Burnout
Clinician burnout has profound effects on provider well-being and impacts the effectiveness and safety of patient care.
Webinar (CME): Burnout Webinar Series. AAPA. 2022 (LINK)
Tookits & Guides: PA Burnout. AAPA Career Central. 2022. (LINK)
Report: Addressing Health Worker Burnout: The US Surgeon General’s Advisory on Building a Thriving Health Workforce. Priorities of the US Surgeon General. 2022. (LINK)
Tookits & Guides: Resource Compendium for Healthcare Worker Well-being. National Academy of Medicine. 2022. (LINK)
Journal Article: Call to Action, Multidimensional PA Well-Being Strategies. Physician Assistant Clinics. 2021. (LINK)
Journal Article: Depression, burnout, and professional outcomes among PAs. JAAPA. 2021. (LINK)
Journal Article: Reasons PAs leave their jobs. JAAPA. 2021. (LINK)
Journal article (Subscription required): Addressing PA Burnout. JAAPA. 2020. (LINK)
Journal article: Burnout, job satisfaction, and stress levels of PAs. JAAPA. 2018. (LINK)
Journal article: Burnout and Job and Career Satisfaction in the Physician Assistant Profession: A Review of the Literature. National Academy of Medicine: Perspectives – Expert Voices in Health and Health Care. 2018. (LINK)
Provider Substance Use and Addiction
Provider substance use and addiction may reduce productivity, contribute to errors, and put patient safety in jeopardy. Clinicians should strive to be physically and mentally healthy.
Web article: For Health Workers Struggling With Addiction, Why Are Treatment Options Limited? NPR. 2019. (LINK)
Journal article: Prognosis for Emergency Physician with Substance Abuse Recovery: 5-year Outcome Study. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health. 2014. (LINK)
Journal article: Beyond Substance Abuse: Stress, Burnout, and Depression as Causes of Physician Impairment and Disruptive Behavior. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2009. (LINK)
Journal article: Successful Treatment of Physicians With Addictions. Psychiatric Times. 2009. (LINK)
Journal article: Evaluating and Treating Disabled or Impaired Colleagues. Journal of Psychiatric Practice. 2007. (LINK)
Journal article: Physician health programs and the potentially impaired physician with a SUD. Alcohol & Drug Abuse. 2006. (LINK)
Journal article: Identifying an Impaired Physician. Virtual Mentor. 2003. (LINK)
Journal article: Impaired Physicians: Is There a Duty to Report to State Licensing Boards? Harvard Review of Psychiatry. 2000. (LINK)
Organization: International Doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous (IDAA) (LINK)
Organization: Drug Enforcement Administration Diversion Control Division: Drug Addiction in Health Care Professionals. US Department of Justice. (LINK)
Responsible Prescribing Practices
Even with the legal authority to prescribe, PAs and other providers must follow ethical guidelines to ensure patient are safeguarded from harm and receive the best care.
Journal article: The APRN’s Role and Responsibility in Ethical Prescribing. Duquesne University School of Nursing. 2020. (LINK)
Web article: How PAs Can Stay Out of Hot Water. Medpage Today. 2017. (LINK)