Physician burnout has grown dramatically in recent years with about half of physicians experiencing at least one measure of burnout. In years past, the remedy has been on self-care and resiliency. Today, the literature recognizes that health systems/organizations are also responsible for physician burnout and that those systems need to change in order to begin to successfully address this epidemic. This program will describe how some institutions are appointing physicians, often practicing clinicians themselves, to a senior role leading change at the hospital level. These physician leaders understand the drivers of  burnout from personal experience and are uniquely positioned to help guide their institutions to
measure burnout and then take the necessary organizational steps to improve those measures. The research in this area is relatively new, and the solutions are still in their infancy. This program will identify several system solutions and strategies for implementation and also help organizations just getting started.

The program is a pre-recorded panel discussion with a moderator and three Massachusetts-based experts on physician burnout and wellness in their institutions. Dr. Steven Adelman introduces and moderates the discussion. He is joined by panelists Dr. Karim Awad, Dr. Andrew Chandler, and Dr. Susannah Rowe, who answer questions and provide unique perspectives on physician burnout and their organizations’ initiatives to date. The video also includes resources for further study and is accompanied by evaluation questions to receive CME credit.