Did you know that physicians, as a group, have lower work-life satisfaction compared to the general population? The consequences of burnout are borne both by the individual physician and the health care system. The recognition of burnout as a serious individual and institutional challenge is leading to an increased need to design, implement, and evaluate systems that promote well-being.

Moderator Richard L. Skolasky, Jr., Sc.D. interviews Todd Albert, MD and Eric Muehlbauer, MJ, CAE on this very important topic to assist the listener in ultimately being able to identify and strategize to mitigate risk factors in their own lives or in the organization that they represent.

Disclosures:

Albert, Todd J.: Board of Directors: American Orthopaedic Association (Nonfinancial, Treasurer-Elect), Hospital For Special Surgery (None, Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus and Medical Director), Scoliosis Research Society (Nonfinancial, Past President); Consulting: Nuvasive (B); Other: JP Medical Publishers (B), Saunders/Mosby- Elsevier (B), Springer (A), Thieme Medical Publishers (B); Research Support (Staff and/or materials): PCORI (D); Royalties: DePuy Synthes Spine (F); Stock Ownership: ASIP (D), Augmedics (F), Biomerix (D, 42,253 Shares), Bonovo Orthopedics (D, 85,737 Shares), Crosstrees Medical  (D,  <1%), Cytodyn Inc. (F), Gentis (D), Innovative Surgical Designs (F), InVivo Therapeutics (C, <1%. Advisory Board, Stock options.), Invuity  (C, <1%. Member of Advisory Board, stock options.), Morphogenesis (E), Paradigm Spine, LLC (F, <1%.), Physician Recommended Nutriceuticals (D), PMIG (D), Pulse Equity (F), Spinicity  (D, <1%.), Strathspey Crown (F), Surg.IO (E), Vital 5 (None, <1%. Advisory Board, Stock Holder), Zimmer Biomet  (F).

Muehlbauer, Eric J.: Nothing to Disclose  

Skolasky, Richard L.: Board of Directors: North American Spine Society (Nonfinancial, Governance Committee, Chair Research Program Management, Chair Board of Directors, voting member); Other: International Society For Quality Of Life Research (Nonfinancial, Associate Editor for Quality of Life Research).

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