Promoting Physician Well-Being: How to Thrive in Medicine by Managing Physician Stress

Promoting Physician Well-Being: How to Thrive in Medicine by Managing Physician Stress is organized by Baptist Health South Florida.

Course opens: 09/01/2022
Course expires: 11/10/2023

Overview:
The sources of stress and dissatisfaction among the healthcare workforce are myriad and interrelated. These sources include financial pressures that affect staffing and workload, and the pressure to provide quality patient care despite the increased workload. During this lecture, Dr. Chalfin will discuss how to recognize the signs of fatigue, sleep deprivation, burnout, depression and substance abuse on physicians’ functioning and performance.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the importance of well-being for physicians and residents.
• Identify the ACGME Common Program Requirements for Residency Education (formally known as Duty Hour regulations). 
• Recognize the signs of fatigue, sleep deprivation, burnout, depression and substance abuse.  
• Identify the effect of fatigue, sleep deprivation, burnout, depression and substance abuse on physicians' functioning and performance. 
• Implement strategies for thriving in medicine.