Sharp Index

Organization for Physician Wellbeing - Paul DeChant, MD, MBA

Having healthy organization matters. Give the tools to the people closest to the work. I spoke with Paul DeChant, MD about practical ways to help with unhappy work.   Check out his book about Preventing Physician Burnout here: https://amzn.to/3ycZ2pH

Protecting Nurse Mental Health - Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, FAAN

Janae Sharp sat down with Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, FAAN, the Chief Nursing Officer of Vocera, to talk about nurses and mental health. Vocera was the winner of the 2020 Sharp Index award for Best Health Tech Company to Reduce Physician Burnout and was recognized its excellence in improving hands-free communication for healthcare workers. Dr. Collins works with nursing leadership groups globally to increase their understanding of the state of nursing, and how technology should improve the lives of the caregiving team.   "At every CNO roundtable I attend, nurse leaders express deep concern about nurses’ cognitive overload, the fatigue it causes, and how to address it."  The stress of work and life and the unknown are driving a nursing crisis.    Learn more about the report: https://vocera.com/cno-report  Learn more about the Sharp Index Awards: https://sharpindex.org/sharp-index-awards

The Tyranny of Self Care - Pooja Lakshmin, MD

Dr. Pooja Lakshmin is a board-certified psychiatrist and writer specializing in women's mental health and perinatal psychiatry, a frequent contributor to The New York Times, medical advisor to Peloton, and the founder of Gemma, the first digital education platform dedicated exclusively to women’s mental health. Janae Sharp and Tristan Dooley sat down with Dr. Lakshmin to discuss how narratives about women's mental health impact both physician mothers and women in medicine. She is also the author of a forthcoming book, Empowered: Free Yourself from the Tyranny of Self-Care and Build True Well-Being, by Penguin Life (2023). Her biggest tip she shared was "Women: add self-care to your list of things to do!" Check her out! Instagram - @womensmentalhealthdoc [https://www.instagram.com/womensmentalhealthdoc/] Twitter - @PoojaLakshmin [https://twitter.com/poojalakshmin?lang=en] Website - poojalakshmin.com [https://www.poojalakshmin.com/] Gemma - gemmawomen.com [https://gemmawomen.com/]

HIT and Physician Mental Health - Heather Staples Lavoie

Heather Staples Lavoie and I sat down to discuss healthcare information technology and how it can become an asset for physicians. As a leader in healthcare IT, she knows the importance of physicians. She also understands complex processes and freeing physicians to do what they do best.   “To realize the potential of health IT where we are predictive, person-centric, portable and equitable, interoperability must be a central tenant to both health care policy and business practice.”  Check her out! Twitter - @HSLavoie [https://twitter.com/HSLavoie] LinkedIn - Heather Staples Lavoie [https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherlavoie/]

Dreams of Chase TM Anderson MD, MS

Janae Sharp sits down with Chase T.M. Anderson MD, MS to talk about his dreams and his work as a pediatric psychiatrist. She asks how he uses his experience with mental health to create a safe space for people and adolescents to thrive. Chase T.M. Anderson is currently a child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at the University of California at San Francisco and recently graduated from adult psychiatry residency at The Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital.  He completed his undergraduate education in Chemistry at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his master’s in Biological Engineering at MIT as well and is a graduate of The Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.  In his free time, he enjoys going for long walks, listening to K-pop, reading fantasy books, playing soccer, writing, and planning dinners with friends. Go check him out! Twitter - @ChaseTMAnderson [https://twitter.com/ChaseTMAnderson] Instagram - @arestmusesdreamcooper [https://www.instagram.com/arestmusesdreamcooper/] Website - chasetmanderson.com/ [https://www.chasetmanderson.com/about-dr-anderson]