Physician Health First
Your health before all else.
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Caring for your patients starts with caring for yourself. Discover the family physician ecosystem, and learn how we are working to improve physician well-being and reverse the trend toward burnout.
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Self check.
Assess your level of burnout with the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).
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Plan your path to well-being.
The AAFP’s Well-being Planner helps you identify, customize, and track your well-being goals.
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Revisit Your Plan
Stay strong in 2019.
Attend the second
Family Physician Health and Well-being Conference,
June 5-8 in Phoenix, AZ.
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The AAFP Physician Health First initiative is made possible by your generous contributions to the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation(www.aafpfoundation.org)
Team-based care to the rescue.
Learn how leveraging the team's strengths can help improve relationships with patients and improve your professional satisfaction.
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Stay strong in 2019.
Attend the second
Family Physician Health and Well-being Conference,
June 5-8 in Phoenix, AZ.
Learn More
The AAFP Physician Health First initiative is made possible by your generous contributions to the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation(www.aafpfoundation.org)
My Well-being Resources
Start your well-being journey: Use the filter options below to select topics.
EHR market needs competition to drive innovation.
-- In the Trenches
How to keep ego from getting in the way of effective teamwork.
-- FPM Journal
Leveraging novel ideas to address physician burnout.
-- AAFP News Opinion
Eight lessons to avoid burnout and enjoy medicine.
-- FPM Journal
In face of a broken health care system, take time to stay in the moment.
-- AAFP News: Fresh Perspectives
Develop supportive relationships at work to create a positive practice culture.
Strong support and relationships are key to resident well-being.
-- AMA Wire
Exercising our collective power to effect change.
-- FPM Journal
How one practice improved access, metrics, and satisfaction with a team approach.
-- FPM Journal
What we can learn from a one-year study on the use of scribes to alleviate clerical burden.
-- Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Creating joy in practice can improve patient experience and help physicians find meaning.
-- Journal of Healthcare Management
Study suggests scribes can enhance physicians' experience.
-- The Journal of Family Practice
Discover how you can use your EHR to foster human connection.
Attend this can't-miss experience for all leaders.
Connect with peers and find opportunities to enhance your leadership skills.
When it comes to practice culture, your mindset matters.
Mentor someone to improve your own well-being.
Quick tips for your practice transformation efforts.
Practical tips to boost your emotional intelligence.
-- FPM Journal
Can the next-generation EMR reduce administrative burden?
-- NEJM Catalyst
How medical training institutionalizes norms that contribute to physician burnout.
-- NEJM Catalyst
Administrative burden continues to be one of the main sources of physician burnout.
-- NEJM Catalyst
When pop culture perpetuates the culture of shame in medicine.
-- AAFP News: Fresh Perspectives
Simple habits to help you get your health back on track.
-- AAFP News: Fresh Perspectives
Effective task-sharing may reduce physician burnout among primary care providers.
-- AAFP News
Suggestions for a systems approach to preventing burnout.
-- AAFP News: Leader Voices
Why Kevin Wong, MD, CMD, FAAFP, chooses to advocate for medicine and health care.
Tips to help you successfully implement telemedicine in your practice.
Three books written by physicians that offer answers on resilience and mortality.
-- AAFP News: Fresh Perspectives
Reverse traditional roles in the exam room to jump-start patient visits.
-- FPM Journal
Apps that can help you and your patients keep those New Year's resolutions.
-- FPM Journal
Look inward to become more resilient and better manage stress.
-- FPM Journal
Skills to help you lead even if you are not in a formal leadership role.
Free CME: 1.25 AAFP Prescribed credits
Discover simple techniques to improve professional satisfaction.
Deepak Chopra, MD, on how stress affects your health and well-being.
Deepak Chopra, MD, shares stress reduction tools and tips.
Try a new outlook to support your own well-being.
Free CME: 1.25 AAFP Prescribed credits
Everyday skills that benefit you, your practice, and your patients.
Free CME: 1.25 AAFP Prescribed credits
How to intentionally design a culture that promotes joy in practice.
Why Sarah Sams, MD, FAAFP, is making her voice heard.
How Beth Oller, MD, restructured her life to start enjoying it again.
— AAFP News: Fresh Perspectives
For David Loxterkamp, MD, disappointment led to restoration.
— AAFP News
Real-world lessons that can help you implement changes for a new care model.
— FPM Journal
Build influence to be more effective.
— FPM Journal
Deepak Chopra, MD, shares a new approach to well-being.
Reduce stress through mindfulness.
A technique to deal with challenging situations.
Making our voices heard to keep the focus on patient care.
— AAFP News: Leader Voices
What you can and should negotiate.
Advocating for meaningful administrative relief.
— In the Trenches
The AAFP President's vision for a fulfilling career in family medicine.
How the AAFP is taking on the key causes of physician burnout.
Learn to spot the signs of team stress.
— FPM Journal
Dealing with the emotional burden of medicine.
— FPM Journal
In medical school, high-stress times demand perspective.
— AAFP News
During challenging times, rely on faith and family.
— AAFP News
Finding the tools to connect with your purpose.
— AAFP News
Reframe to find joy.
— FPM Journal
Contract negotiations that go beyond a competitive salary.
— FPM Journal
Reignite your passion for family medicine.
Return joy to patient care with lean transformation.
Executives take the charge on addressing the burnout crisis.
— Health Affairs Blog
For best results, let physicians do what they do best: care for patients.
— NEJM Catalyst
Read how Randy Wexler, MD, MPH, FAAFP, is making a difference for himself and his patients.
Address the stress (and get home sooner).
— FPM Journal
Be heard in Washington. Unite with fellow FPs.
Do what you do best.
Learn how the AAFP is working toward administrative simplification.
Gain an overview of what’s happening and where we’re headed.
Thrive in the new health care environment.
— American Medical Association
Achieve greater joy in practice through innovation.
Read about the five main causes of physician burnout.
— FPM Journal
See how one doc took a departure from traditional practice.
— AAFP News
Use the Stress-APGAR to convert distress into vigor.
— Harvard Business Review
Find out how the AAFP is battling burnout on the frontlines.
— AAFP News: Leader Voices
When patients suffer, physicians feel it, too.
— FPM Journal
Discover techniques to support your own well-being.
Residents and students: Get the support you need.
Are you ready to #inspirecreatelead?
Stuck on lather, rinse, repeat? Reclaim your purpose and disrupt the system.
— TEDMED
Rethinking our perception of perfection may lead to better patient outcomes.
— TEDMED
The biggest factor in health? Happiness. Learn to cultivate it.
— TEDMED
Use this step-by-step toolkit to plan to practice well-being.
— University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine
Dig deeper into the latest resources on well-being.
— WellMD, Stanford Medicine
Well-being comes from within.
— AAFP News: Fresh Perspectives
For employed physicians, focus on what you can change.
— FPM Journal
Stay kind. Stay connected. Stay well.
— AAFP News: Fresh Perspectives
Work-life what? Try these tactics to find balance.
— FPM Journal
Recognize the signs of professional burnout.
— FPM Journal
Discovering the connection between spirituality and wellness.
— FPM Journal
Discover how one FP filled her prescription at the gym.
— AAFP News: Fresh Perspectives
Beat burnout and find joy again. Read a fellow FP's journey.
— AAFP News
Less can equal more. Gain an FP’s perspective from New Zealand.
— AAFP News
Hear from one resident who created a medical student program to combat burnout.
— AAFP News
Take steps to reposition yourself on the well-being continuum.
Discover how the MBI measures burnout and why it matters.
Improve patient care and increase professional satisfaction.
Put reframing into practice to overcome obstacles.
Simple steps to work into your well-being routine.
— FPM Journal
Care of the patient requires care of the provider.
-- Annals of Family Medicine
Know the basics before you negotiate an agreement.
Practice giving your patients the gift of your presence.
-- FPM Journal
Stay open to your patients' spiritual needs and your own.
-- FPM Journal
When you sacrifice sleep, you sacrifice your health and well-being.
-- American Psychological Association
The Schwartz Center aims to improve health care delivery by improving support for care providers.
More than 130 organizations are committed to reversing burnout.
Details from Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Explore the ins and outs of telemedicine.
These AAFP webcasts can help you maximize payment.
Prioritize your sleep and combat common sleep problems.
Nourish your body with these healthy eating tips.
When it comes to self care, knowledge is power.
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