“Projections from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) anticipate a massive shortage of physicians in the U.S. within 12 years. At the same time, however, the most recent data from the AAMC shows that the physician workforce does not look like the nation’s increasingly diverse patient population:
With these figures in mind, can building a more diverse physician workforce help address the projected shortage?”
To read the full article written by Andis Robeznieks, click the link below:
“Pediatrics has the highest percentage of female physicians compared to other specialties, according to Medscape‘s “Physician Compensation Report 2022.”
For the report, Medscape collected responses from more than 13,000 physicians across 29 specialties. Data was collected between Oct. 5, 2021, and Jan. 19, 2022. Among specialties, family medicine, internal medicine, oncology and critical care have experienced a notable increase in the percentage of female physicians since Medscape‘s 2016 report, the organization said. The report that year showed 36 percent of family physicians, 31 percent of internists, 26 percent of oncologists and 25 percent of critical care physicians were women. The percentage of female physicians in general surgery has stayed about the same, Medscape said.”
Click the link below to see specialties ranked by percentage of women, according to the 2022 report. Note: The list includes ties.
By: Kelly Gooch
“When a colleague of mine wanted to discuss a new and somewhat out-of-left-field research project that centered around the use of emojis in digital health care communication, I blanched. To the best of my recollection, I blurted, “Emojis have no place in medicine.” Early in residency, I was taught to never put anything extraneous in writing. Clinicians are supposed to provide facts, not give opinions or get poetic, and should always consider that anything they write may one day require an explanation in front of a jury. Maybe my colleague — who, to be fair, is not a clinician — didn’t know it, but that was why my reaction to his offer was less than enthusiastic.
A report several of my colleagues at PerfectServe published in February on the use of emojis in clinician-to-clinician communication nudged me to keep thinking about this topic. I was a bit surprised to learn that among the providers using emojis in medical settings, the exchanges were overwhelmingly polite and positive. This got the gears turning in my head, and my perspective started to shift a bit. I haven’t yet formed a strong opinion on whether emojis in communication among a care team are good or bad. Instead, I came up with some questions. Clinicians once had to respond to how privacy standards in health care affected texting, so why aren’t more health care providers and organizations having a conversation about emojis? And my favorite question: Health care providers understand what it means to have a good bedside manner. But as interactions become increasingly virtual and facilitated by technology, have we thought enough about digital bedside manner? The answer to that one is “no,” and I hope we can start rectifying that problem. As it turns out, emojis can help.”
Check out the full article regarding emojis, the risks and maintaining humanity in a digital world.
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https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/04/should-clinicians-use-emojis-when-communicating-wih-each-other/
“Drones dropping defibrillators from the sky, wearable watches that improve CPR, and telehealth services bringing medical expertise to any location in the world are just a few innovations seeking to improve medical outcomes in hard-to-reach areas.
The COVID-19 pandemic had many negatives that irrevocably changed society; however, the crisis highlighted gaps in the healthcare industry now being addressed. One of these notable gaps was the lack of accessibility to healthcare services in rural areas. Lack of transportation combined with long proximity away from medical centers are some of the major hurdles residents in small towns must overcome to receive medical treatment.
Technologies such as telehealth quickly adopted in the crisis situation of lockdowns have become healthcare models that are here to stay.
Another development is the ability for rural community hospitals to partner with larger hospitals for services such as e-ICU. For example, the smaller hospital could pay a larger hospital to help cover their ICU night shift and when a patient arrives the local nurses administer tests and aid while a doctor at a larger hospital provides expertise and diagnosis virtually through a screen. The e-ICU allows patients’ records and tests to be stored and then accessed remotely by doctors in other areas.”
To read the full article regarding more technological improvements, click the link below:
By Sloane M. Perron
Mindfulness meditation practices can reduce burnout, increase compassion among physicians. Mindfulness-based interventions may ease burnout, increase compassion and improve the patient-physician relationship, according to a presentation at Healing Healthcare: A Global Mindfulness Summit.
During their presentation, Diane Reibel, PhD, the co-founder of the Stress Reduction Program at the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health at Thomas Jefferson University, and Aleezé Sattar Moss, PhD, the associate director of the Jefferson Center for Mindfulness within the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, led two guided meditation practices that clinicians can adopt to build resilience and reduce stress and burnout. The three axioms of mindfulness are intention, attention and attitude, Reibel and Moss said. The intention is to be present; attention is placed on what is actually arising in the moment; and attitude should be nonjudgmental and one of curiosity, open to experiences and kindness, according to Reibel.
Overall, the interventions are fewer than 10 minutes each in duration. Clinicians can practice mindfulness anywhere, at any time and length, Reibel said.”
To read the full article: https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20220215/mindfulness-meditation-practices-can-reduce-burnout-increase-compassion-among-physicians
Written by: Maria Marabito
“It is a tough time to be a doctor. With the stresses of the pandemic, the continued unfettered rise of insurance company BS, and so many medical groups being bought up that we often don’t even know who makes the decisions, the patient can sometimes be hidden in the equation.”
To read in detail Dr. Douglas S. Paauw’s article, click below:
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