Sept. 6, 2024Friday burnoutmental healthmental illness Meeting of the minds DO will explore the stigma of mental illness in the medical profession in upcoming webinar Michael Foti, DO, will discuss his own struggles with depression and anxiety and also share strategies to prevent physician burnout in a Sept. 10 AOIA webinar.
Feb. 6, 2019Wednesday depressionJAOAmental healthmental illness Medical Matters Antidepressants increase risk of gastrointestinal, intracranial bleeding, researchers find Severe bleeding up to 40% more likely for patients on SSRIs, according to a JAOA review.
July 5, 2018Thursday mental healthmental illnesssuicide Life Saving Addressing patient suicide risk: Communication is key Suicide became the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2018. Public health experts are now concerned about COVID-19’s potential impact on the suicide rate.
Oct. 25, 2017Wednesday mental healthmental illnessstate licensure When the healer needs healing Fearing license issues, depressed doctors don’t get help State licensure questions are deterring physicians from seeking the care they need.
Aug. 15, 2017Tuesday burnoutHouse of Delegates 2017mental illness Helping physicians Addressing doctor burnout & depression: Resources for trainers, families coming soon New physician wellness strategy lays out plans for several initiatives to promote physical, social, and emotional wellbeing.
March 29, 2017Wednesday AOAleadershipmental healthmental illnesswork-life balance physician wellness New National Academy of Medicine paper addresses physician burnout AOA leadership partnered with education experts and several DOs and medical students to publish the piece.
March 15, 2017Wednesday How I Practiceinternational outreachmental healthmental illness Matters of the mind DO honored as Fulbright Senior Specialist for global mental health literacy efforts David Baron, DO, will be partnering with international academics to raise awareness of mental health issues.
Feb. 10, 2017Friday medical schoolmental healthmental illnessosteopathic medical educationstudentswork-life balance OMS Mental Health Students, DOs celebrate the second annual OMS Day of Wellness On Feb. 10, osteopathic medical students across the country are promoting mental health and wellbeing.
Aug. 8, 2016Monday AACOMCOSGPmedical studentsmental healthmental illness Resiliency ‘Inner Strength’: AACOM, COSGP publish book of DO student essays Book aims to tackle burnout and raise awareness of mental health by exploring the resiliency of osteopathic medical students.
June 13, 2016Monday depressionmental healthmental illness Frontline care A dark trend: US suicide rate is on the rise As the suicide rate increases, DOs must be trained early to recognize signs of depression in their patients, educators say.