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New Book to Help Stress and Burnout for Working Mom’s

By Leonard Pesheck, MBA On April 11, 2018 · Add Comment · In Physician/Provider, Professional, Relational
We recently interviewed Dr. Lisa Herbert, M.D., FAAFP about her newly published book: Take Back Your Life: A Working Mom’s Guide to Work-Life Balance. Dr. Herbert is a Board Certified Family Physician, a certified personal and executive coach and a physician consultant for VITAL WorkLife. VITAL WorkLife: How did you become interested in the plight [...]
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5 Takeaways from the Whole Life Challenge

By Jenna Olson, CPT-ACSM; Solutions Coordinator On March 12, 2018 · Add Comment · In Emotional, Physical, Relational, Spiritual
Whole Life Challenge and Well Being From January 20 – March 2, 13 VITAL WorkLife employees participated in the Whole Life Challenge, which focuses on seven daily habits to improve our health and well being: nutrition, exercise, mobility, sleep, hydration, well being and reflection. For six weeks participants followed guidelines for each habit and reported daily [...]
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How “Buying Time” Can Increase Physician Well Being

By VITAL WorkLife On March 8, 2018 · Add Comment · In Financial/Legal, Other, Physician/Provider, Professional
Most physicians are economically secure but chronically “time-poor.” The minute-by-minute, day-by-day demands of a practice, writes Shannon Aymes, M.D., in Medical News Today, can leave physicians with very limited time for “needs such as sleep, nutrition, exercise, spiritual pursuits and interactions with family and friends.” In addition to lack of time, physicians still need to [...]
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How to Improve Workplace Loneliness

By Marsha Molinari, MSW, LICSW On February 28, 2018 · Add Comment · In Emotional, Relational
Impact of Loneliness In recent decades, loneliness has been recognized as a public health concern as big as obesity and smoking. Some of the latest studies suggest loneliness is related to an increase in stress, which may lead to an increase in the stress hormone cortisol. High cortisol levels result in a higher risk of [...]
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The High Cost of Physician Burnout in Healthcare Organizations

By VITAL WorkLife On February 14, 2018 · Add Comment · In Emotional, Financial/Legal, Leadership/Management, Physician/Provider, Relational
Build a Culture of Physician Well Being to Fight Burnout When a physician is experiencing burnout, he or she can become a liability for the healthcare organization as well as an impaired provider of care for their patients. Burned-out physicians may behave capriciously and make medical errors impacting the operation and bottom line of the [...]
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4 Ways Healthcare Leaders and Physicians Can Communicate Better

By VITAL WorkLife On February 6, 2018 · Add Comment · In Emotional, Physician/Provider, Professional, Relational
If there’s a single value most important in forestalling physician burnout—and supporting physician resilience in general—it’s open and honest communication between physicians and their leaders. From the leadership side, promoting good communication requires paying attention on two levels: the institutional and the interpersonal. Institutional Communication Leadership promotes a culture of physician care where communication is [...]
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3 Ways Healthcare Leadership Can Build a Healthy Team-based Culture

By VITAL WorkLife On January 30, 2018 · Add Comment · In Emotional, Physician/Provider, Professional, Relational
Physician burnout is bred in isolation and silence. Practitioners suffering from it typically feel alone with their problems and are often hesitant to communicate their growing feelings of overwhelm, emotional exhaustion, lack of fulfillment and cynicism. But alert leaders can head off burnout by promoting a workplace culture of teamwork emphasizing openness. 1) Foster an [...]
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How Can Leaders Help Physicians Build Resilience into their Daily Practice?

By VITAL WorkLife On January 23, 2018 · Add Comment · In Emotional, Physician/Provider, Professional, Relational
In our article “How to Lead the Way Toward Physician Well Being,” Craig Uthe, MD, medical director of physician well being at Sanford Family Medicine in South Dakota, defines resilience as “being able to persevere through the trials, tribulations, hurdles and obstacles of the medical practice.”1 Physician resilience is being recognized as more than a [...]
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How Healthcare Leaders Can Help Foster Physician Resilience to Stress

By VITAL WorkLife On January 18, 2018 · Add Comment · In Emotional, Physician/Provider, Professional, Relational
There’s no constant like change in healthcare today. Shifts in technology and compliance, such as the adaptation of Electronic Medical Records, have been shown to be a major source of stress for physicians. “Electronic Medical Records require much more attention of the physician than [record-keeping] did before,” says Craig Uthe, MD, medical director of physician [...]
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How to Show Gratitude and Give Thanks

By Shawn Friday, MEd, LPC, CEAP On January 11, 2018 · Add Comment · In Emotional, Relational
Gratitude is defined as the state of being grateful: thankfulness. It is the feeling or showing of appreciation and kindness. Sincere expressions of gratitude take little time, cost nothing and can go a long way in creating a positive environment at home and in the workplace. Why Gratitude Matters An article in the Harvard Business [...]
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