Sharp Index: Recent Episodes
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We trust physicians and health care workers with our health. They have a high risk of burnout and suicide. Together we can raise awareness and work together to reduce physician burnout. Join us to heal the healers. Sharp Index is a nonprofit dedicated to reducing physician burnout and suicide.
Having healthy organization matters. Give the tools to the people closest to the work. I spoke with Paul DeChant, MD about practical ways to help with unhappy work.
Check out his book about Preventing Physician Burnout here: https://amzn.to/3ycZ2pH
Janae Sharp sat down with Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, FAAN, the Chief Nursing Officer of Vocera, to talk about nurses and mental health. Vocera was the winner of the 2020 Sharp Index award for Best Health Tech Company to Reduce Physician Burnout and was recognized its excellence in improving hands-free communication for healthcare workers.
Dr. Collins works with nursing leadership groups globally to increase their understanding of the state of nursing, and how technology should improve the lives of the caregiving team.
"At every CNO roundtable I attend, nurse leaders express deep concern about nurses’ cognitive overload, the fatigue it causes, and how to address it."
The stress of work and life and the unknown are driving a nursing crisis.
Learn more about the report: https://vocera.com/cno-report
Learn more about the Sharp Index Awards: https://sharpindex.org/sharp-index-awards
Dr. Pooja Lakshmin is a board-certified psychiatrist and writer specializing in women's mental health and perinatal psychiatry, a frequent contributor to The New York Times, medical advisor to Peloton, and the founder of Gemma, the first digital education platform dedicated exclusively to women’s mental health. Janae Sharp and Tristan Dooley sat down with Dr. Lakshmin to discuss how narratives about women's mental health impact both physician mothers and women in medicine. She is also the author of a forthcoming book, Empowered: Free Yourself from the Tyranny of Self-Care and Build True Well-Being, by Penguin Life (2023).
Her biggest tip she shared was "Women: add self-care to your list of things to do!"
Check her out!
Instagram - @womensmentalhealthdoc
Twitter - @PoojaLakshmin
Website - poojalakshmin.com
Gemma - gemmawomen.com
Heather Staples Lavoie and I sat down to discuss healthcare information technology and how it can become an asset for physicians. As a leader in healthcare IT, she knows the importance of physicians. She also understands complex processes and freeing physicians to do what they do best. “To realize the potential of health IT where we are predictive, person-centric, portable and equitable, interoperability must be a central tenant to both health care policy and business practice.”
Check her out!
Twitter - @HSLavoie
LinkedIn - Heather Staples Lavoie
Janae Sharp sits down with Chase T.M. Anderson MD, MS to talk about his dreams and his work as a pediatric psychiatrist. She asks how he uses his experience with mental health to create a safe space for people and adolescents to thrive.
Chase T.M. Anderson is currently a child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at the University of California at San Francisco and recently graduated from adult psychiatry residency at The Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital.
He completed his undergraduate education in Chemistry at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his master’s in Biological Engineering at MIT as well and is a graduate of The Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.
In his free time, he enjoys going for long walks, listening to K-pop, reading fantasy books, playing soccer, writing, and planning dinners with friends.
Go check him out!
Twitter - @ChaseTMAnderson
Instagram - @arestmusesdreamcooper
Website - chasetmanderson.com/
I sat down with Ayman Mukerji Househam MS, MSW to discuss mindfulness and physician mental health. If you have a terrible work environment, the environment needs to improve. Ayman is the founder of Jivika which teaches mindfulness through 30-second micro-habits. Jivika is a mobile app and live sessions teaching micro-habits. Frontline burnout is undeniably an intensifying issue and she covers what can be effective in reducing stress through meditation. Those burnt out are reluctant to meditate, why is that? Jivika teaches mindfulness through 30-second micro-habits.
Go check her out!
Twitter - @ayman_mukerji
Instagram - @aymanmukerjihouseham
Website - ayman-mukerji.com
Mindfulness through small habits
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Justin Bullock, MD wrote his story "Suicide - Rewriting My Story" about mental health and a suicide attempt while he was in the hospital. He is a runner, a physician, and an advocate for bipolar disorder and mental health for physicians. Justin won the Sharp Index advocacy award for 2020 and has been sharing his story. The reminder is that, just because I talk about something, does not mean it is easy for me to talk about. I sat down with Justin to discuss advocacy and mental health. Most hospital systems or medical schools, while they teach about mental illness and mental health, would prefer not to have any doctors who are sick. They would prefer not to see those problems in real life. Dr. Bullock has shared ways to improve trauma-informed evaluation and licensure of Physicians. Trauma-Informed Transformation of Evaluation and Licensure for Physicians With Mental Illness | Journal of Hospital Medicine Off-camera we were able to discuss racism, bipolar disorder stereotypes, and the importance of honesty. I asked him about the impact of substance abuse on mental health, and how to create and hold better boundaries with ourselves, physicians, and loved ones. #physicians #physicianburnout #Mentalhealth #BipolarDisorder To nominate a leader or learn more about the Sharp Index Awards: sharpindex.org