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This article discusses a new method of collaboration among multiple disciplines and even multiple institutions that will improve diagnosis, treatment, and management, and even enhance patient compliance and convenience regarding their medical care.

May 8, 2020

Meditation can be of tremendous help during times like this. Practicing meditation has been shown to reduce anxiety, calm the amygdala and increase our ability to think creatively and empathetically.

Advocacy work is one way physician leaders are amplifying their passion for helping others — and reaping personal benefits as well.

April 30, 2020

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is underrecognized in physicians, even though it may be more prevalent in physicians than in the general population in the United States. The road to recovery for physicians with PTSD entails proper diagnosis and ...

April 22, 2020

Job stress has become a common and costly problem in the American workplace, including the medical practice. Managing stress is all about taking charge—taking control of our thoughts, our emotions, our schedule, our environment, and the way we deal w...

Practicing gratitude can bring many benefits, not only to individuals, but also to the medical practice.

March 25, 2020

To address the problem of physician burnout among the high-risk group of female junior faculty, the effectiveness of executive coaching in decreasing feelings of burnout and improving the intent to stay at an academic medical center were evaluated.

March 16, 2020

One of the things that stands in the way of many leaders’ success — and therefore the success of their companies — is their ego. Fortunately, mindfulness can help.

March 13, 2020

Burnout is a symptom of deeper systemic problems beyond clinicians’ control.

Many physician leaders wake up one day and realize that they are in a leadership position and are not quite sure how that came to be.

Proactive planning and processes go a long way toward ensuring organizational quality and continuity — and a much-needed safety net for inevitable leadership transitions. Here’s how to do it.

March 5, 2020

A surge of new healthcare products, from wearable health trackers to diagnostic algorithms promising to improve medical outcomes, is prompting physicians and hospital executives to ask a fundamental question: “Are these technologies solving the right...

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The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) changed its name from the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) in 2014. We may have changed our name, but we are the same organization that has been serving physician leaders since 1975.

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