by Diane W. Shannon | May 19, 2018 | Tools for Preventing Burnout
In March 2018, The Collaborative for Healing and Renewal in Medicine (CHARM) published an article titled “Charter on Physician Well-being” in JAMA. The piece describes guiding principles and lists recommendations for promoting well-being among physicians. The charter... by Diane W. Shannon | Apr 19, 2018 | Tools for Preventing Burnout, Understanding Burnout
This post was co-authored with David Brendel, a psychiatrist and executive coach who blogs at Leading Minds Executive Coaching. It appeared on KevinMD on April 9, 2018. Physician burnout rates hover around 50 percent and the adverse consequences are serious. Burnout... by Diane W. Shannon | Feb 28, 2018 | Leadership, Tools for Preventing Burnout
In 2017, the flagship multispecialty practice of Oregon Medical Group, moved into its new digs—a 46,000 square foot redesigned medical office building. Practice leaders and the 30-odd clinicians in six different specialties were committed to a coordinated patient... by Diane W. Shannon | Jan 23, 2018 | Tools for Preventing Burnout
At a recent conference I attended, Christine Sinsky, MD, Vice President of Professional Satisfaction at the American Medical Association, presented data on various time savers that physician practices have tested to streamline clinical processes. One example she... by Diane W. Shannon | Nov 11, 2017 | Tools for Preventing Burnout
For years I wondered why despite being a confirmed urbanite, I love camping. Then I realized that camping gives me full permission to improvise—to make creative use of the limited materials I have to get the job done. Hence, shirt tails are fair game for wiping coffee... by Diane W. Shannon | Nov 7, 2017 | Coaching, Tools for Preventing Burnout
I am VERY resistant to burnout solutions that focus solely on the individual, as these seem to imply that the problem originates in the affected person. This approach pokes at a sore spot, because of the years I spent secretly worried that the reason I left practice... 