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News Stories About Physician Addiction and Health Programs
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Surgeon General Releases Advisory on Health Worker Burnout
May 27, 2022
The advisory lists many solutions proposed and identified by medical research and points to resources like the MSDC Healthy Physician Foundation
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New AMA Podcast on Strategies for Managing Suicidal Ideation
December 6, 2021
A new podcast from the AMA features speakers from Weill Cornell Medicine and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
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Study: Pre-Vaccine Pandemic Expanded Moral Injury to All Healthcare Workers
December 3, 2021
The study shows that moral injury came in different ways over time in 2020 and needs to be addressed by healthcare employers.
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Committee on Health Passes Bill Regulating Physician Reporting
January 29, 2020
Changes to B23-269, The Health Care Reporting Amendment Act of 2019, have made strict new reporting requirements less onerous to District physicians.
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