Practice Self Care
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Discover simple techniques to improve professional satisfaction.
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Attend a Physician Health First presentation at your local AAFP Chapter.
Free CME: 1.25 AAFP Prescribed credits
Discover simple techniques to improve professional satisfaction.
Reduce stress through mindfulness.
Discover how one FP filled her prescription at the gym.
— AAFP News: Fresh Perspectives
Put reframing into practice to overcome obstacles.
Equip yourself with the right tools to make the best of your years in residency.
-- AAFP News: Fresh Perspectives
What if EHRs, MIPS, MACRA all stood for something else--something truly meaningful?
-- FPM Journal
How stepping away from your daily routine to volunteer may help fill your moral tank.
-- AAFP News: Leader Voices
Discover five mobile apps that will help boost your productivity at work and at home.
-- FPM Journal
Dealing with the trauma of caring for patients who have experienced violence.
-- AAFP News
Steps to focus on compassion during difficult patient encounters.
-- FPM Journal
Taking time to reflect on the reasons you chose a career in medicine.
Stave off burnout by recharging and reinforcing the things that drew you into medicine.
-- AAFP News: Fresh Perspectives
Understanding physician burnout and improving well-being.
-- FP Essentials
What you can and should negotiate.
Why burnout hits female physicians harder.
Why physicians are at higher risk of suicide and how to combat the mental health stigma in medicine.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle on a busy physician's schedule.
Resilience as a weapon against burnout.
-- FPM Journal
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
Strong support and relationships are key to resident well-being.
-- AMA Wire
Practical tips to boost your emotional intelligence.
-- FPM Journal
Simple habits to help you get your health back on track.
-- AAFP News: Fresh Perspectives
Three books written by physicians that offer answers on resilience and mortality.
-- AAFP News: Fresh Perspectives
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
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.
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
Deepak Chopra, MD, shares a new approach to well-being.
The AAFP President's vision for a fulfilling career in family medicine.
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
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
Residents and students: Get the support you need.
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
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
Improve patient care and increase professional satisfaction.
Simple steps to work into your well-being routine.
— FPM Journal
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
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.
The AAFP Physician Health First initiative is devoted to improving the well-being and professional satisfaction of family physicians. The initiative addresses the key causes of physician burnout, including the hectic U.S. health care system, the organizations where family physicians work, their practice environment, their individual well-being, and the physician culture that often encourages self-sacrifice over self-care. Learn more