States, and international meetings on the subject have taken place since 1991. The next
such meeting, this September in London, UK (http://bma. org. uk/icph2014), has adopted …

The importance of the health of medical workforces is increasingly recognised, and poor
health can compromise performance and adversely affect standards of care. 1 As demands …

To change attitudes and address needs, health systems in many countries have begun
paying more attention to the health needs of doctors. There is a lot of work being done in this …

Background Impaired physician health can have a direct impact on patient health care and
safety. In the past, problems of alcoholism and substance abuse among physicians have …

LAST YEAR THE INSTITUTE of Medicine created a national buzz when its Committee on the
Quality of Health Care in America released its first report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer …

PURPOSE Operational failures are system-level errors in the supply of information,
equipment, and materials to health care personnel. We aimed to review and synthesize the …

Physician sustainability is a significant theme facing the future of medicine in Canada. New
generations of physicians anticipate that they will learn how to manage the challenges and …

Reducing high rates of burnout in medicine is the shared responsibility of health systems,
medical organizations and individual physicians, according to the Charter on Physician Well …

a recent study found that 51% of US physicians experience feelings of decreased personal
achievement, persistent cynicism, and emotional exhaustion. 3, 4 Furthermore, mounting …

Dedication to serving the interest of the patient is at the heart of medicine's contract with
society. When physicians are well, they are best able to meaningfully connect with and care …