Physician Health and Well-Being Provide Challenges to Patient Safety and Outcome Quality Across the Career Span

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.

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Safety and Patient Outcomes

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