Search results for "Burnout"
Uncover trauma to treat patients efficiently
Uncovering past trauma in a patient's life can help steer the physician toward treatment of current health problems.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/04/uncover-trauma-to-treat-patients-efficiently.htm
1 Apr 2023
New content available on ACP's Patients Before Paperwork initiative
New content and resources have been added to the initiative's website, including a link to ACP's October 2017 paper “Promoting Transparency and Alignment in Medicare Advantage,” which calls for Medicare Advantage plans to increase transparency.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/07/5.htm
7 Nov 2017
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/11/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Nov 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
Students and residents are also burning out
Burnout and the loss of joy in being a doctor have become an ever-expanding concern and a major part of our rhetoric these days. For many physicians, it begins in training.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/01/presidents.htm
1 Jan 2015
ACP offers recommendations on ‘concierge’ medicine
One recommendation states that physicians in all types of practices must honor their professional obligation to provide nondiscriminatory care, serve all classes of patients who are in need of medical care, and seek specific opportunities to observe their professional obligation to care for the poor.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/10/2.htm
10 Nov 2015
Tackling administrative burdens one step at a time
ACP seeks to reduce and eliminate sources of administrative and regulatory burden and has developed significant policy recommendations to address the impact of these tasks.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/10/tackling-administrative-burdens-one-step-at-a-time.htm
1 Oct 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
Finding meaning in medicine via spirituality
Faith and spirituality can serve as a way to deal with stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic, the consequences of a diagnosis, or the difficulties of being a physician.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/10/finding-meaning-in-medicine-via-spirituality.htm
1 Oct 2022
Pandemic heightens focus on physician well-being
This issue also covers gender equity in medicine, COVID-19 vaccination, and sleep in the elderly, among other topics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/01/pandemic-heightens-focus-on-physician-well-being.htm
1 Jan 2021