We're joined by Wael Saasouh, an anesthesiologist; Lisa Scardina, a health care executive; and Kim Downey, a physician advocate and physical therapist, to discuss the urgent need to restore human connections in health care. From tackling clinician burnout and moral injury to enhancing collaboration across silos, our guests share powerful insights on creating a supportive environment that values well-being and deepens the physician-patient relationship.

Wael Saasouh is an anesthesiologist. Lisa Scardina is a health care executive. Kim Downey is a physician advocate and physical therapist.

They discuss the KevinMD article, "Fighting burnout with deeper human connections."

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