The Medical Protection Podcast

Power of positive psychology

The Medical Protection Podcast

Show Notes

‘Doctors' well-being is an integral part of quality patient care. Physician burnout has become increasingly recognized as a threat not only to the well-being of medical professionals, but also to healthcare systems and their sustainability globally. The magnitude of the problem has been studied worldwide, citing burnout rates amongst surveyed physicians up to 50%. Listen in to hear from Dr Albert Chan on his research regarding structured positive psychology interventions to improve well-being and resilience amongst Anaesthesiologists in Hong Kong.

FURTHER LEARNING If you’re a member of Medical Protection and want to learn more: Join us for the next virtual workshop: Beating Burnout https://protection.pub/3DN86Gm

CERTIFICATE A certificate for listening is available on PRISM https://protection.pub/3fipeuj

SPEAKERS Our host today was Dr Lynne McKinlay https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynne-mckinlay-36050a92

Our guest speaker today was Dr Albert Chan https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-chan-81a30ba7/

The MPS Foundation is a global not-for-profit research initiative that aims to shape the future of patient safety and the wellbeing of healthcare professionals and teams. We favour projects whose findings and outcomes can be applied to private hospital and outpatient practice or dental care environments. To find out more, visit The MPS Foundation https://www.thempsfoundation.org

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