New Resources from the AMA: Webinars, Events, Reports, and More

The following are resources from the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Professional Satisfaction and Practice Sustainability unit.

Podcasts

No One Left Behind: Expanded Peer Support and Second Victim Syndrome

Dr. Alicia Pilarski, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Associate Chief Medical Officer, and Medical Director of the Supporting Our Staff (SOS) Peer Support Program for Froedtert Hospital & Medical College of Wisconsin, shares her experience building an expanded peer support program for the entire health care team. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Reframing Compassion Fatigue: Compassion as a Tool for Combating Burnout

Dr. Rola Hallam, British-Syrian consultant anesthetist, humanitarian and founder of CanDo, a social enterprise that enables local, frontline health care workers to provide health care to their own war-affected communities, shares the story of her “valley of darkness” and how compassion can be a tool to combat burnout. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Private Practice Simple Solutions Learning Sessions

Support Staff Recruitment

This eight-week session focuses on recruiting and retaining support staff for your private practice. Session one available on demand, Session 2 launches March 28. Register now.

Team-Based Care

Using the AMA STEPS Forward® Team-Based Care Toolkit as a guide, this eight week session covers topics such as pre-visit planning, expanded rooming and discharge, team documentation, prescription management, and EHR in-basket management. Launches April 4, 2023. Register Now.

Webinars

Supporting Private Practices: AMA & Medline University | Tuesday, March 7 | 10:15 a.m. CT

Learn how to use the AMA STEPS Forward® Private Practice Playbook to your advantage in this open access webinar designed to help physicians streamline employee training in their private practices. Register Now

Exploring Physician-led Innovation through Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship | Thursday, March 16 | 11 a.m. CT

Hear a live panel of physician entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs discuss their journey towards building the future of health. Presented by the Future of Health Immersion Program and AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy. Register Now

Actionable Insights: Key Steps to Engaging Patients in Psychosocial Interventions | Thursday, March 23 | 10 a.m. CT

Experts will discuss the spectrum of brief psychosocial interventions along with how best to use them to help address behavioral health needs for both adult and pediatric patient populations. Presented by the BHI Collaborative and AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy. Register now

Publications

High cost of broken relationships

This BMJ Quality & Safety editorial co-authored by Dr. Christine A. Sinsky, AMA Vice President of Professional Satisfaction, offers recommendations on how to decrease the high costs of physician turnover by prioritizing relationships and reducing burnout.

Funding Research on Health Workforce Well-being to Optimize the Work Environment

This JAMA Viewpoint article co-authored by Dr. Christine A. Sinsky, AMA Vice President of Professional Satisfaction, outlines the importance of federal funding to support research on system interventions that promote clinician well-being.

Reports

2022 Telehealth Impact Report (pdf)

This newly updated report offers a thorough overview of AMA’s efforts to aggressively expand digital medicine advocacy, research, and resources to better understand the specific needs around telehealth and digitally enabled care.

Events

The American Conference on Physician Health: Call for Abstracts

Last chance to submit an abstract for ACPH 2023! Especially interested in showcasing research focused on the connection between health information technology and physician well-being. Deadline is March 15.

The American Conference on Physician Health: Sponsors & Exhibitors

Show your dedication to prioritizing physician health by becoming an ACPH 2023 Exhibitor and/or Sponsor! Learn more at the ACPH 2023 Sponsors & Exhibitors website.