Wellness
Focus on Wellness with a Mission and Vision Statement
The wellness movement in emergency medicine has evolved over the past few years, moving its focus from…
Physician Burnout Costs Exceed $4 Billion Annually in U.S.
The cost of physician burnout to the U.S. economy amounts to approximately $4.6 billion annually, according to…
Emergency Physicians Can Combat Burnout with Gratitude
Those who practice emergency medicine work hard, sacrifice sleep, and masterfully multi-task to care for patients who…
Optimizing Emergency Department Workspace to Promote Wellness
The emergency department receives and processes patients at an unpredictable volume and arrival pattern. The patients present…
Physician Burnout: Addressing a Public Health Crisis
According to the Center for Anxiety and Mood Disorders about one in three physicians experience “burnout” at…
Get Ready for ACEP Wellness Week 2019
This year’s ACEP Wellness Week is April 7–13, 2019, and our theme is Wellness 2.0–Intelligently Designing Emergency…
We Must Start Paying Attention to Physician PTSD in Emergency Medicine
I cried at work the other day. It’s not that crying in reference to a sad case is…
Procedural Prowess as a Shield for Burnout
We are at a crossroads in emergency medicine. We have a lot external pressures to increase speed…
Wellness Is More Than Eating Right and Exercising More: ACEP’s Visionary Concept of Well-Being
Being well in emergency medicine has evolved from a purely individual focus to one where the system…