychological, environmental and genetic
factors have been implicated in the causation of depression. Despite being a serious condition in all age
groups, depression is more common and significant in the geriatric population as it is associated with
significant morbidity and mortality. Various scales have been developed to assess depression of which the
Geriatric Depression Scale is most suited for elderly population. It has a long form and short form, the
latter being more appropriate for elderly patients with dementia. In our study, we aim to analyse the
prevalence of depression among elderly patients visiting the outpatient departments of a tertiary care
hospital and determine the factors influencing depression in them. The study was an Observational cross sectional
study carried out on 51 elderly patients over the age of 60 years attending the various outpatient
departments of PSG Hospital. The Geriatric Depression Scale Short form was used to determine the
prevalence of depression. A self-designed questionnaire considering various factors causing depression
was administered to determine the factors influencing depression. It was found that among 51 elders in the
age group of 60 to 80 years, 58.8% were depressed of which 54% were males and 68% were females.
Financial fears regarding future and income insufficiency were the most important factors contributing to
depression. This shows that monetary fear is a major factor resulting in depression. The most effective
strategy to combat depression is to ensure appropriate self-report. The government and other organizations
must ensure that better support, both financial and other services like healthcare are provided to the
elderly in order to prevent depressive illnesses.
A service improvement focused on frailty using an R&D approach, pop up uni, 3...NHS England
Expo is the most significant annual health and social care event in the calendar, uniting more NHS and care leaders, commissioners, clinicians, voluntary sector partners, innovators and media than any other health and care event.
Expo 15 returned to Manchester and was hosted once again by NHS England. Around 5000 people a day from health and care, the voluntary sector, local government, and industry joined together at Manchester Central Convention Centre for two packed days of speakers, workshops, exhibitions and professional development.
This year, Expo was more relevant and engaging than ever before, happening within the first 100 days of the new Government, and almost 12 months after the publication of the NHS Five Year Forward View. It was also a great opportunity to check on and learn from the progress of Greater Manchester as the area prepares to take over a £6 billion devolved health and social care budget, pledging to integrate hospital, community, primary and social care and vastly improve health and well-being.
More information is available online: www.expo.nhs.uk
Creating an online peer based intervention for clinicians
suffering with psychological distress: The challenge ahead
Sally Pezaro*, Wendy Clyne, Emmie Fulton, Andy Turner, Clare Gerada. Coventry University, Coventry
Sat 0810-gallagher-end-of-life-care- -parkIhsaan Peer
This document discusses end of life care options in British Columbia from the perspective of Dr. Romayne Gallagher, a physician director of palliative care. It provides an overview of palliative care and its benefits compared to physician assisted dying. While palliative care aims to relieve suffering, physician assisted dying is not considered a part of palliative care by definitions from the WHO. The document outlines concerns about assessing mental competence for physician assisted dying and potential risks of legalizing the practice.
A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ANALYSING THE LEVEL OF DEPRESSION AND ITS CAUSATIVE F...amsjournal
Depression is a pathological state of the mind characterised lack of self-confidence and self-esteem. The
cause of depression is multi factorial and various physical, psychological, environmental and genetic
factors have been implicated in the causation of depression. Despite being a serious condition in all age
groups, depression is more common and significant in the geriatric population as it is associated with
significant morbidity and mortality. Various scales have been developed to assess depression of which the
Geriatric Depression Scale is most suited for elderly population. It has a long form and short form, the
latter being more appropriate for elderly patients with dementia. In our study, we aim to analyse the
prevalence of depression among elderly patients visiting the outpatient departments of a tertiary care
hospital and determine the factors influencing depression in them. The study was an Observational cross sectional
study carried out on 51 elderly patients over the age of 60 years attending the various outpatient
departments of PSG Hospital. The Geriatric Depression Scale Short form was used to determine the
prevalence of depression. A self-designed questionnaire considering various factors causing depression
was administered to determine the factors influencing depression. It was found that among 51 elders in the
age group of 60 to 80 years, 58.8% were depressed of which 54% were males and 68% were females.
Financial fears regarding future and income insufficiency were the most important factors contributing to
depression. This shows that monetary fear is a major factor resulting in depression. The most effective
strategy to combat depression is to ensure appropriate self-report. The government and other organizations
must ensure that better support, both financial and other services like healthcare are provided to the
elderly in order to prevent depressive illnesses.
A service improvement focused on frailty using an R&D approach, pop up uni, 3...NHS England
Expo is the most significant annual health and social care event in the calendar, uniting more NHS and care leaders, commissioners, clinicians, voluntary sector partners, innovators and media than any other health and care event.
Expo 15 returned to Manchester and was hosted once again by NHS England. Around 5000 people a day from health and care, the voluntary sector, local government, and industry joined together at Manchester Central Convention Centre for two packed days of speakers, workshops, exhibitions and professional development.
This year, Expo was more relevant and engaging than ever before, happening within the first 100 days of the new Government, and almost 12 months after the publication of the NHS Five Year Forward View. It was also a great opportunity to check on and learn from the progress of Greater Manchester as the area prepares to take over a £6 billion devolved health and social care budget, pledging to integrate hospital, community, primary and social care and vastly improve health and well-being.
More information is available online: www.expo.nhs.uk
The document provides an overview of psycho-oncology. It discusses the mental health consequences of cancer at diagnosis, during active treatment, and for survivors. It covers common issues like maladaptation, mental disorders, suicide, and impact on quality of life and compliance. It also reviews psychiatric side effects of cancer treatments and management approaches.
Depression is a state of feeling sad, miserable and down in the dumps with loss of self-confidence. Depression despite being a serious condition in all age groups is more common and significant in the
geriatric population as it is associated with morbidity and mortality. The cause of depression is multifactorial. Various scales have been developed to assess depression of which the Geriatric Depression
Scale is most suited for elderly population and those with dementia. In our study, we aim to analyse the prevalence of depression among elderly patients visiting the outpatient departments of a tertiary care hospital and determine the factors influencing depression in them. The study was an Observational study carried out on 51 elderly patients over the age of 60 years attending the outpatient departments of PSG Hospital. The Geriatric Depression Scale Short form was used to determine the prevalence of depression. A
self-designed questionnaire considering various factors causing depression was administered to determine
the factors influencing depression. It was found that among 51 elders in the age group of 60 to 80 years,
58.8% were depressed of which 54% were males and 68% were females. Financial fears regarding future
and income insufficiency were the most important factors contributing to depression. This shows that
monetary fear is a major factor resulting in depression. The government and other organizations must
ensure that better support both financial and other services like healthcare are provided to the elderly in
order to prevent depressive illnesses.
Rethinking, rebuilding psychosocial care for cancer patientsJames Coyne
Presented as the 8th Trevor Anderson Psycho-Oncology Lecture, September 8, 2014, Melbourne, Australia.
Discusses how psychosocial care for cancer patients needs to be reorganized so that a broader range of cancer patients are served. Routine screening for distress is unlikely to be an efficient means of countering tendencies of cancer care more generally becoming more organized around time efficiency and billable procedures. Psychosocial care for many cancer patients involves discussions, negotiations, and care coordination they cannot be well fit into the idea of a counseling session. The unsung heroes of providing such care are underappreciated social workers and oncology nurses.
This document discusses stress among anesthesiologists and coping strategies. It begins by asking if the reader suffers from excessive stress and what the signs are. It then discusses stress in the workplace, noting a survey found only 37% of Americans felt they managed stress well and 65% cited work as a top stressor. Stress can negatively impact health, performance, and burnout. The document then examines stress and burnout risks specifically for anesthesiologists, including personality traits, work environments, sleep deficits, fatigue, lack of recognition, conflicts with surgeons, and physical workplace stressors. It concludes by offering tips for stress management between bosses and employees.
Where’s the evidence that screening for distress benefits cancer patients?James Coyne
“The case against screening for distress.” A presentation delivered as part of an invited debate with Alex Mitchell at the International Psycho Oncology Conference, Rotterdam, November 7, 2013
Scott Letendre, MD, of the UC San Diego HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program, presents "Overview of HIV & Aging" for AIDS Clinical Rounds at UC San Diego
1. The document presents 12 graphs and diagrams that depict important issues in population health.
2. The graphs show how lifestyle and health behaviors are the dominant influences on health outcomes, and how gaps in care lead to disappointing results.
3. Additional graphs illustrate challenges such as low medication adherence, clinical inertia, the slow adoption of new medical knowledge, and the impact of health literacy on population health.
Dr Mark Hogan: Neuropsychological Correlates of ARBI: Implications for Rehabi...AlcoholForum.org
1. Dr Mark Hogan presented on neuropsychological correlates of Alcohol Related Brain Injury (ARBI) and implications for rehabilitation.
2. ARBI exists on a spectrum from chronic alcohol use to Korsakoff Syndrome and is associated with cognitive impairments including memory deficits and executive dysfunction.
3. Neuropsychological assessment is important for understanding an individual's strengths and weaknesses, estimating support needs, and informing rehabilitation planning. Assessments typically show profound memory impairments and evidence of executive dysfunction, especially in Korsakoff Syndrome.
This document describes a service model for treating patients with alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) in the Wirral area. It outlines the clinical phases of assessment and treatment, including inpatient stabilization, outpatient cognitive assessment and rehabilitation, and long-term community support. Case studies demonstrate positive outcomes such as reduced hospital use, improved cognitive function, and independent living. A review found the program significantly lowered treatment costs while achieving high rates of abstinence and community integration for patients.
Dr Helen McMonagle: Alcohol-Related Brain Injury in the Irish Context - Indiv...AlcoholForum.org
Dr. Helen McMonagle presented on alcohol-related brain injury (ARBI) in Ireland. She discussed how ARBI is often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Patients with ARBI get trapped in a cycle where their cognitive deterioration reduces their ability to seek help for their alcohol use. Dr. McMonagle advocated for a whole system approach to ARBI that focuses on primary prevention of alcohol misuse, secondary prevention through earlier detection of ARBI, and rehabilitation for those with established ARBI through coordinated multi-disciplinary care and community reintegration. There are currently gaps in services for detoxification, assessment, case coordination, and residential rehabilitation for ARBI patients in Ireland.
In response to concerns around the high prevalence of depression and anxiety experienced by people with HIV, Positive Life NSW facilitated a community consultation with the aims of uncovering the mental health needs of people with HIV, their resilience or otherwise in meeting challenges & the barriers to achieving good mental health. Kathy Triffitt (Manager, Health Promotion, Positive Life NSW) outlines the consultation process and outcomes from the service provider forum which considered the implications for community & clinical interventions, care & support, advocacy & health promotion.
This presentation was given at the AFAO Positive Services Forum 2012.
A geriatrician is a primary care doctor with specialized training in treating older patients. They can coordinate overall care, manage all health issues of older patients through comprehensive geriatric assessments, and design care plans to address multiple conditions. Referral to a geriatrician is recommended for older patients with complex medical issues, peculiar manifestations of diseases, frailty, polypharmacy management, discharge planning, continuity of care including home care, palliative care, and institutional care needs. Their role includes managing complex comorbidities, investigating atypical symptoms, rationalizing medications, ensuring smooth care transitions, and optimizing functionality and independence.
This document discusses a thesis examining the effects of mental health status and comorbidity on the perceived likelihood of hiring a healthcare advocate. It describes a study that presented participants with vignettes varying the mental health condition (dementia or depression) and presence of comorbid conditions. The results of an ANCOVA showed participants perceived a greater need for healthcare advocate services for dementia than depression. However, there was no effect for comorbidity. The study provides insights into perceptions of burden from various health conditions but more research is needed.
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary process to assess medical, psychological, and functional limitations in frail older adults to develop a coordinated care plan. It involves a 3-step process of targeting appropriate patients, assessing patients across domains, and implementing recommendations from the multidisciplinary team. Meta-analyses have found CGA to be effective in reducing functional decline, mortality, and nursing home admissions. Key domains assessed include cognition, mood, functional status, nutrition, vision, hearing, continence, social support, medications, and advance care planning.
This document summarizes a capstone project that assessed the knowledge of RN case managers regarding evidence-based nutritional guidelines for heart failure patients. A survey was distributed to RN case managers to evaluate their confidence level and knowledge of guidelines around sodium and fluid intake. The results identified several knowledge deficits and indicated a need for increased education and support from leadership to ensure nurses have the most up-to-date clinical guidelines. Suggested changes included implementing regular educational requirements for nurses and allocating more time for nurses to obtain necessary knowledge to properly educate patients.
This document outlines the key aspects of oncology and the role of clinical health psychologists in oncology settings. It begins with definitions of oncology and cancer. It then discusses primary prevention strategies and the relationship between social support and cancer patients' adjustment. Finally, it describes the clinical health psychologist's role in providing direct care, consultation, administration, research, and education to enhance patient care and communication within the oncology team.
Dr Scott Payne & Dr Mark Owens: ARBD in the Northern Irish Context AlcoholForum.org
The document summarizes research conducted on alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) in the Western Health and Social Care Trust area of Northern Ireland. It established a prevalence rate of 9 per 10,000 people and identified 278 individuals with ARBD through data collection from health and social care agencies. Care pathways were informed by the research findings to help improve services for individuals with ARBD.
Becoming Better Advocates for Your HealthBest Doctors
A leader and innovator in research on patient-centered care, Dr. Leana Wen will share her perspectives on what patients and providers can do to work more effectively together to achieve their shared goal – better health and outcomes. She will be joined by Sonia Millsom, VP of Best Doctors, who will discuss how optimizing care and controlling costs are within reach for today’s patient. The presenters will finish with live questions from the audience.
Physician burnout is a significant problem, with nearly half of physicians experiencing at least one symptom of burnout. Primary care physicians, especially those in family medicine, internal medicine, and emergency medicine, have the highest rates of burnout. However, physicians spend less than half (45%) of their time in direct patient care activities, with the rest spent on tasks like documentation, care coordination, and follow up for patients not present. New models are needed that leverage technology, protocols, and team-based care to automate tasks and delegate work to reduce burdens on physicians in order to address burnout and make primary care sustainable.
The document provides an overview of psycho-oncology. It discusses the mental health consequences of cancer at diagnosis, during active treatment, and for survivors. It covers common issues like maladaptation, mental disorders, suicide, and impact on quality of life and compliance. It also reviews psychiatric side effects of cancer treatments and management approaches.
Depression is a state of feeling sad, miserable and down in the dumps with loss of self-confidence. Depression despite being a serious condition in all age groups is more common and significant in the
geriatric population as it is associated with morbidity and mortality. The cause of depression is multifactorial. Various scales have been developed to assess depression of which the Geriatric Depression
Scale is most suited for elderly population and those with dementia. In our study, we aim to analyse the prevalence of depression among elderly patients visiting the outpatient departments of a tertiary care hospital and determine the factors influencing depression in them. The study was an Observational study carried out on 51 elderly patients over the age of 60 years attending the outpatient departments of PSG Hospital. The Geriatric Depression Scale Short form was used to determine the prevalence of depression. A
self-designed questionnaire considering various factors causing depression was administered to determine
the factors influencing depression. It was found that among 51 elders in the age group of 60 to 80 years,
58.8% were depressed of which 54% were males and 68% were females. Financial fears regarding future
and income insufficiency were the most important factors contributing to depression. This shows that
monetary fear is a major factor resulting in depression. The government and other organizations must
ensure that better support both financial and other services like healthcare are provided to the elderly in
order to prevent depressive illnesses.
Rethinking, rebuilding psychosocial care for cancer patientsJames Coyne
Presented as the 8th Trevor Anderson Psycho-Oncology Lecture, September 8, 2014, Melbourne, Australia.
Discusses how psychosocial care for cancer patients needs to be reorganized so that a broader range of cancer patients are served. Routine screening for distress is unlikely to be an efficient means of countering tendencies of cancer care more generally becoming more organized around time efficiency and billable procedures. Psychosocial care for many cancer patients involves discussions, negotiations, and care coordination they cannot be well fit into the idea of a counseling session. The unsung heroes of providing such care are underappreciated social workers and oncology nurses.
This document discusses stress among anesthesiologists and coping strategies. It begins by asking if the reader suffers from excessive stress and what the signs are. It then discusses stress in the workplace, noting a survey found only 37% of Americans felt they managed stress well and 65% cited work as a top stressor. Stress can negatively impact health, performance, and burnout. The document then examines stress and burnout risks specifically for anesthesiologists, including personality traits, work environments, sleep deficits, fatigue, lack of recognition, conflicts with surgeons, and physical workplace stressors. It concludes by offering tips for stress management between bosses and employees.
Where’s the evidence that screening for distress benefits cancer patients?James Coyne
“The case against screening for distress.” A presentation delivered as part of an invited debate with Alex Mitchell at the International Psycho Oncology Conference, Rotterdam, November 7, 2013
Scott Letendre, MD, of the UC San Diego HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program, presents "Overview of HIV & Aging" for AIDS Clinical Rounds at UC San Diego
1. The document presents 12 graphs and diagrams that depict important issues in population health.
2. The graphs show how lifestyle and health behaviors are the dominant influences on health outcomes, and how gaps in care lead to disappointing results.
3. Additional graphs illustrate challenges such as low medication adherence, clinical inertia, the slow adoption of new medical knowledge, and the impact of health literacy on population health.
Dr Mark Hogan: Neuropsychological Correlates of ARBI: Implications for Rehabi...AlcoholForum.org
1. Dr Mark Hogan presented on neuropsychological correlates of Alcohol Related Brain Injury (ARBI) and implications for rehabilitation.
2. ARBI exists on a spectrum from chronic alcohol use to Korsakoff Syndrome and is associated with cognitive impairments including memory deficits and executive dysfunction.
3. Neuropsychological assessment is important for understanding an individual's strengths and weaknesses, estimating support needs, and informing rehabilitation planning. Assessments typically show profound memory impairments and evidence of executive dysfunction, especially in Korsakoff Syndrome.
This document describes a service model for treating patients with alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) in the Wirral area. It outlines the clinical phases of assessment and treatment, including inpatient stabilization, outpatient cognitive assessment and rehabilitation, and long-term community support. Case studies demonstrate positive outcomes such as reduced hospital use, improved cognitive function, and independent living. A review found the program significantly lowered treatment costs while achieving high rates of abstinence and community integration for patients.
Dr Helen McMonagle: Alcohol-Related Brain Injury in the Irish Context - Indiv...AlcoholForum.org
Dr. Helen McMonagle presented on alcohol-related brain injury (ARBI) in Ireland. She discussed how ARBI is often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Patients with ARBI get trapped in a cycle where their cognitive deterioration reduces their ability to seek help for their alcohol use. Dr. McMonagle advocated for a whole system approach to ARBI that focuses on primary prevention of alcohol misuse, secondary prevention through earlier detection of ARBI, and rehabilitation for those with established ARBI through coordinated multi-disciplinary care and community reintegration. There are currently gaps in services for detoxification, assessment, case coordination, and residential rehabilitation for ARBI patients in Ireland.
In response to concerns around the high prevalence of depression and anxiety experienced by people with HIV, Positive Life NSW facilitated a community consultation with the aims of uncovering the mental health needs of people with HIV, their resilience or otherwise in meeting challenges & the barriers to achieving good mental health. Kathy Triffitt (Manager, Health Promotion, Positive Life NSW) outlines the consultation process and outcomes from the service provider forum which considered the implications for community & clinical interventions, care & support, advocacy & health promotion.
This presentation was given at the AFAO Positive Services Forum 2012.
A geriatrician is a primary care doctor with specialized training in treating older patients. They can coordinate overall care, manage all health issues of older patients through comprehensive geriatric assessments, and design care plans to address multiple conditions. Referral to a geriatrician is recommended for older patients with complex medical issues, peculiar manifestations of diseases, frailty, polypharmacy management, discharge planning, continuity of care including home care, palliative care, and institutional care needs. Their role includes managing complex comorbidities, investigating atypical symptoms, rationalizing medications, ensuring smooth care transitions, and optimizing functionality and independence.
This document discusses a thesis examining the effects of mental health status and comorbidity on the perceived likelihood of hiring a healthcare advocate. It describes a study that presented participants with vignettes varying the mental health condition (dementia or depression) and presence of comorbid conditions. The results of an ANCOVA showed participants perceived a greater need for healthcare advocate services for dementia than depression. However, there was no effect for comorbidity. The study provides insights into perceptions of burden from various health conditions but more research is needed.
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary process to assess medical, psychological, and functional limitations in frail older adults to develop a coordinated care plan. It involves a 3-step process of targeting appropriate patients, assessing patients across domains, and implementing recommendations from the multidisciplinary team. Meta-analyses have found CGA to be effective in reducing functional decline, mortality, and nursing home admissions. Key domains assessed include cognition, mood, functional status, nutrition, vision, hearing, continence, social support, medications, and advance care planning.
This document summarizes a capstone project that assessed the knowledge of RN case managers regarding evidence-based nutritional guidelines for heart failure patients. A survey was distributed to RN case managers to evaluate their confidence level and knowledge of guidelines around sodium and fluid intake. The results identified several knowledge deficits and indicated a need for increased education and support from leadership to ensure nurses have the most up-to-date clinical guidelines. Suggested changes included implementing regular educational requirements for nurses and allocating more time for nurses to obtain necessary knowledge to properly educate patients.
This document outlines the key aspects of oncology and the role of clinical health psychologists in oncology settings. It begins with definitions of oncology and cancer. It then discusses primary prevention strategies and the relationship between social support and cancer patients' adjustment. Finally, it describes the clinical health psychologist's role in providing direct care, consultation, administration, research, and education to enhance patient care and communication within the oncology team.
Dr Scott Payne & Dr Mark Owens: ARBD in the Northern Irish Context AlcoholForum.org
The document summarizes research conducted on alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) in the Western Health and Social Care Trust area of Northern Ireland. It established a prevalence rate of 9 per 10,000 people and identified 278 individuals with ARBD through data collection from health and social care agencies. Care pathways were informed by the research findings to help improve services for individuals with ARBD.
Becoming Better Advocates for Your HealthBest Doctors
A leader and innovator in research on patient-centered care, Dr. Leana Wen will share her perspectives on what patients and providers can do to work more effectively together to achieve their shared goal – better health and outcomes. She will be joined by Sonia Millsom, VP of Best Doctors, who will discuss how optimizing care and controlling costs are within reach for today’s patient. The presenters will finish with live questions from the audience.
Physician burnout is a significant problem, with nearly half of physicians experiencing at least one symptom of burnout. Primary care physicians, especially those in family medicine, internal medicine, and emergency medicine, have the highest rates of burnout. However, physicians spend less than half (45%) of their time in direct patient care activities, with the rest spent on tasks like documentation, care coordination, and follow up for patients not present. New models are needed that leverage technology, protocols, and team-based care to automate tasks and delegate work to reduce burdens on physicians in order to address burnout and make primary care sustainable.
PRIME Centre Wales
Long Term Conditions Consensus Meeting
Tuesday 10th November 2015, St Mary's Priory, Abergavenny, NP7 5ND
http://www.primecentre.wales/ltc-consensus-meeting.php
This document summarizes three journal club presentations on physician burnout. The first presentation defines burnout and its components, and reviews a study that found higher burnout among interns and residents in certain specialties. The second presentation reviews a study finding associations between long work hours, burnout, and medical errors among Chinese physicians. The third presentation summarizes a study finding that women primary care physicians and those with less work control reported more burnout, and burned out physicians were less satisfied and more likely to report errors.
1) The document discusses the stress faced by cardiac surgeons and proposes to assess the stress and coping strategies of patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
2) It notes that surgeons face chronic stress from factors like long work hours, lack of sleep, and pressure to take on more cases, which can negatively impact their mental health and job performance.
3) The research aims to understand patients' perceptions and fears regarding surgery as well as determine effective recommendations to help surgeons better manage workplace stress.
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ADDRESSING PHYSICIAN BURNOUT: IS IT THE ENVIRONMENT OR LACK OF RESILIENCY?Carescribr
Burnout has long been recognized as an occupational hazard for various people‐oriented professions, such as human services, education, and health care. These jobs require an ongoing and intense level of personal, emotional contact. If you speak to any physician they will likely confirm that although such relationships can be rewarding and engaging, they can also be quite stressful. One cultural aspect of these occupations is that they strive to be selfless and put others' needs first; they tend to work long hours and do whatever it takes to help others; to go the extra mile and to give one's all. This can put significant burden on physicians as work settings also tend to be high in demands and low in resources.
Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD, Associate Director for Education, Division of Integrated Care & Public Health Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
Latino Health Forum 2014
Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD, Associate Director for Education, Division of Integrated Care & Public Health Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
Richard Saitz discussed several potential reasons for the spectacular failures seen with motivational interviewing (MI) in some studies and clinical settings. In 3 sentences: MI may fail due to unclear outcomes being measured, effects of assessment on self-reported outcomes, poor fidelity of MI implementation in real-world settings, treating patients of varying severity levels where MI may not be enough, and implementing MI in contexts like emergency departments or trauma centers where expectations differ from primary care settings aimed at prevention. Saitz reviewed evidence on these potential factors from multiple studies to explain when and why MI has not shown effects in some trials and clinical situations.
Occupational health support for doctors & health professionalsPeter Noone
Doctors experience high rates of work-related mental illness due to factors like increasing patient expectations, complaints, and less resources. The healthcare system focuses on individual accountability over systemic issues, adding stress. Doctors want autonomy but also hierarchy, creating a leadership paradox. Organizational changes, personality traits, and life events can all negatively impact health, requiring supportive occupational health services. Early intervention is key to managing issues before they impact clinical competence or require long leave. Strong leadership, wellbeing programs, and supportive management can help promote staff mental health.
- The document discusses a reflection on a research paper about treating eating disorders.
- It addresses whether the intended outcomes were accomplished and what could be done differently if starting over.
- It also includes two responses thanking peers for their knowledge sharing during the semester.
This document discusses work-life balance, burnout, and wellness among physicians. It begins by defining key terms like burnout, work-life balance, and wellness. It then discusses the high prevalence of burnout and work-life dissatisfaction among physicians compared to the general population. Some consequences of physician distress include medical errors, poorer patient outcomes, and reduced workforce. The document considers tensions between a culture that values productivity and the need for self-care. It provides strategies for building resilience through stress management, prioritizing wellness, developing social support, and creating a culture that supports physician well-being.
Two major trends dominate healthcare in the United States. Chronic Illness is on the rise, meaning American's are having more difficulty than ever attaining mental and physical wellness. Providers are facing an unfriendly business of medicine environment requiring them to solve complex management problems while maintaining a high level of clinical excellence. The payment goal posts have moved requiring providers to understand and measure the value they provide to patients, not just the services they complete or perform. As providers struggle to understand the meaning of value in medicine and what outcomes qualify, consumers continually turn to alternative medicine and wellness initiatives to maintain their health.
This document discusses physician burnout, including its prevalence, causes, and consequences. Some key points:
- Around half of medical students and 25-75% of residents experience burnout depending on specialty. Around a third of doctors experience burnout at any given time.
- Factors contributing to burnout include excessive workloads, difficulty balancing personal and work life, loss of autonomy, and lack of meaning in work. Personality traits like neuroticism can also influence risk.
- Consequences of burnout include increased medical errors, decreased empathy, plans to retire early, and job dissatisfaction. Physician burnout negatively impacts patient satisfaction and adherence to treatment.
- Ten factors that enhance physician
The document summarizes a study on stress among nurses working in hospitals in India. It discusses sources of stress for nurses such as heavy workloads, long hours, lack of support, and issues with hospital administration and policies. The study found high levels of dissatisfaction among nurses regarding opportunities for career development, participation in professional activities, and recognition for their work. It concluded that hospital structure and policies contributed significantly to nurse stress.
ADVANCED NURSING RESEARCH
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ADVANCED NURSING RESEARCH 2
Evidence Based Practice Grant Proposal
Table of Contents
31.Purpose
42.Background
5Research objectives
6Theoretical framework
63.EBP Model
74.Proposed Change
85.Outcomes
86.Evaluation Plan
97.Dissemination Plan
9Tools to be Used
9Peer review tools for the proposal
11Grant Request
11Proposed Tasks
11Task 1: Case study- Reviewing existing literature on stigma around mental health complications
11Task 2: Interviewing clinicians that have dealt with the study topic
12Task 3: Interviewing patients of mental health
12Schedule
13Budget
148.Appendices
14a.Informed Consent
19Certificate of Consent
19Signature or Date
21b.Literature Matrix
32c.Tools and equipment to be used
34References
Grant Proposal-Assessing the role of stigma towards mental health patients in help seeking
Study problem
There are several studies that have shown that stigmatization towards mental health patients have been present throughout history and even despite the evolution in modern medicine and advanced treatment. For example, Verhaeghe et al., (2014), captures in a publication in reference to a study that he conducted that stigmatization towards mental health patients has been there even as early is in the 18th Century. People were hesitant to interact with people termed or perceived to have mental health conditions.
Stigmatization has resulted from the belief that those with mental problem are aggressive and dangerous creating a social distance (Szeto et al., 2017). Also, mental health-related stigma has become of major concern as it creates crucial barriers to access treatment and quality care since it not only influences the behaviour of the patients but also the attitude of the providers hence impacting help-seeking. Timmermann, Uhrenfeldt and Birkelund (2014), have identified stigma as a barrier that is of significance to care or help seeking while the extent to which it still remains a barrier have not been reviewed deeply. Therefore, this study will assess the role contributed by stigma in help seeking in depth. 1. Purpose
The intention of the research study is to review the association between stigma, mental illness and help seeking in order to formulate ways in which the stigma that is around mental health is done away with to enable as many people suffering from mental health complications to seek medical help.2. Background
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Resilience in physicians Texas Medical Association Wooten 2.24.2018
1. Bill M Wooten, PhD - 2018
billmwooten@gmai.com
Resilience
in Physicians
Foster stress hardiness and protect against physician burnout
2. “Rest is the conversation between what we love
to do and how we love to be. Rest is the essence
of giving and receiving; an act of remembering,
imaginatively and intellectually but also
physiologically and physically.
To rest is to give up on the already exhausted
will as the prime motivator of endeavor, with its
endless outward need to reward itself through
established goals.
To rest is to give up on worrying and fretting and
the sense that there is something wrong with
the world unless we are there to put it right; to
rest is to fall back literally or figuratively from
outer targets and shift the goal not to an inner
static bull’s eye, an imagined state of perfect
stillness, but to an inner state of natural
exchange.”
David Whyte
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3. The Problem
◦ One-third to one-half of physicians meet burnout criteria, leading to very real suffering
among physicians and their families.3 Women physicians are 1.6 times as likely as men to
report burnout, with lack of work control being a strong predictor of burnout in women
but not men.
◦ Burnout can begin during medical training or even before. In a recent large study
conducted by the Mayo Clinic, 53 percent of medical students had symptoms of
burnout.9 This burnout was associated with self-reported unprofessional conduct and
less altruistic professional values among medical students at the seven U.S. medical
schools included in the study.
2
4. If Every Fifth Physician Is Affected by Burnout,
What About the Other Four?
3
Physicians’ health matters, not only to the
physicians themselves but also to their
patients.
Mental health is an important component of
overall health, and research shows that
approximately 15% to 20% of physicians will
have mental health problems at some point
in their careers.
Julika Zwack, PhD, and Jochen Schweitzer, PhD (2012)
5. Background
Physician well-being has come under increased scrutiny
in recent years
Common:
◦ Burnout
◦ Low job satisfaction
◦ High stress
◦ Low quality of life
Affects all stages of physician training and practice
Affects all specialties
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6. 5
“Burnout makes it nearly impossible for individuals to provide
compassionate care for their patients.”
Steven Lockman, MD, Senior Medical Director, Neurosciences, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Service Line/Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
7. Brief Summary of Epidemiology
•Medical students matriculate with BETTER well-being than their age-group peers
•Early in medical school, this reverses
•Poor well-being persists through medical school and residency into practice:
• National physician burnout rate exceeds 54%
• Affects all specialties, perhaps worst in “front line” areas of medicine
• >500,000 physicians burned out at any given time
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8. Burnout among Practicing Physicians
National Data (Shanafelt et al., Arch Intern Med 2012; Mayo Clin Proc 2016)
2011 2016
Burnout: 45.8% 54.4%
Emotional exhaustion: 37.9% 46.9%
Depersonalization: 29.4% 34.6%
Dissatisfied with work-life balance:
36.9% 44.5%
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10. Physician Distress: Key Drivers
Excessive workload
Inefficient work environment, inadequate support
Problems with work-life integration
Loss autonomy/flexibility/control
Loss of values and meaning in work
9
11. Consequences of Physician Burnout
Medical errors1-3
Impaired professionalism4-6
Reduced patient satisfaction7
Staff turnover and reduced hours8,12
Depression and suicidal ideation9,10
Motor vehicle crashes and near-misses11
1JAMA 296:1071, 2JAMA 304:1173, 3JAMA 302:1294, 4Annals IM 136:358, 5Annals Surg
251:995, 6JAMA 306:952, 7Health Psych 12:93, 8JACS 212:421, 9Annals IM 149:334,
10Arch Surg 146:54, 11Mayo Clin Proc 2012, 12Mayo Clin Proc 2016
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12. Breaking News!
•A new illness runs rampant in our communities!
•Affects 54% of certain parts of the population, a risk 2x that of the
rest of the population!
• ~500,000 people
• Prevalence comparable to that of lung cancer
•Affects students and our most highly educated and trained
individuals!
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13. Breaking News!
Among those affected:
◦ More professional errors, impaired professionalism, reduced patient satisfaction,
increased job turnover and reduced hours, higher rates of depression and suicidal
ideation, more motor vehicle crashes and near-misses, lower standardized test scores,
etc.
◦ The group affected most is also more likely to complete suicides when affected.
12
14. What is this epidemic?
•An infectious disease?
• Get the CDC involved ASAP!
• Figure out the triggers and transmission patterns!
• Develop effective prevention and treatment options!
•A chronic cardiovascular condition?
• Rally the Surgeon General and the AMA!
• Educate the public to prevent this problem!
• Establish public health programs for support!
•A zombie apocalypse?
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16. A Public Health Crisis!
Individual or System Problem?
Burnout in U.S. alone:
>40,000 Medical Students
>60,000 Residents and Fellows
>490,000 Physicians
Plus other health care and biomedical science
professionals
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17. Individual Strategies
•Identify Values
◦ Debunk myth of delayed gratification
◦ What matters to you most (integrate values)
◦ Integrate personal and professional life
•Optimize meaning in work
◦ Flow
◦ Choose/focus practice
•Nurture personal wellness activities
◦ Calibrate distress level
◦ Self-care (exercise, sleep, regular medical care)
◦ Relationships (connect w/ colleagues; personal)
◦ Religious/spiritual practice
◦ Mindfulness
◦ Personal interests (hobbies)
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18. Delayed Gratification: Life on Hold?
50% residents report “Survival Attitude” - life on hold
until the completion of residency
37% practicing oncologists report “Looking forward to
retirement” is an essential “wellness promotion
strategy”
Many physicians may maintain strategy of delayed
gratification throughout their entire career
Shanafelt, J Sup Oncology 3:157
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19. Individual Strategies
Recognition of distress:
•Medical Student Well-Being Index (Dyrbye 2010, 2011)
•Physician Well-Being Index (Dyrbye 2013, 2014)
• Simple online 7-item instruments evaluating multiple dimensions of distress, with strong validity evidence
and national benchmarks from large samples of medical students, residents, and practicing physicians
• Evidence that physicians do not reliably self-assess their own distress
• Feedback from self-reported Index responses can prompt intention to respond to distress
•Suicide Prevention and Depression Awareness Program (Moutier 2012)
• Anonymous confidential Web-based screening
•AMA STEPSForward modules
• Mini Z instrument (AMA, Linzer 2015): 10-item survey
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22. Individual Strategies
Risk of exclusively individual focus:
•Deepen cynicism through perceived message that physicians must “toughen up” to
cope with a toxic working environment, rather than addressing the toxic working
environment itself.
•Sydney Morning Herald, July 5, 2017:
• “The ‘con’ of building resilience has left junior doctors vulnerable to mental
illness and suicide by ignoring the systemic failures of the medical profession …”
• “ … the current focus on building resilience ignored the deleterious culture of
medicine and dangerous working conditions to which junior doctors (are)
subjected.”
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23. What Can Organizations Do?
•Be value oriented
◦ Promote values of the medical profession
◦ Congruence between values and expectations
•Provide adequate resources (efficiency)
◦ Organization and work unit level
•Promote autonomy
◦ Flexibility, input, sense control
•Promote work-home integration
•Promote meaning in work
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28. Physician Well-Being: Approach
Summary
Individual Organizational
Workload Part-time status Productivity targets
Duty Hour Requirements
Integrated career development
Work Efficiency/
Support
Efficiency/Skills Training EMR (+/-?)
Staff support
Work-Life
Integration/
Balance
Self-care
Mindfulness
Meeting schedules
Off-hours clinics
Curricula during work hours
Financial support/counseling
Autonomy/
Flexibility/
Control
Stress management/Resiliency
Mindfulness
Engagement
Physician engagement
Meaning/Values Positive psychology
Reflection/self-awareness
Mindfulness
Small group approaches
Core values
Protect time with patients
Promote community
Work/learning climate
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30. Recommendations
Doctors have a professional obligation to act.
◦ Physician distress is a threat to their profession
◦ It is unprofessional to allow this to continue
◦ Evolve definition of professionalism? (West 2007)
◦ SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
Distress must be assessed.
◦ Metric of institutional performance
◦ Part of the “dashboard”
◦ Can be both anonymous/confidential and actionable
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31. Recommendations
The toolkit for these issues will contain many different
tools.
There is no one solution …
… but many approaches offer benefit!
30
33. If you can remain perfectly calm in traffic…
If you see others succeed without a tinge of
jealousy,
If you can love everyone around you
unconditionally,
If you can always be cheerful just where you
are
You are probably …
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35. Keys for Resilient Living
1. Rewrite your negative scripts
2. Choose the path to become stress hardy rather than stressed
out
3. Develop the ability to view life through the eyes of others
4. Learn to communicate effectively: listen, learn and influence
5. Accept yourself and others
6. Make connections and display compassion
7. Learn to deal effectively with mistakes
8. Learn to deal well with success in building islands of
competence
9. Develop self-discipline and self-control
10. Learn the lessons of resilience: Maintain a resilient lifestyle
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36. So what is your level of awareness of
what is occurring in the present,
simply, what is taking place?
35
37. Obstacles that Prevent Progress
1. A lack of awareness of the role negative scripts play in your life
2. Insisting that others must change first
3. Being overwhelmed by the stress of everyday life
4. Giving up.
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38. Become the Author of Your Life
1. Identify negative scripts in your life and assume responsibility to change them
2. Define short- and long-term goals related to the particular issue at hand
3. Consider new scripts or plans of action that accord with your goals
4. Select from these new scripts the one that you believe has the greatest probability for
success. This step also requires considering criteria for assessing the success of the new step
5. Anticipate the possible obstacles that might interfere with reaching your goal and consider
how these obstacles might be handled
6. Put the new script into action and assess its effectiveness
7. Change your goals, scripts, or approach if they prove unsuccessful
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39. Choosing the Path to Become Stress Hardy
Are you committed to the important things in your life?
Do you view difficult situations, mistakes, and problems as challenges to learn from?
Do you practice personal contral?
38
40. The Lessons of Resilience: Maintaining a
Resilient Lifestyle Daily
Exercising Resilience on a Daily Basis
1. Have I truly listened during the past day and attempted to understand the viewpoints of others?
2. How have I related to others? Have I practiced empathy and respect?
3. How have I responded to stress, mistakes, and setbacks? If I am not happy with my response, what will
I do differently next time?
4. In what areas did I do well? How do I maintain or reproduce these positive behaviors tomorrow?
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41. The Lessons of Resilience: Maintaining a
Resilient Lifestyle Long-Term
Guiding Principles for the Long-Term
◦ Revisit the principles of a resilient mindset
◦ Periodically assess your progress in terms of leading a resilient lifestyle
◦ Do not wait for other people to change first for you to achieve your goals and happiness
◦ Articulate and evaluate short- and long-term goals that are realistic, achievable and in concert with your
values
◦ Anticipate mistakes and setbacks. Be prepared with a backup plan.
◦ Relish your accomplishments.
◦ Develop and maintain connections with people, ideas, causes, and your spirituality
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42. “Everything Is Waiting for You”
Your great mistake is to act the drama as if you were alone. As if life
were a progressive and cunning crime with no witness to the tiny
hidden transgressions. To feel abandoned is to deny the intimacy of
your surroundings.
Surely, even you, at times, have felt the grand array; the swelling
presence, and the chorus, crowing out your solo voice. You must
note the way the soap dish enables you, or the window latch grants
you freedom. Alertness is the hidden discipline of familiarity.
The stairs are your mentor of things to come, the doors have always
been thereto frighten you and invite you, and the tiny speaker in the
phone is your dream-ladder to divinity. Put down the weight of your
aloneness and ease into the conversation. The kettle is singing even
as it pours you a drink, the cooking pots have left their arrogant
aloofness and seen the good in you at last. All the birds and
creatures of the world are unutterably themselves. Everything is
waiting for you.
David Whyte
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