physician wellbeing

AMA Update 589: The importance of physician well-being and mental health resources for doctors

21 de abril de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:13:16 0 Comments

Why are physician wellness programs important? What are Physician Health Services? What is a physician health program? Why is physician well being important? Our guest is Chris Bundy, MD, MPH, chief medical officer for the Federation of State Physician Health Programs, and the executive medical director of the Washington Physicians Health Program. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for health care news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate

💜 Not a physician? Join the Patients Action Network: https://ama-assn.co/PatientsActionNetwork

📞 Call SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

☎️ Call or text 9-8-8 if you or anyone you know needs help. Wondering what is the mental health hotline number? The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. It provides free 24/7 confidential support for people in distress, crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the U.S. Visit: https://ama-assn.co/988Lifeline

❤️‍🩹 Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation aims to reduce burnout of health care professionals and safeguard physician well-being. Get physician mental health resources at: https://ama-assn.co/DrLornaBreen

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout
▹ Making technology work for physicians

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AMA Update 566: Physician burnout solutions: A leadership program for doctors that makes them feel valued at work

24 de febrero de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:42 0 Comments

What is a leadership program? Why is leadership training important for physicians? Why are leadership skills important in health care? Our guest, Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD, chief wellness officer at Ochsner Health, discusses the critical connection between physician burnout and feeling valued at work, as well as the importance of career development and leadership programs in enhancing job satisfaction for doctors. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate

🫶 Read the AMA STEPSforward playbook The Value of Feeling Valued – How Organizations Can Support Individual Physicians: https://ama-assn.co/STEPSForward_FeelingValued

🧠 Check out AMA’s STEPS Forward® Program: https://ama-assn.co/STEPSForward_Program

🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems

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AMA Update 557: AMA Joy in Medicine criteria for 2025 and the importance of recognizing physician well-being efforts

31 de enero de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:09:12 0 Comments

What is Joy in Medicine? Why are there mental health questions on physician licensure? What is the goal of the AMA Joy in Medicine Recognition Program? Kevin Hopkins, MD, physician director of health system engagement at the American Medical Association, explains the ins and outs of the AMA Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program. Dr. Hopkins shares examples from past AMA Joy in Medicine honorees, tips for health system leaders, and recent changes for the 2025 application cycle, including updates on medical credentialing language and teamwork assessment. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts. 

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

💌 Looking for the AMA Joy in Medicine application? Submit an Intent to Apply form for the 2025 Joy in Medicine Program: https://ama-assn.co/JoyInMedicine_Application

🏆 Check out AMA’s Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition Program: https://ama-assn.co/JoyInMedicine_Program

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AMA Update 546: How the AMA fought for docs in 2024 to fix prior authorization, reduce physician burnout and more

23 de diciembre de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:04:01 0 Comments

In the final AMA Update episode of 2024, American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger looks back on another year of stories about the work that physicians are doing across the country and how the AMA is fighting to support them.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout
▹ Making technology work for physicians

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AMA Update 483: Growing a well-being program, the value of a chief wellness officer and well-being program examples

19 de julio de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:06 0 Comments

What is a physician wellness program? Why do physician well-being programs matter? Do you need a chief well-being officer? How do you scale a physician wellness program? Our guest is Gaurava Agarwal, MD, chief wellness executive at Northwestern Medicine. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🥼 Improve physician well-being in your organization through the AMA Joy in Medicine™ Program Health System Recognition Program: https://ama-assn.org/joy

🟣 Start a Scholars of Wellness program in your health system: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward/module/2782425

📚 Discover more resources from the AMA, the leader in physician well-being: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/organizational-well-being-journey.pdf

📱 Join the AMA’s new physician well-being group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/amaphysicianwellbeing

🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems

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AMA Update 461: How to improve physician well-being and fix burnout in healthcare

20 de mayo de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:11:10 0 Comments

Why are doctors so burned out? How common is physician burnout? What causes physician burnout? Is physician burnout increasing? Why is physician wellness important?
Our guest is chair of the AMA Board of Trustees Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 218: Resident stress: reducing burnout and improving physician wellbeing with Baylor Scott & White Health

14 de noviembre de 2022 casimedicos AMA Update 00:19:00 0 Comments

Emily Kaus, GME wellness program manager, and Julie Higginbotham, resident education and development specialist, from Baylor, Scott & White in Dallas, share organizational insights to take on resident burnout and improve physician wellbeing. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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