Physician burnout is a widespread problem, and it can be reversed. This episode shows how thinking with heart and mind opens the door. Reversing physician burnout is vitally important to each of us. We are all patients.
Exercises for interested physicians based on the episode:
- What would you like your patients to say about your medical practice? How close are you to being that physician? What would you have to change?
- Should thinking with the heart play a role in medicine? If you think it’s important, how much of a role does heart-based thinking play in your practice?
- Do you think there is value in preparing for a patient visit? How would you score yourself on this? What would you have to change?
- Do you think you should spend less time in front of a screen during your patient encounters? How could you change this?
- How well do you control visit time? Are you generally late? How could you get better at this?
- Does the idea of being a take-charge person sound right to you? How do you employ this idea in your daily practice? How?