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Burnout Prevention for Practicing Physicians

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Defend yourself from the #1 threat to your medical career, Physician Burnout. Learn burnout’s signs and symptoms, its effects, pathophysiology, and causes as well as five simple and effective prevention methods.

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    Dike Drummond M.D.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Urology, Tulane Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Neil Baum

  2. PhysicianCareerAdvisor.com, American Academy of Medical Management, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Roger G. Bonds

  3. Prostate Disease Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    Thomas Crawford

  4. Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    Karl J. Kreder

  5. Austin Urology Institute, Austin, Texas, USA

    Koushik Shaw

  6. Department of Urology, University of Florida Shands Health Center, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    Thomas Stringer

  7. Department of Urology, Tulane Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Raju Thomas

Appendix: Resources

Appendix: Resources

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    Burnout Prevention Matrix Report with 117 Ways to Prevent Physician Burnout. http://support.thehappymd.com/physician-burnout-prevention-matrix

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    Schedule Hack Process Mini Training. http://www.thehappymd.com/blog/bid/289962/Work-Life-Balance-Schedule-HACK-for-Busy-Doctors

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    Boundary Ritual Mini Training. http://www.thehappymd.com/blog/bid/363537/The-Difference-Time-Off-vs-Life-Balance-3-keys-for-the-holidays

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    BID Huddle Mini Training. http://www.thehappymd.com/blog/bid/289959/Physician-Leadership-Patient-Flow-and-Team-Huddle-POWER-Training

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    Ideal Practice Description and Venn of Happiness Mini Training. http://www.thehappymd.com/blog/bid/290254/Happiest-Doctors-build-this-Venn-Diagram

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Drummond, D. (2015). Burnout Prevention for Practicing Physicians. In: Baum, N., et al. The Complete Business Guide for a Successful Medical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11095-0_21

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