The impact of COVID-19 on burnout and how we can combat it

Here are the stories you missed on KevinMD. Thank you for your continuing readership. --------------------------------------------------------------- Here are the stories you missed on [KevinMD](. Thank you for your continuing readership. --------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors [We asked you answered](. In the Spok 2020 State of Healthcare Communications Survey, 600 health care professionals provided insights on topics including enterprise communications, the role of cloud technology, COVID-19 and health care communications, and more. [See the results](. [During this flu season]( a risk for health care providers is that flu and COVID-19 symptoms are similar, and testing will be needed to [confirm the correct diagnosis](. A recent report found that [unpleasant waiting rooms]( were the most cited reason patients stopped returning to a practice. [Read this guide]( to prepare for the virtual waiting room. Traditional retirement planning has failed, especially for physicians. [Get your F3 Score today](. As an added bonus, anyone who takes the [F3 Assessment]( will get a free copy of our e-book Money Insights for Physicians. --------------------------------------------------------------- KevinMD Plus: Oct 15, 2020 [The impact of COVID-19 on resident burnout and how we can combat it]( Despite the pervasiveness of mental illness and burnout among medical providers, only in the past decade have providers begun to acknowledge and explore the psychological distress so many struggle with. As a resident, I have observed how COVID-19 has further complicated this situation by dramatically increasing stress while limiting our capacity to deal with that […] [Doctors already are actors, whether they want to be ones or not]( The era of the empowered patient and patient-centered health care has been upon us for some time. Only a generation ago, there was a much more paternalistic approach to medicine. This has changed for the better across the western world. As somebody who teaches and coaches physicians on how to improve their communication skills, I […] [Despite struggles with my own mental health, I’d never exchange them for an ordinary existence.]( What are you doing to take care of your mental health on World Mental Health Day? Tell me, is something eluding you, sunshine? Today, I’m listening to Pink Floyd for 2 reasons: 1. This morning, I did a 10-minute yoga flow with Denis Morton, who played Pink Floyd’s Us & Them. It set my whole mood […] [Help the public understand what more can be done to support loved ones affected by a serious illness]( “Is there anything more we could have done?” I am not the first person to ask this question, and I will not be the last. This past week I learned that an ex-boyfriend from my graduate school years, who had moved overseas in 2016 and disappeared off the grid, was recently diagnosed with lymphoma, developed […] [The role of residents in teaching and creating a positive clinical learning environment]( The hallways were dark, and the door had a passcode that I didn’t know. What I knew was that I was nervous about entering the team room on my first day of internal medicine, my first rotation of the third year of medical school. Fortunately, it didn’t take long to realize that my main teachers, […] [The rise of telehealth: How to overcome provider burnout while making a quick shift in health care delivery]( This article is sponsored by The Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX). The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered seismic shifts in health care delivery. Never before has the health care system mobilized to handle a massive surge in one type of illness while bringing so many other services to an abrupt standstill. Elective surgeries and procedures were […] [A physician receives a derogatory email. Here’s what she did next. [PODCAST]]( “The disparity of women physicians in research is a systemic issue that should be mitigated appropriately. Women, especially minorities and immigrants, need institutional support to succeed as clinician-investigators. Medical institutions should actively participate in increasing funding mechanisms available solely for the development and promotion of female clinician investigators. Funding for research projects, in terms of […] [Assisted suicide: a change of heart]( When I was training as a surgeon, I was pro assisted suicide. I believed it was a humane act of kindness and compassion. I imagined myself to be in the place of the other and at times felt if that was me, I’d rather be dead than live with that condition or this condition. I […] [How blessed was I to witness this true love story]( The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little … I noticed the two of them shortly after I arrived for my shift. I was standing at the counter, immersed in a chart, when out of the corner of my eye, I saw them walk out of their treatment room. Together. Slowly, they walked into […] [Put nutrition counseling in primary care]( The United Nations designated 2016 to 2025 the “Decade of Action on Nutrition” in recognition of the growing importance of food and diet as it relates to all aspects of human health. We’re almost halfway through, and we’re not making the progress we need to. A comprehensive study of scientific evidence for global diet goals […] [COVID-19 anosmia: Unmasking a new dark “twist”]( A 4-day-old term, formula-fed male infant with an uncomplicated prenatal course and no ABO set up or other identified cause of excessive jaundice was admitted to the hospital for phototherapy treatment of hyperbilirubinemia with a peak bilirubin of 19.5. He had an uneventful hospital course and was discharged on day 6 of life. On day […] [It’s time we stop saying “black cloud” and “black weekend”]( Racism is a pandemic that has long existed before COVID-19. As a fourth-year medical student, I have been rotating in the hospitals and recently finished my sub-internship. Whether on the wards or in outpatient clinics, a recurring phrase would hover from one provider to the next, depending on how busy their week was: “black cloud” […] [How physicians can be activists [PODCAST]]( “We dealt with the death, uncertainty, and fear of COVID-19 with a stiff upper lip. But our hearts broke when George Floyd was murdered by the police on May 25. George is a symbol of an immense problem. A study reported that one in every thousand Black men can expect to be killed by the […] --------------------------------------------------------------- If a friend sent you this email and you want to subscribe, go to [KevinMD](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 345 Hudson Street New York NY 10014 USA [Unsubscribe]( | [Change Subscriber Options](