Annual Meeting Sessions to Address Physician Wellness and Burnout
A December 2015 report in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that in 2014, roughly 54 percent of physicians had at least one symptom of burnout. Compared with 2011, rates of burnout among physicians were higher in 2014 and satisfaction with work-life balance was lower (41 percent versus 49 percent).
Adam Scott
The acute nature of the problem spurred APA President Anita Everett, M.D., to make physician wellness and burnout a major focus of her presidency. Among the initiatives she spearheaded were the creation of a toolkit accessible at psychiatry.org/burnout, a series of articles in Psychiatric News, and a special track of sessions at this year’s Annual Meeting. These sessions explore strategies for promoting physician wellness and interventions that can help psychiatrists as well as physicians in other medical specialties.
The centerpiece of the track is a “townhall” hosted by Richard Summers, M.D., chair of the Work Group on Physician Wellness and Burnout. The townhall will feature a dialogue with attendees about their experience and expertise regarding wellness and burnout. It will also be an opportunity to learn about the initiatives APA has undertaken in this critical area, with remarks by Everett and APA CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A.
The track includes the following sessions:
SATURDAY, MAY 5
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8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Perspectives on Burnout: Millennials to Boomers Chairs: David Allan Casey, M.D., and Brian Casey, M.D.
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8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Partnering to Address Well-Being in Graduate Medical Education: A Call to Action for the Mental Health Community Chair: Lyuba Konopasek, M.D.
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8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
IMGs: I Care and Need to Be Cared For Chair: Kishan Nallapula, M.D.
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10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Getting Better Together: Addressing Trauma and Staff Wellness as Part of a Metric-Driven Quality Improvement Program at an Inner-City Hospital Chair: Renuka Ananthamoorthy, M.D.
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1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Care of the Psychiatrist: From Analysis to Zoloft Chair: Jabari Tahir Jones, M.D.
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1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Reigniting the Fire: Creativity in the Practice of Psychiatry Chair: Vineeth John, M.D., M.B.A.
SUNDAY, MAY 6
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8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Saying Au Revoir to Career Blahs While Staying in the Game Chair: Jane Brown Sofair, M.D.
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8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Promoting Mindfulness in Medical Education: Building Student Well-Being Through Curricular Innovation Chair: Lisa Merlo, Ph.D.
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10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
The Burnout Crisis: Building a Resilient Workforce for the Future Chair: Nancy Diazgranados; Lecturer: Darrell Gene Kirch, M.D.
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1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Psychiatrists in Recovery: What Should I Say? What Should Be Done? Disclosing Our Experience With Mental Illness and Emotional Suffering Chairs: Robert S. Marin, M.D., and Steven H. Moffic, M.D.
MONDAY, MAY 7
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8 a.m.-11 a.m.
Creating Wellness and Balance for Ourselves and the People We Serve: An Experiential Program of Innovative Techniques to Promote Self-Care Chair: Beth P. Abrams, M.D.
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8 a.m.-11 a.m.
Why Are Women Physicians at Higher Risk for Burnout? Empowering the Next Generation to Do It Better Chair: Cynthia M. Stonnington, M.D.
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10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Well-Being and Burnout Townhall 2.0: Adapting and Thriving Chair: Richard Summers, M.D.; Presenter: Anita Everett, M.D.; Discussant: Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A.
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1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Calling Upon Your Resilience to Build Well-Being and Prevent Burnout Chair: Joseph C. Napoli, M.D.
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1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Rebuilding Our Bridges: Using Quality Improvement and the Systems-Based Practice Model to Address Physician Burnout Chair: Carisa Maureen Kymissis, M.D.
TUESDAY, MAY 8
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8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Enhancing Wellness and Resilience in the Prevention of Physician Burnout and Suicide Chair: Maria L. Tiamson-Kassab, M.D.
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8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Promoting Wellness in Physicians-in-
Training in Psychiatry Chairs: Nicole M. Benson, M.D., and Deanna Constance Chaukos, M.D.
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10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Caring for My Patients by Caring for Me: Focusing on Provider Wellness to Improve Patient Outcomes Chairs: Judy Kovell, M.D., and Antoinette Lenton, M.D.
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10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Yoga Mindfulness and Sound Healing to Prevent Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Secondary Stress in Psychiatrists and Mental Health Professionals Chair: Alex Nicholas Sabo, M.D.
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10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Surviving Despite the Stress: Living a Smooth-Sailing Life Chair: Linda Worley, M.D.
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1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Sustaining Joy: A Workshop on Vicarious Trauma, Burnout, and Resilience Chair: Gertie D. Quitangon, M.D.
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1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Addressing Physician Burnout and Depression: An Opportunity for Psychiatrists to Lead Chairs: Laurel Mayer, M.D., and Matthew Louis Goldman, M.D.
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3 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Of Podcasts and Pins: How to Implement a “Dude, Me Too” Wellness to Model Physician and Trainee Self-Care Chair: Julie A. Chilton, M.D.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
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8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Successful Aging of Physicians: Promoting Wellness Through Wisdom Chair: Jack W. Bonner, M.D.
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8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Stress Among Medical Students, Residents, and Physicians: A Global Perspective Chair: Fahad Dakheel Alosaimi, M.D.
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10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
The Cobbler’s Children: Dealing With Mental Illnesses in Our Own Families Chair: Julia Bess Frank, M.D.
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1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Struggling With Burnout in Residency: The Causes, Consequences, and Coping With It Chair: Louis Belzie, M.D.
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1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Reducing Compassion Fatigue By Treating More Patients: A New Perspective on Accelerated Resolution Therapy Chair: Wendi M. Waits, M.D. ■
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