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Physician burnout in otolaryngology: What are the contributing factors?
Reference(s):
Fletcher, A. M., Pagedar, N., & Smith, R. J. H. (2012). Factors correlating with burnout in practicing otolaryngologists. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 146(2), 234–239.
2.
Discuss strategies to improve surgeon well being.
Reference(s):
Shanafelt, T. D., Kaups, K. L., Nelson, H., Satele, D. V, Sloan, J. A., Oreskovich, M. R., & Dyrbye, L. N. (2014). An interactive individualized intervention to promote behavioral change to increase personal well-being in US surgeons. Annals of Surgery, 259(1), 82–88.
3.
Should physicians be responsible for reporting impaired and incompetent physician colleagues?
Reference(s):
Skljarevski, V., Oakes, T. M., Zhang, Q., Ferguson, M. B., Martinez, J., Camporeale, A., … Dodick, D. W. (2018). Effect of Different Doses of Galcanezumab vs Placebo for Episodic Migraine Prevention: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurology, 75(2), 187–193.
4.
The disruptive surgeon. What are the classic behaviors and triggers? How should s/he be managed?
Reference(s):
Cochran, A., & Elder, W. B. (2014). A model of disruptive surgeon behavior in the perioperative environment. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 219(3), 390–398.
Grogan, M. J., & Knechtges, P. (2013). The disruptive physician: a legal perspective. Academic Radiology, 20(9), 1069–1073.
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What are thoughts on the hand off process at your institution? How can it be improved?
Reference(s):
Hasan, H., Ali, F., Barker, P., Treat, R., Peschman, J., Mohorek, M., … Webb, T. (2017). Evaluating handoffs in the context of a communication framework. Surgery, 161(3), 861–868.