2018 NEPO Summit: Register by Aug. 27 and save $100 Act now to save $100 off registration for the 2018 Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations (NEPO) Summit, to be held September 13-15 in Pasadena. This year's theme, Building the Best You: Celebrating the Joy of Medicine, will address issues of physician burnout and provide solutions to create a culture of wellness and physician well-being. The three-day summit is an innovative educational event for physicians, public health professionals, health care advocates and community leaders that offers policy and best practices for reducing health disparities, building diversity in the workforce and increasing cultural ... August 16, 2018 General Cultural Competency, Physician Wellness 0 0 Comment Read More »
Free workshops on medical board's new Physician Health and Wellness Program The California Public Protection & Physician Health Inc. (CPPPH) is offering a series of free informational workshops about the Medical Board of California’s new Physician Health and Wellness Program. The workshops will discuss: how the new program will work, when it will be available to physicians, and what role medical group and medical staff well-being committees will play. CPPPH, together with the California Society of Addiction Medicine and California Medical Association (CMA), are encouraging all wellbeing committees and medical staff leaders to attend one of these workshop sessions so they can ... January 30, 2018 General California Public Protectioin and Physician Health, CPPPH, Medical Board of California, Physician Well-being, Physician Wellness 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA convenes physician wellness committee By advancing initiatives that enhance efficiency, professional satisfaction and the delivery of care, the California Medical Association is committed to helping physicians navigate and succeed in a continually evolving health care environment. As part of that commitment, CMA has made physician wellness and the prevention of professional burnout a core priority. Last year, the CMA House of Delegates named physician burnout one of the most pressing issues facing the practice of medicine – and took it up as one of the five “major issues” at the association’s annual meeting. In ... December 28, 2017 CMA House of Delegates, Physician Wellness 0 0 Comment Read More »
CPPPH offers regional workshops on physician well-being California Public Protection and Physician Health. Inc. (CPPPH) is hosting two fall workshops for hospital medical staffs and groups interested in physician health and well-being. The workshops will be held in Oakland on Saturday, October 7, and in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 4. The workshop, "Effective Functioning of Wellbeing Committees," is intended for hospital medical staff, medical groups, specialty societies, and others involved or interested in improving the health and well-being of physicians. Workshop topics include: How to handle the first meeting with a physician when ... September 27, 2017 General CME, Continuing Medical Education, CPPPH, Physician Well-Being, Physician Wellness, Seminars 0 0 Comment Read More »
Conference on physician health comes to San Francisco in October Physicians’ professional wellness is increasingly recognized as being critically important to the delivery of high-quality health care. Physicians strive to achieve an optimal patient experience and provide the highest quality care, while simultaneously facing increasing productivity and documentation demands that often lead to anxiety, fatigue, burnout and depression. To address this issue, Stanford Medicine, the Mayo Clinic and the American Medical Association (AMA) are collaborating to host the American Conference on Physician Health: Creating an Organizational Foundation to Achieve Joy in Medicine. The conference will take place at the Palace ... July 26, 2017 General Physician Burnout, Physician Well-Being, Conferences, Continuing Medical Education, Physician Wellness 0 0 Comment Read More »
Survey shows a correlation between ethnicity, gender and burnout in nation's physicians The 2017 Medscape Lifestyle Report has found a correlation between ethnicity, gender and burnout among the nation’s physicians. The survey of more than 14,000 physicians from over 30 specialties found an association between ethnicity and burnout. Asian Indian physicians reported the lowest level of burnout at 46 percent, with Chinese physicians reporting the highest level at 56 percent. Fifty-two percent of Caucasian physicians and 51 percent of Hispanic/Latino physicians reported burnout, with black physicians slightly less burned out at 48 percent. There was also a higher percentage of female physicians reporting ... February 13, 2017 General Physician Well-Being, Physician Wellness, Physician Burnout 0 0 Comment Read More »
Webinar: Preventing physician burnout The Physician’s Foundation biennial Survey of America’s Physicians has consistently shown the professional morale of physicians as problematic, with a majority of physicians in 2016 describing their feelings about the current state of the medical profession as somewhat or very negative. The California Medical Association (CMA) will host its first webinar of 2017, "Preventing Burnout: Individual and Organizational Intervention,” on Wednesday, January 11, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m., to help physicians recognize and respond to burnout. The webinar is free to members and their staff. Our presenter, Karen Miotto, M.D., ... December 14, 2016 CMA, General Physician Burnout, Physician Well-Being, Physician Wellness, Webinars 0 0 Comment Read More »
Physician morale continues to decline, with 80% of physicians feeling overextended U.S. physicians continue to struggle to maintain professional satisfaction levels as they are forced to adapt to changing delivery and payment models, according to a Physicians Foundation survey of 17,000 U.S. physicians. The 2016 Survey of America’s Physicians: Practice Patterns and Perspectives found that 80 percent of physicians report being overextended or at capacity, with no time to see additional patients. Not surprisingly, 54 percent of physicians surveyed rate their morale as somewhat or very negative, with 49 percent saying they are either often or always feeling burnt out. Physicians identified ... October 13, 2016 General Physician Well-Being, Physician Wellness 0 0 Comment Read More »
CPPPH offers two workshops on physician well-being in October California Public Protection & Physician Health (CPPPH) is hosting workshops next month in both northern and southern California for medical staffs and groups interested in physician well-being. The workshop, "Effective Functioning of Well-Being Committees for Medical Staffs and Medical Groups," will be offered October 15 in Los Angeles and October 22 in Oakland. This workshop is designed for physician health and well-being committee members, medical staff services professionals, medical staff leadership teams and others interested in improving physician well-being on an individual and organizational level. Physicians attending can receive 7.0 AMA ... September 13, 2016 General Physician Well-Being, Physician Wellness 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA-sponsored bills head to Governor Brown for his signature The California State Legislature has passed two California Medical Association (CMA)-sponsored bills: AB 2121, a life-saving measure requiring alcohol servers and managers to complete a training course on responsible beverage service; and SB 1177, to establish a Physician Health and Wellness Program for California physicians. Another CMA-sponsored bill, SB 563, was incorporated into SB 1160 to increase transparency and accountability in the workers’ compensation utilization review process. These bills are now on the Governor's desk awaiting his signature. AB 2121 would make Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control responsible beverage training ... September 13, 2016 General California Legislature, Physician Wellness, State Legislative Advocacy, Workers' Compensation, Alcohol 0 0 Comment Read More »
