Mental health Raising awareness of depressed physicians in honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month I didn’t fully understand the severity of depression and suicidal ideation among my fellow peers until I realized that I was depressed myself. Sept. 1, 2022ThursdaySeptember 2022 issue Burnout Vania Manipod, DO Vania Manipod, DO, is the Editor In Chief of The DO and an AOA Board-Certified Psychiatrist practicing in Orange County, California. Contact Dr. Manipod
Artificial intelligence: Why it doesn’t belong in medicine With the rise of artificial intelligence, health care professionals will inevitably encounter AI. Deanah Jibril, DO, MS, MBA, discusses why she believes AI use should be limited by health care professionals.
The pros of artificial intelligence in health care David O. Shumway, DO, discusses the positive elements of AI and how he looks forward to using it in the future.
Since my start as the first DO subspecialist in SW Florida Collier County, I had my 8th colleague decide that suicide was an option for them. For the first time, it made national news which was a change from prior. I concur we are not doing much to stem the tide of such loss.D Sep. 16, 2022, at 2:58 pm Reply
Thank you for your comment Dr. Lindner. It’s always heartbreaking and devastating to endure one loss, but the loss of 8 colleagues? This is not okay. It is absolutely critical that more must be done. Vania Sep. 21, 2022, at 1:18 pm Reply