Plenary

Physician Wellness Session (with ACOOG)

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

9:50 AM - 10:50 AM MST

Location: Trailblazers Ballroom

Moderator(s)

Julie K. Sterbank, DO, MPH FACOI (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine & Pediatrics; Adult and Pediatric, Allergy & Immunology
Case Western University/MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Panelist(s)

Joanne K. Baker, DO, FACOI, FAODME, FHM, FACP (she/her/hers)

Professor of Medicine, IM Residency Program Director, Director of Osteopathic Education
WMU Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Nicholas J. Caputo, DO, FACOI

Assistant Professor, Clinical Science, Clerkship Director, Internal Medicine, Chairman, Student Performance Committee
AT Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona

Speaker(s)

Jeffrey M. Krepps, PhD

Associate Professor of Behavioral Health
Campbell University - School of Osteopathic Medicine
Buies Creek, North Carolina, United States

Panelist(s)

Britney McCarty, DO, FACOI (she/her/hers)

Hospitalist
HCA
Jόzia C. McGowan, DO, FACOI, FNAOME (she/her/hers)

Associate Dean of Academic Success and Interim Chair of Primary Care
Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine/Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States

Disclosure(s):

Julie K. Sterbank, DO, MPH FACOI: No financial relationships to disclose

Joanne K. Baker, DO, FACOI, FAODME, FHM, FACP: No financial relationships to disclose

Nicholas J. Caputo, DO, FACOI: No financial relationships to disclose

Jeffrey M. Krepps, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Britney McCarty, DO, FACOI: No financial relationships to disclose

Jόzia C. McGowan, DO, FACOI, FNAOME: No financial relationships to disclose

Templeton, Kim, et al. "Gender-based differences in burnout: Issues faced by women physicians." NAM perspectives (2019).

West, Colin P., Liselotte N. Dyrbye, and Tait D. Shanafelt. "Physician burnout: contributors, consequences and solutions." Journal of internal medicine 283.6 (2018): 516-529.

Shanafelt, Tait, Joel Goh, and Christine Sinsky. "The business case for investing in physician well-being." JAMA internal medicine 177.12 (2017): 1826-1832.

Shanafelt, Tait D., and John H. Noseworthy. "Executive leadership and physician well-being: nine organizational strategies to promote engagement and reduce burnout." Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Vol. 92. No. 1. Elsevier, 2017.

Learning Objectives:

1. Recognize factors contributing to physician burnout
2. Discuss key aspects of peer support for an individual experiencing burnout
3. Summarize individual and organizational efforts to reduce burnout