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A Physician Fitness Program: Enhancing the Physician as an “Exercise” Role Model for Patients

Based on the premise that physically active physicians are more likely to counsel patients about exercise, the following study examines the effect of a physician...

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Health Promotion Program: a Resident Well-Being Study

This study explores the effect of improved workplace hygiene on presenteeism levels among surgical residents. The study finds presenteeism levels in surgical...

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Physical Activity, Quality of Life, and Burnout Among Physician Trainees: the Effect of a Team-Based, Incentivized Exercise Program

The following prospective study examines the effects of an incentivized exercise program on physical activity (PA), quality of life (QOL), and burnout among...

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Activity Monitor Intervention to Promote Physical Activity of Physicians-in-Training: Randomized Controlled Trial

The following publication in PLoS One evaluates a hospital-based physical activity intervention with an aim to resident health. Of two intervention phases, phase 2...

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Food for Thought: An Exploratory Study of how Physicians Experience Poor Workplace Nutrition

Published in BMC Nutrition Journal, this study explores physicians' views of their nutrition in the workplace at a large urban teaching hospital. At the initial...

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Physician Nutrition and Cognition During Work Hours: Effect of a Nutrition-Based Intervention

The found links between nutrition and cognition inspired the authors of following paper to examine effects of a nutrition based intervention involving scheduled...

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Evolution of Sleep Quantity, Sleep Deprivation, Mood Disturbances, Empathy and Burnout Among Interns

The following study, published in Academic Medicine, explores relationships between sleep deprivation and changes in mood disturbances, empathy, and burnout among...

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Systematic Review: Association of Shift Length, Protected Sleep Time, and Night Float with Patient Care, Residents’ Health and Education

Published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the following systematic review examines the effects of shift length, protected sleep time, and night float on patient...

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Shift Work and the Assessment and Management of Shift Work Disorder (SWD)

The following review reports on current literature pertaining to shift work and the assessment and management of sleepiness and sleep disruption associated with...

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Sleep and Fatigue Countermeasures for the Neurology Resident and Physician

The following article provides effective strategies to combat sleepiness, such as modification of the on-call structure (night float), power naps, and caffeine, in...

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