1/ On national Health Workforce Well-Being Day, welcome to Edition 297 of West’s Well-Being Wednesday! As promised last week, today is about self-valuation. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

7/ Solutions lie in creating learning and working environments within which dedicated, passionate, and meaning-driven people can thrive. The model @mayoclinic.org is here Charting a New Path Forward in Addressing Employee Well-being in Health Care www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S002...

1/ Welcome to Edition 263 of West’s #WellBeingWednesday! Today I’d like to bring an upcoming virtual summit with a GREAT line-up of speakers to your attention, so block your calendars for November 6 and 7! #wellbeing #burnout #meded #medsky #mededsky www.ecbsummit.com

Gifted @tottenmd.bsky.social a pair of #pinksocks. He’s the epitome of doing good. Being kind. And restoring humanity to medicine with his movement & his documentary. #MedSky #BlueCrew 💕💕

How do you disrupt the healthcare status quo? You start a snowball of positive change that builds and builds as it rolls down the mountain. So many incredible voices in this film (@wdeanmd.bsky.social , @mcuban.bsky.social, & Don Berwick to name a few). Must see. Well done @tottenmd.bsky.social!

“We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.” —Richard Feynman

1/ Welcome to Edition 256 of West’s #WellBeingWednesday! Today and next week I’ll cover a new paper from @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social on 10 principles to advance occupational #wellbeing in health care orgs -- 1-5 today! #burnout #meded #medsky #mededsky www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S002...

Burnout in #healthcare isn’t just a buzzword — it’s a crisis. Long hours. Endless screens. Constant pressure. Clinicians are exhausted, and it’s costing lives. It’s time to listen, support & rebuild a system that cares for the people who care for us. #Medsky #burnout #physicians #nurses

What could go wrong? 🤦🏻‍♂️

Shouldn’t Patients + Physicians Flourish Together? We are a passionate group of physicians who are here because we are champions of the patient+physician relationship. People over profits. medicineforward.mn.co #MedSky

& chose to be a #primarycare physician pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... how to address in our fractured system? @gimapreceptor.bsky.social @elasticdo.bsky.social @dhpomerantz.bsky.social @colleenchristmas.bsky.social @gabrieldane.me @drmommy.bsky.social

The most selfish act of all is kindness, because it's payback is so much greater than the investment. — Tom Peters

Hey #primarycaresky #internalmedicinesky #IMsky #medsky Couldn’t be #IMProud -er of our @acpimphysicians.bsky.social . Really happy/hopeful w this policy stance re options for IM physician organization in interest of patient access/care/our #wellness !! www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

This! Ethics before economics. Care about your people so they can take care of people. #medsky www.fixmoralinjury.org/centerline/3...

If a movement is to have an impact, it must belong to those who join it—not those who lead it. Simon Sinek

I love this & such a good reminder: “Throw out your conceited opinions, for it is impossible for a person to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.17.1 (H/T Ryan Holiday “The Daily Stoic”)

1/ Welcome to Edition 248 of West’s #WellBeingWednesday! Today I’ll link to a conversation I had recently with Dr. Bradley Block on his podcast @physiciansguide.bsky.social #wellbeing #burnout #medtwitter #meded #medsky www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com/podcast/epis...

When we work hard for something we don't believe in, it's called stress. When we work hard for something we love, it's called passion. Simon Sinek

You’re going to die one day, and none of this is going to matter. So enjoy yourself. Do something positive. Project some love. Make someone happy. Laugh a little bit. Appreciate the moment. And do your work. Naval Ravikant

Ironic to be calling the "Aetna National Medical Excellence Unit" ... to plead with them because they are denying the CellCept and tacrolimus (rejection meds) for my husband's transplanted liver. We have been calling for days and his meds run out tomorrow morning. @aetnahealthcare.bsky.social

This is the kind of data we need to transform the clinician work experience. Our bodies are throwing off stress and recovery signals all the time. #fightburnout ouraring.com/blog/new-stu...

If we say and do what we actually believe, everyone will know what we actually believe. (It's a handy little thing called integrity.) Simon Sinek

More data that there is ZERO EVIDENCE that prior auth does anything to improve care or value. #fixpriorauth www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...

1/ Welcome to Edition 244 of West’s Well-Being Wednesday! All of March will be dedicated to our new paper idescribing the @mayoclinic.org model and strategic plan for employee well-being #wellbeingwednesday #wellbeing #burnout #medtwitter #meded #medsky www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S002...

Stop periodically throughout your day and simply ask yourself the question, “What am I feeling right now?” (15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership)

I’ve long-felt it makes sense to have pharmacists help with prior authorizations. Nice to see this pilot. www.pharmacytimes.com/view/pharmac...

Interesting take on resilience youtu.be/cVdHwa42QL8

1/ Welcome to Edition 243 of West’s Well-Being Wednesday! All of March will be dedicated to our new paper describing the @mayoclinic.org model and strategic plan for employee well-being #wellbeingwednesday #wellbeing #burnout #medtwitter #meded #medsky www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S002...

The most radical idea in healthcare?

If there are people who care, there is always hope. Simon Sinek

Don’t give up Don’t give up Don’t give up Don’t give up Don’t give up Don’t give up Don’t give up Don’t give up Don’t give up You can do it. Don’t give up.

Star Wars fans: maybe it’s because this is from the year I was born, but I LOVED watching it (commercials included). So good. youtu.be/sxzl5k79Z1c?...

It’s time for a recharge. I’m usually pretty resistant to burnout, but sometimes all the things just add up. #fightburnout

Provocative idea from Dr. Robert Maurer: what we commonly call “stress” doesn’t exist medium.com/@gabrieldane...

Love the #HITsm chat and community. So glad @techguy.healthcareittoday.com is bringing it here. If you’re passionate abt health IT, join the party 🥳

Healthcare leaders, Want to reduce burnout? Do these things to show appreciation:

1/ Welcome to Edition 241 of West’s Well-Being Wednesday! Today, a look at a new paper on appreciation and feeling valued from Jen Bickel and colleagues #wellbeingwednesday #wellbeing #burnout #medtwitter #meded doi.org/10.69554/VJB...

Too many of the environments in which we work today frustrate our natural inclinations to trust and cooperate. Simon Sinek (Leaders Eat Last)

90% of coaching is simply preventing people from doing dumb things medium.com/@gabrieldane...

I am so damn busy doing the work (& encouraging others to do so, too) … PHEW. Do NOT give up your agency or your hope, my friends. Thanks to all for being in this together. Here’s to the long game. 🙏❤️

1/ Welcome to Edition 240 of West’s Well-Being Wednesday! Today, a replay of a Twitter/X thread on burnout and clinical outcomes. #wellbeingwednesday #wellbeing #burnout #medtwitter #meded x.com/ColinWestMDP...

I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive. Joseph Campbell

7 Eagles - 0 Chiefs Philly off to a good start. Thinking of you @drposdev.bsky.social! 🏈

Storytelling may be more important than ever for biomedicine's future, given current challenges. Here's a master at that erictopol.substack.com/p/emily-silv... #Medsky

An update with latest data available for graph of life expectancy vs health care expenditures per capita for 20 countries and one outlier.

Be the systems change you want to cause. Peter Plastrik et al. (Connect > Innovate > Scale Up)

Hey #HoosierSky This one worth listening (and not just because I am the host) We will drop an episode every Friday morning for your commute discussing health policy from the legislative session and making it not boring

There is a better future around the corner if we work toward it together. So let us start with raising expectation levels—the ignition switch for change. Ralph Nader (Breaking Through Power)