Physician Wellness/Burnout Articles
- Healthcare Provider Behavioral and Mental Health Needs: Where Can They Go? (Rural Health Information Hub, University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health)
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Physician Burnout: Definition(s), Cause(s), Impact(s), Solution(s) (Rural Health Information Hub, University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health) -
Burnout: Measurement Tool(s), Cause(s) and Impact(s) (Rural Health Information Hub, University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health) -
Doctor Burnout, Stress and Depression: Not an Easy Fix (US News & World Report) -
Burnout at Work Isn’t Just About Exhaustion (Harvard Business Review) -
Physician Burnout Rates Top 50 Percent (and That’s Not the Worst Finding) (Huffington Post) -
Physician Burnout: It Just Keeps Getting Worse (Medscape) -
Physician Suicide (Canadian Medical Association Journal) -
Rise up Now – Clinician Burnout: National Academy of Medicine (YouTube – Cleavon MD) -
Self-Care is a ‘Necessity’ for Doctors, Experts Say (TheHealthScience.com) -
The Surprising Power of Simply Asking Co-workers How They’re Doing (Harvard Business Review) -
Three Good Things exercise(developed by Martin Seligman, Ph.D/ActionForHappiness.org)
Tools/Self-Assessment
- Are you a workaholic?(Quiz from psychotherapist Bryan Robinson, PhD)
- Burnout Self-test (MindTools.com)
- Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory (CelebratingYourJourney.com)
- Professional Quality of Life Measures (ProQOL.org)
- Stress Management Tools (MindTools.com)
- Zung Depression Scale
Physician Wellness/Burnout Resources
- ACGME Physician Well-Being News & Features
- ACGME Symposium on Physician Well-Being
- ACGME Tools and Resources for Resident and Faculty Member Well-Being
- AMA – Physician Burnout
- AMA – Steps Forward – Education Hub – Professional Well-Being
- AMA - Take practical steps toward a healthier culture for medicine
- American College of Sports Medicine - Exercise is Medicine: A Global Health Initiative
- The National Association of Medicine Resource Center – Physician Health and Well-Being – Articles
- The National Association of Medicine Resource Center – Physician Health and Well-Being – Toolkits
12-Step Support Groups
Other Helpful Resources
- Physician Coaching: A Professional Advantage (A.M. Akwari LLC)
- Atlanta Mindfulness Institute
- Clinician Well-Being Knowledge Hub
- Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project
- ePhysicianHealth.com
- Mindfulness Center of Atlanta/Offering Mindfulness Meditation
- National Academy of Medicine
- If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifelineat 1.800.273.TALK (8255), or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741
Georgia PHP
The Georgia Professional Health Program is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the well-being of medical professionals in Georgia, providing confidential referral, treatment oversight, and monitoring of potentially impairing conditions, mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
Our goal is to ensure the health of healthcare professionals and to ensure that they are safe to practice in their specialty. Since August 2012, the Georgia PHP has provided services for physicians, physician assistants and respiratory therapists licensed in Georgia.
The Georgia PHP is sponsored by the Georgia Composite Medical Board and maintains an active relationship with the organization to ensure the success of the Georgia PHP and its participants.
It is our belief that healthy professionals provide the best healthcare.
For more information on the Georgia PHP, news and events, visit www.gaphp.org or 1-855-MY-GAPHP