If you had to write a prescription for balance for your patients, what would you include? Greater effectiveness at work? More time to play? Better relationships with others, as well as his/her self? Or all of the above?Like other prescriptions, a prescription for balance is not “one size fits all,” but a customized approach that [...]
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We are all replaceable.
Many times when I talk with physicians I ask them for the reasons why they are working so many hours, take only short vacations and keep their spare time to a bare minimum. Their answer typically is, “The patient comes first.” “ My patients need me and if I am not there for [...]
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An article by the American Medical News dated January 15, 2007 reports, “according to a nationwide survey of physicians six (6) in ten (10) doctors have considered leaving medicine because they are discouraged by the health care system.”
As a result more and more physicians suffer from sagging morale, burnout and depression and the support from spouses [...]
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