Physician Wellness Programs and Physician Health Programs – A Powerful Partnership
Chris Bundy, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Federation of State Physician Health Programs & Executive Medical Director, Washington Physician Health Program Physician Health Programs (PHPs)
The Role & Success of Physician and Healthcare Professional Programs
Physician Health Programs (PHPs) have been supporting and advocating for health professionals for nearly four decades. Initially developed by state medical societies in the 1980s,
Georgia PHP, Inc. Announces New Medical Director
Contact: Robin McCown, Executive Director, Georgia PHP, Inc. (678) 825-3764; robin.mccown@gaphp.org The Georgia Professional Health Program, Inc. (GAPHP) is pleased to announce our new Medical
ARC Issue Brief: Campaign to support medical student, resident and physician health and wellbeing
The AMA has worked directly with more than 100 state medical boards, hospitals and health systems to advocate for and recommend changes to remove stigmatizing
Taking an Upstream Approach to the Health Care Workforce
Moving the focus from just recognizing burnout to providing robust, proactive and preventive provider support.
I Was One Of The Top Doctors In My Field. I Was Also An Opioid Addict.
Opioids have become a full-blown national crisis of epidemic proportions, killing 130 people each day. Drug overdose is now the number-one cause of death for
Supporting Physician Recovery with PHPs
On May 14th Dr. Michael Baron, FSPHP President & Medical Director of the Tennessee Medical Foundation – Physician’s Health Program; Dr. Chris Bundy, FSPHP Past
Doctors Are As Vulnerable to Addiction As Anyone. California Grapples With A Response
Dr. Hambleton , FSPHP President explains the important role of confidentiality and Physician Health Programs: Public disclosure would be “a powerful disincentive for anybody to
Unprecedented: A Candid Conversation about Physician Health Programs
Unprecedented: A Candid Conversation about Physician Health Programs Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH, a surgeon, and Chris Bundy, MD, MPH, a psychiatrist and nationally recognized expert
Physician Well-Being Index Combatting Suicide
Recent statistics on clinician well-being paint an alarming picture: more medical professionals are suffering every day from the effects of burnout, depression, and other dimensions