Physician Wellness


Adapt and Thrive: Leadership Under Pressure

In this online course, Olympian Joey Lye leads learners through skills and strategies to remain focused and on top of their game in challenging situations or turbulent times.

  • Using anxiety/uncertainty to achieve success
    • Identify the skills/strategies needed to manage the turbulence in healthcare "Resiliency and excellence don't create themselves"
  • Tapping into your abilities to be mentally strong, build your confidence
    • In leadership, as in sports, good habits and regular "skill" practice facilitates wins (i.e. better communications, teamwork, quality, patient outcomes)
 

The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. PAMED designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with their participation in the activity. No one involved in the planning or delivery of this activity has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Enduring material posted: Aug 22, 2024

Enduring material expires: Dec. 31, 2026

Sleep Wellness

Meet William "Marty" Martin, MA, MS, MPH, PsyD, CHES, Director and Associate Professor, DePaul University, the guest faculty for this session. In this video, Dr. Martin highlights different perspectives of sleep wellness in the context of:

  • The individual
  • The Physician
  • The Physician Leader
  • Patient Safety
 

The Pennsylvania Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Pennsylvania Medical Society designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the enduring material. No one involved in the planning or delivery of this activity has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Enduring material posted: Dec 7, 2023 

Enduring material expires: Dec 31, 2026

Other Resources

  • NORCAL Professional Wellness Website - This website contains videos and a growing collection of articles and resources/references related to ‘Second Victim Syndrome,’ EHRs, and more. On this site, you'll also find the full issue of NORCAL's Claims Rx publication focused on ‘Systems Solutions for Burnout and Wellness.'

  • NORCAL Special Report: The Impact of EHR Burdens on Physician Burnout - Recent studies have concluded that EHRs are a leading factor in physician burnout due to the increased clerical burden and reduced efficiency associated with them.

  • American Medical Association (AMA) Resources
    • Physician Well-being - On this webpage, you'll find numerous articles addressing a multitude of topics relative to physician wellness.

    • Equipping Physicians to Manage Burnout - On this webpage, you'll find numerous articles and podcasts addressing burnout, plus Tips-of-the-Week on managing burnout.

    • Physician Burnout - On this webpage, you'll find CME and educational activities to help you understand and prevent burnout, redesign your practice to reduce stress, and promote well-being

    • Redesign your practice. Reignite your purpose - On this webpage, you'll find practice improvement strategies and practice transformation resources including CME, videos, practice assessment tool, and more.

    • Charter on Physician Well-Being - On this webpage, find information on the Collaborative for Healing and Renewal in Medicine (CHARM) Charter.

  • Nursing License Map - On this website, you'll find a list of resources and tools designed for anyone hoping to improve their mental health.

Physician Wellness