|
Course Title: |
|
Burnout and Its Dimensions for Physicians |
|
Presenter: |
|
Larry Vickman, MD, MHA, FACEP |
|
|
Course Overview: |
|
This presentation will focus on issues surrounding
burnout and its many dimensions. This particular
presentation is designed specifically for those in
health care: physicians and non-physician caregivers as
well as allied professionals in health care. We will
review the latest concepts and definitions of the
syndrome we refer to as burnout and discuss tools for
its actual measurement. We will review the various
factors contributed by both individuals and their
organizations that predispose to burnout. We will
discuss therapeutic approaches and other interventions
for both individuals and organizations. |
|
|
Course Objectives: |
|
The attendees of
this program will learn the following in this program: |
|
• |
|
A conceptual definition of
burnout |
|
• |
|
The signs
and symptoms of burnout |
|
• |
|
The effects of burnout on
your patients |
|
• |
|
The characteristics that professionals
bear that predispose them to burnout. |
|
• |
|
The six
organizational factors that are important to examine
when looking at burnout. |
|
• |
|
What to do
about burnout for yourself. |
|
| |
|
Program
Modules |
|
• |
|
Module 1: Definitions,
signs/symptoms/ effects on patients, tools to
measure. |
|
• |
|
Module 2: What does the physician bring to the table that
creates risk? |
|
• |
|
Module 3: What does the
organization bear that creates or prevents risk? |
| |
|
|
|
Presentation Timeframe |
|
This
presentation is designed for a single session of
1.5 to 2 hours. |
| |
|
|
|
Audiences |
|
• |
|
Physicians |
|
• |
|
Non-physician providers |
|
• |
|
Allied health care professionals and support
staff (Medical Staff Professionals) |
|
• |
|
Health care system administrators and mangers |
|
|
|
Methodology: |
|
This presentation is most effective to a
relatively small group (10-15) in a comfortable
setting. It will be highly interactive with a
sharing of information and examples on each of
the several topic areas. If considered
valuable, a set of overhead transparencies would
be used with copies for the audience as an
adjunct to note taking. |
|
|
|
|
Handouts: |
|
Presentation transparencies copied for note
taking |
|
|
|
|
Equipment Needed: |
|
Overhead
transparency projector, screen, whiteboard or flip chart. |
|
