Mental Health and Substance Use

Gender-Based Differences in Burnout: Issues Faced by Women Physicians

by Jenna Ogilvie | May 30, 2019 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Abstract Individual, institutional, and societal risk factors for the development of burnout can differ for women and men physicians. While some studies on physician burnout report an increased prevalence among women, this finding may be due to actual...

Health Systems Have a Role in Preventing Firearm Injury

by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 29, 2019 | Commentary, Perspectives

  Every day in the United States, health professionals confront the effects of firearm injury. In emergency rooms, trauma centers, ambulatory offices, and acute care and rehabilitation facilities, health professionals and the health systems they work within...

Utilizing a Systems and Design Thinking Approach for Improving Well-Being within Health Professions’ Education and Health Care

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 7, 2019 | Commentary, Perspectives

  Stress and burnout impact all of the health professions, from education to practice, with potentially serious negative consequences for patients, students, trainees, and health care professionals [1,2]. As a result, organizations are taking action to implement...

Trauma Caused by Injury or Abuse in Late Life: Experiences, Impacts, and the Federal Response

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 7, 2019 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Overview and Scope In light of population estimates and projections—both in the United States and around the world—forecasting an increase in the decades to come in the number of individuals ages 65 and older, it has become increasingly important for...

Burnout and Job and Career Satisfaction in the Physician Assistant Profession: A Review of the Literature

by Jenna Ogilvie | Dec 3, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Abstract While much is known about the prevalence of burnout among physicians and nurses, little is known about burnout in the physician assistant (PA) profession. Approximately 50 percent of physicians and 35 percent of nurses report symptoms of burnout....