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Connecting Stakeholders to Bridge the Divide: Upskilling Virginia’s Early Childhood Educators

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 19, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Case Study to Bridge the Divide: Upskilling Virginia’s Early Childhood Educators Over the past 18 months, the Commonwealth of Virginia worked to fully understand and begin solving some of the issues surrounding improved educational opportunities for early...

An American Crisis: The Lack of Black Men in Medicine

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 12, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  This paper originally appeared in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2017) 4:317-321. Reprinted by permission.   The current state of diversity within the United States medical workforce does not reflect representative numbers of the...

Stress-induced Eating Behaviors of Health Professionals: A Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Perspective

by Laura DeStefano | Mar 24, 2017 | Commentary, Perspectives

For health professionals, stress and eating often combine in unhealthy ways. The stress comes early in their training and lingers throughout their careers (Almajwal, 2016; Curran and Boland, 2000; Kinzl et al., 2006; Pillet, 2010; Wajid et al., 2016). Anyone who has...

Promoting Well-being in Psychology Graduate Students at the Individual and Systems Levels

by Laura DeStefano | Mar 24, 2017 | Commentary, Perspectives

  TW: suicide   If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres.   More than 70 percent of...

Burnout, Stress, and Compassion Fatigue in Occupational Therapy Practice and Education: A Call for Mindful, Self-Care Protocols

by Laura DeStefano | Mar 24, 2017 | Commentary, Perspectives

  TW: suicide   If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres.   Now more than ever is the time...

Addressing Burnout, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation in the Osteopathic Profession: An Approach That Spans the Physician Life Cycle

by Laura DeStefano | Mar 24, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  TW: suicide   If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres.   Introduction Burnout,...

Respiratory Protection for Health Care Workers: Simplify Procedures and Improve Health

by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 17, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Health care professionals, including emergency response personnel, face unique occupational health and safety challenges, one of which is exposure to uncontrolled airborne infectious particles. To protect themselves, these professionals rely heavily on N95...

Clinician Engagement for Continuous Learning

by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 6, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

Introduction Participants and other stakeholders in today’s U.S. health care system are striving for the generation of new knowledge to guide care while at the same time they are also managing growing clinical and organizational complexity, directing considerable...

A Multifaceted Systems Approach to Addressing Stress Within Health Professions Education and Beyond

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 30, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

TW: suicide   If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres.   There are unique stressors faced by...

100 Days of Rain: A Reflection on the Limits of Physician Resilience

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 30, 2017 | Commentary, Perspectives

TW: suicide   If you are suicidal and need emergency help, call 911 immediately or 1-800-273-8255 if in the United States. If you are in another country, find a 24/7 hotline at www.iasp.info/resources/Crises_Centres.     By January 1999, it rained, they...