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Jane Lemaire MD FRCPC
Health and Wellness Rounds
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AlbertaMarch 21, 2014
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* To discuss why physicians are at risk of
burnout
* To review the personal and professional
impacts of burnout
* To consider how physicians can shift from
burnout to wellness with some simple
strategies
*Patient demographics
*Technology
*Advancements in health care
*Gender and generational shifts
*Expectations
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Prepared by
Jean E. Wallace
Jane Lemaire
Alyssa Jovanovic
Prepared for the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
and the Calgary Health Region
All physicians within the Calgary
Health Region
Stage One:• Physician interviews (N=42)
• Physician job observations (N=44)
• Spouse interviews (N=32)
Stage Two:• Survey to all physicians in the CHR
• Received 1178 surveys (40% RR)
Jean E Wallace, Jane Lemaire, William Ghali,
Dave Megran, Todd Watkins, Maeve Obeirne,
Alyssa Borkosky
Determinants of Physician Well Being
Wallace JE, Lemaire JB, Ghali WA. Physician wellness: a missing quality indicator. Lancet. 2009;374:1714-1721.
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*Depression
*Suicide
*Substance abuse
*Relationship difficulties
*Job or career change
*Coronary artery disease
*Decreased immunity
*Accelerated aging
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Workaholic vs. not
• Emotional exhaustion
• Depression
• Job satisfaction
• Rewarding patient experiences
• Career commitment
Type A vs. not
• Emotional exhaustion
• Depression
• Anxiety
Control Freak vs. not
• Emotional exhaustion
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Poor mental health
Wallace JE, Lemaire JB. Physicians’ personality traits: sound familiar? Abstracts. Doctors’ Health Matters-
Finding the Balance. 2008 BMA-AMA-CMA International Conference on Doctors’ Health.
*Negative peer pressure
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Source: 2009 Determinants of Physician Well Being: Stage Two Report (n=1178)
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* Job and career turnover
* Productivity/efficiency
* Patient encounters
* Job satisfaction/patient
compliance
* Role modeling for
patients
Wallace JE, Lemaire JB, Ghali WA. Physician wellness: a missing quality indicator. Lancet. 2009;374:1714-1721.
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*“But I’m not sure that the link between their (physicians’) own health and patient care is probably very clear. Because you can’t believe that right? You can’t believe if you’re having a bad day that you’re going to provide poor patient care ‘cause that’s just not what you do.”
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Wallace JE, Lemaire JB. Physician well being and quality of patient care: an exploratory study of the missing link. Psychol Health Med.
2009;14:545-52.
Nutrition and cognition
Lemaire, Wallace et al. Physician nutrition and cognition during work hours:effect of a nutrition based
intervention. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010;10:241.
. Lemaire, Wallace et al. Food for thought: an exploratory study of how physicians experience poor workplace
nutrition. Nutr J. 2011;10:18.
Regulating the endocrine and autonomic
nervous system response to stress
Lemaire JB, Wallace JE, Lewin AM, de Grood J, Schaefer JP. The effect of a biofeedback-based stress
management tool on physician stress: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Open Med. 2011;5(4):e154–e163.
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Concentrate on what to do
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Make a plan of action
Use humour to lighten situation
Keep it to myself
Talk with colleagues
Go on as nothing has happened
Take a time out
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Frequency of use of physician coping strategies at work (n=1151)
Lemaire JB, Wallace JE. Not all coping strategies are created equal: a mixed methods study exploring physicians’ self reported coping strategies. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010;10:208.
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Spend time with family
Talk to spouse Find time to exercise Leave work at work Make quiet time outside of work
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Frequency of use of physician coping strategies outside of work (n=1151)
Lemaire JB, Wallace JE. Not all coping strategies are created equal: a mixed methods study exploring physicians’ self reported coping strategies. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010;10:208.
Coping styles and affect
High positive
affectN=493
• More problem solving
• More seeking support
• More time outs
High negative
affectN=281
• More denial
• More keeping to self
Wallace JE, Lemaire JB. Physician coping styles and emotional exhaustion. Indus relations. 2013;68;187-209.
*“Wellness goes beyond merely the absence of distress and includes being challenged, thriving, and achieving success in various aspects of personal and professional life” (Shanafelt et al 2003)
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*Frank E, Dresner Y, Shani M, Vinker S. The association between physicians’ and patients’ preventive health practices.
CMAJ.2013;185:649-653.
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*Our work is rich but difficult
*We are at risk for burnout
*We can learn to prevent and mitigate poor stress-related health outcomes
*We can message and role model mental health for our patients
*We can target wellness
Well Doc?
Physician Wellness:
Fundamental for Doctors.Vital for Patients.
Jane Lemaire MD
Jean E Wallace PhD
William A Ghali MD MPH
Jeffrey P Schaefer MD
Delia Roberts PhD
Jill de Grood MA
Kelly Dinsmore MSc
Adriane Lewin MSc
Alyssa Jovanovic PhD
Judy Boychuk Duchscher RN PhD
Alicia Polachek MA
Debbie Gray BSw MSc
Krista Warners BN MSc
Teri Dingwell BN
Mamta Gautam MD
Peter Sargious MD
Maria Bacchus MD
Kelly Zarnke MD
David Ward MD
Sonja Morrison RN
Rhonda Niebrugge RN
Jennifer Cowles RN
Susan Campeau RN
Mary Widas RN
Katherine Bright RN
Kristen Desjarlais-deKlerk ABD
Jaya Dixit MA