Study finds: Tired, Stressed Docs Make More Mistakes

A report in the Sept. 23/30 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association concludes that fatigue isn’t the only contributor to medical errors among medical residents but financial woes, family concerns and other elements of distress play also a major role in potentially fatal mistakes.
The study team used data from 430 internal [...]

Drug and alcohol abuse among healthcare professionals and how physician coaching can reduce or prevent it

In the January issue of the Atlanta Hospital News Susan K. Blank M.D. wrote an article on “2009 could bring increase in drug abuse among healthcare professionals”. In this article Dr. Blank explains that the economic situation and the financial uncertainty in the years to come can lead to an increased drug and alcohol abuse [...]

Visioning Success

January is typically the time of good intentions, positive resolutions and massive goal setting; a tradition that is hard to give up for many people.
We are counting now the 5th week of the month. Are you still on track with your goals, your resolutions, your intentions? Have you given up on them already? Again? [...]