Physician Health and Well-Being Provide Challenges to Patient Safety and Outcome Quality Across the Career Span
Type:
Peer-Reviewed Literature
In this paper, published in Australian Psychology, Williams et al. explore the relationship between age and health in clinicians who are older. The study finds that 88% of clinicians referred for fitness for duty evaluations had a diagnosed medical condition with potential cognitive sequellae. The research advises health independent of age, appears to be an important contributing factor and suggests a screening process considering biopsychosocial reserve and professional load for physicians across their career span.
Topics:
Safety and Patient Outcomes
Tags:
Physician
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