Physician Wellness in Orthopedic Surgery: Challenges and Solutions.

Jeffrey M Smith, Eric A Boe, Ryan Will

Journal: The Orthopedic clinics of North America 2020;52(1):41-52

PMID: 33222983

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Abstract

The growing epidemic of physician burnout suggests that a change is needed. Physician wellness is an ever-growing consideration, especially in orthopedic surgery, where the challenges to wellness are significant. This review provides many common sense wellness principles and solutions in four main components of wellness (physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual) interwoven with current research on the topic. Although directed to orthopedic surgeons, this guide can be applied to all physicians, because they are based on common human principles of wellness. Wellness is not created overnight, so wellness practices that increase the likelihood of experiencing wellness are encouraged.

Address: Orthopaedic Trauma & Fracture Specialists Medical Corp., 3750 Convoy Street, Suite #201, San Diego, CA 92111, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].; Unite Orthopaedics Foundation, 3750 Convoy Street, Suite 201, San Diego, CA 92111, USA.; Olympia Orthopedic Associates, 615 Lilly Road, Suite #120, Olympia, WA 98506, USA.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2020.08.004

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MeSH Terms: Burnout, Professional, Diet, Healthy, Emotions, Exercise, Health Behavior, Humans, Meditation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Organizational Culture, Orthopedic Surgeons, Peer Group, Resilience, Psychological, Self Concept, Sleep, Social Support, Spatial Navigation, Spiritualism, Stress, Psychological