Resident Fatigue

Dr. Michael S. Krasner, M.D., of the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York has developed a CME course to improve physician well-being. Physician and Resident burn-out has been a growing concern and has been linked to poorer quality of care, including patient dissatisfaction, increased medical errors, and lawsuits and decreased ability to express empathy. Resident fatigue (and the need to limit resident duty hours) gets much of the attention, but distress caused by financial woes and personal or family concerns can also lead to significant increase in resident's medical errors, according to a study in the September 23/30 JAMA.

With the new course, Dr. Kranser and colleagues designed a continuing medical education (CME) course to improve physician well-being. "One proposed approach to addressing loss of meaning and lack of control in practice life is developing greater mindfulness-the quality of being fully present and attentive in the moment during everyday activities," the researchers write. The course is based on 3 techniques: mindfulness meditation, narrative medicine, and appreciative inquiry.

You can check out more information in a recent article from Medical News Today by following this link: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/164943.php