Online Resources
American Academy of Family Physicians
- Physician Health First—An interactive web portal with a wealth of well-being resources for Academy members.
- Focus on Physician Well-Being—An AAFP News topic area presents ongoing coverage and other content that focuses on issues surrounding physician burnout, resilience, and well-being.
American Medical Association STEPS Forward
A practice-based initiative created to provide you with proven strategies that can improve practice efficiency and help you reach better patient experience, better population health, and lower overall costs with improved professional satisfaction.
A practice-based initiative created to provide you with proven strategies that can improve practice efficiency and help you reach better patient experience, better population health, and lower overall costs with improved professional satisfaction.
- Improving Physician Resiliency
- Preventing Physician Burnout
- Physician Wellness: Preventing Resident and Fellow Burnout
Physician Health Committee of Alaska
Telephone: 907-561-9644
Email: phcak@alaska.net
Address:
PO Box 110557
Anchorage, AK 99511-0557
United States
Staff:
- Mary Ann Foland, MD, Medical Director
- Paula Colescott, MD, Assistant Medical Director
- Pam Ventgen, Physician Health Committee Coordinator
Program Services
Types of disease, illness, or conditions monitored:
- Substance Use
- Mental health
- Behavioral health problems
Populations served:
- Physicians – MD
- Physicians – DO
- Physician assistants
Resources from the Federation of State Physicians Health Programs: Click Here
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education – Improving Physician Well-Being Hub
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Resources for Healthcare Professionals
American Medical Association – Steps-Forward – Professional Well-Being
Articles
- Ohio AFP Article For Reprint “Stopping Burnout at the Source-Delegating the Administrative Burden” – July 2019 (1)
- Employers Must Play Active Role in Burnout Prevention (Fresh Perspectives, August 14, 2018)
- Rural Locums Provide Balance for Urban Doc (Fresh Perspectives, August 6, 2018)
- In Face of Broken Health Care System, I Choose Happiness (Fresh Perspectives, April 23, 2018)
- Burnout Part 2: Adopting a Systems Approach to Prevention (Leader Voices, February 19, 207)
- New Year, New Chance to Get Fit (Fresh Perspectives, January 23, 2018)
- Physician Authors Offer Prescription for Self-Reflection (Fresh Perspectives, January 8, 2018)
- Crafting a Life That’s Right for Me, My Family and Patients (Fresh Perspectives, November 27, 2017)
- For This FP, Faith and Family Life Help Stave Off Burnout (AAFP News, August 16, 2017)
- I Bounced Back From Burnout by Setting Boundaries, Priorities (Fresh Perspectives, July 24, 2017)
- Support of Colleagues, Family, Friends is Key to Resiliency (Leader Voices, July 10, 2017)
- Help Students Cut Through the Bull: FPs Are in Demand (Leader Voices, March 13, 2017)
- Can a Sense of Gratitude Make You Happier? (Fresh Prespectives, December 20, 2016)
- Fighting Physician Burnout Together (The Ohio Family Physician, Winter 2016)
- Physicians, Wellness Should Begin With Us (Fresh Prespectives, September 1, 2016)
- Everyday Heroes: What We Do Today Saves Lives Tomorrow (Fresh Perspectives, August 22, 2016)
- Try PROBE Tool to Help Stave Off Burnout (Leader Voices, July 12, 2016)
- Reset Room Can Help Address Physician Burnout (DoctorsLounge, June 20, 2016)
- Can Mindfulness Meditation Deliver us from Burnout? (Leader Voices, May 18, 2016)
- Discovering a Brave New World of Medical Scribing (Fresh Perspectives, February 15, 2016)
- Beating Burnout: Get Involved, Call for Change (Leader Voices, January 13, 2015)
- Eight Ways to Lower Practice Stress and Get Home Sooner (Family Practice Management, 2015)
- Curbing Primary Care Burnout Epidemic: Address Physician, Staff Needs First, Say Researchers (AAFP News, December 3, 2014)
- From Triple to Quadruple Aim: Care of the Patient Requires Care of the Provider (Annals of Family Medicine, September 2014)
- Changing the Trajectory of Burnout in Medicine (AAFP Leader Voices, February 7, 2014)
- Physician Burnout (AAFP Position Paper, 2014)
- Physician Resilience and Burnout: Can You Make the Switch? (Family Practice Management, February 2013)
- In Search of Joy in Practice: A Report of 23 High-Functioning Primary Care Practices (Annals of Family Medicine, 2013)
- Putting ‘Life’ Back Into Your Professional Life (Family Practice Management, 1999)
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