Excerpt from Human Rights Violations in Medicine released June 19, 2019. Dedicated to my brothers & sisters in medicine who have lost their lives in pursuit of healing others.
From sex trafficking to censorship,
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Human Rights Violations in Medicine: A-to-Z Action Guide (Sneak Peek) →
Tags: ACGME, doctor suicide, LCME, PHPs, physician health programs
Doctor Suicide Prevention | Physician Suicide: Prevention & Intervention →
Luncheon keynote (Beware: loud forks & knives banging on plates during first few minutes). Download MP3 or listen online here. Full transcript mildly edited for clarity below.
Dr. Virginia Hall: I want to welcome you to this afternoon’s session.
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Not “burnout,” not moral injury—human rights violations →
Burnout is a slang word for end-stage drug addiction first used on the streets of inner city America in the early 1970s. During that time, psychologist Herbert Freudenberger volunteered at a New York City free clinic treating addiction. He overheard the term and used it to describe himself and clinic staff in a 1974 article on staff burnout detailing long-term physical and psychological job stress.
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Medicine’s willful blindness to overworked doctors →
BBC World Service Business Daily Report on overworked doctors
Dr. Yumiko Kadota: There was one day where I worked for about 20 hours, and the next day I was absolutely exhausted and I wanted to have a quick break and then return back to the operating theater.
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Physician PTSD—5 Tips To Disrupt the Cycle →
Many doctors suffer silently with physician PTSD—occupationally-induced or exacerbated by work.
As doctors, we often minimize our trauma exposure by labeling it with less-stigmatized conditions like OCD, stress, or burnout.
While doctors who are compulsively obsessive and attentive to details are celebrated for being comprehensive and thorough,
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Doctors fear PHPs—why physicians won’t ask for help →
Watch TV special investigation on Physician Health Programs
SEGMENT #1—Doctors fear controversial program made to help them
SEGMENT #2 in series—Doctor left destitute after seeking help from physician health program
Many say a controversial program designed to help doctors with mental health issues is out of control,
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Abused foreign doctors enrich US hospitals, harm Americans →
Physician reveals how US exploits J-1 visa doctors for cheap labor—resulting in doctor suicides, medical mistakes, and patient deaths.
Dr. Corina Fratila: In this completely foreign country, I came in pursuing a dream—and you’re let loose in a very high risk, intensive care unit,
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Tags: Death by overwork, J-1 visa doctor sleep deprivation, J-1 visa PTSD, Karojishi, Karōshi, Medical mistakes US hospitals, physician anxiety, physician depression, physician PTSD, physician whistleblower, Residency abuse of foreign doctors, Romanian J-1 Visa doctor, Suicide by overwork, US exploits J-1 visa, US exploits J-1 visa doctors, US foreign doctors, US foreign medical doctors
Keynote: Finding your bliss—beating physician “burnout” →
Wildest keynote! Singing and dancing across stage with 4000 doctors in Las Vegas. Rowdiest audience ever (at a medical conference at least). Read transcript and/or download & listen to MP3 below:
. . . And now what we have all been waiting for,
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How healthcare makes doctors mentally ill →
My friend, Dr. Zeshan Qureshi, just delivered this TEDx talk in New Zealand. Dr. Qureshi is a paediatrician in the UK with a lifesaving message for us all:
Our healthcare systems are making doctors mentally ill
I am a children’s doctor and I’m going to talk to you about the sick people I see.
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America: 393,300,000 guns & 28,000 psychiatrists →
(Update to 2012 America: 350,000,000 guns & 47,000 psychiatrists)
Untreated mental illness + guns = predictable catastrophes.
America in 2018 = 307 mass shootings in 311 days.
This week a veteran with presumed PTSD shot up Borderline Bar &
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Physician warriors don’t cry →
poem
i need to run
i need to run
in the rain
or something i need to run
i need to rest but i need to run,
i need to wash the blood off my pants and
sneakers
i want to talk to someone but i cant
can i,
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Physician PTSD—Help for Traumatized Doctors →
NOTE: Article updated 10/7/22 to reflect my newfound experiences with traumatized physicians.
I recently spoke with an emergency doc at a busy understaffed hospital. He had just dealt with a mass shooting and is now in the midst of a divorce. Clearly distressed,
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“Medical training nearly killed me (and my friend)” →
“Hi Dr. Wible, I am a fourth-year resident in a combined five-year program and I am burned out. Last month, I totaled my car as I sleepily drove home after my 8th night shift in a row and am lucky to have walked away with only a broken clavicle.
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Doctor-bashing (dead) doctors →
Dr. Jon Azkue dies by suicide and media reports his death as an “inconvenience to patients.” He’s treated as if he is guilty of a crime. No sympathy. No sadness for the loss of a man who dedicated his entire life to helping others. I contacted ABC News to express my concern about slandering and dishonoring this caring physician.
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Tags: doctor bashing, Jon Azkue, pamela wible, Trevor Wesson
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