Clinician Well-Being

Care Systems COVID-19 Impact Assessment: Lessons Learned and Compelling Needs

by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 7, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

    Introduction and Sector Overview Health systems in the U.S. are constituted by a number of different care delivery units and a diverse workforce of clinicians and allied health professionals. This discussion paper will focus on the perspectives of...

Public Health COVID-19 Impact Assessment: Lessons Learned and Compelling Needs

by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 7, 2021 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

    Introduction Gains in life expectancy and quality of life over the course of American history can be attributed to forward-looking investments in public health infrastructure [1]. For example, the creation of municipal public health authorities in the...

Communication and Transparency as a Means to Strengthening Workplace Culture During COVID-19

by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 1, 2021 | Commentary, Perspectives

  Introduction What individuals think, say, and do produces workplace culture. In health care, the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped every aspect of this framework. Today, people think and talk through screens and do so in isolation. When clinical care delivery,...

Organizational Evidence-Based and Promising Practices for Improving Clinician Well-Being

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 2, 2020 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Clinician burnout is an occupational syndrome driven by the work environment [1,2,3]. An organization seeking to reduce burnout and improve well-being among its clinicians can create a better work environment by aligning its commitments, leadership structures,...

Stigma Compounds the Consequences of Clinician Burnout During COVID-19: A Call to Action to Break the Culture of Silence

by Jenna Ogilvie | Aug 6, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives

TW: suicide   If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres.     My sister, Dr. Lorna Breen, of...