ASA Well-Being Resources: Relevant Articles

Well-Being Literature

Why Well-Being?

Burnout Rate and Risk Factors among Anesthesiologists in the United States* (Anesthesiology, March 2021)

Female Physician Wellness: Are Expectations of Ourselves Extreme?* (International Anesthesiology Clinics, Summer 2018)

The Business Case for Investing in Physician Well-being (JAMA, 2017)

Leadership and Organizational Strategies to Promote Well-Being

Executive Leadership and Physician Well-being: Nine Organizational Strategies to Promote Engagement and Reduce Burnout (Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2017)

A Blueprint for Organizational Strategies To Promote the Well-being of Health Care Professionals (NEJM Catalyst, December 2020)

Physician Well-Being in Practice* (Anesthesia & Analgesia, November 2020)

Coaching for Well-Being

Effect of a Professional Coaching Intervention on the Well-being and Distress of Physicians: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial (JAMA Internal Medicine, 2019)

Coaching for the Pediatric Anesthesiologist: Becoming our Best Selves (Pediatric Anesthesia, January 2021)

Anesthesia Well-Being Initiatives

Design and Implementation of an Innovative, Longitudinal Wellness Curriculum in an Anesthesiology Residency Program* (A&A Practice, February 2021)

Battle Buddies: Rapid Deployment of a Psychological Resilience Intervention for Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Anesthesia & Analgesia, July 2020)

* Written by ASA Committee on Physician Well-Being member

ASA Monitor Well-Being Articles

2022
Is Your Workplace Hazardous to Your Health? (April 2022)

Working on Wellness: What's Working, What's Wanted (March 2022)

Physician Burnout: A Pandemic Uncovered by a Pandemic! (January 2022)

Burnout or Resilience? How Anesthesiologists at an Academic Institution Dealt with the Pandemic (January 2022)

A Perspective on COVID's Effects on Clinician Burnout in 2020 and 2021 in the US (January 2022)

2021
Discovering Alignment: Building on What the Pandemic Taught Us About Clinician Well-Being (December 2021)

The Invisible Cause of Physician Burnout (December 2021)

Lessons From the Pandemic: The Intersection of Mental Health, Wellness, and High-Quality Patient Care (December 2021)

ASA Committee on Physician Well-Being: Who We Are, Why We Care, and How We Can Help (December 2021)

Effective Leaders Use a Multi-Pronged Strategy to Mitigate Burnout and Promote Well-Being (December 2021)

The Burnout Generation (December 2021)

Hold the Burnout (December 2021)

Looking Out for Your Colleagues: Real-Time Debriefing After Critical Events (December 2021)

Fostering Trusting Relationships: A Patient Safety and Clinician Wellness Strategy (July 2021)

Fostering Resilience During COVID-19 Epidemic Through Reflection and Writing (May 2021)

Rx/Museum: A Weekly Dose of Art and Healing (May 2021)

Through Their Own Lens: Supporting Women and Minorities in Anesthesiology Through Coaching (April 2021)

2020
Caring for the Provider Who Cares Strategies for Physician Wellness During COVID-19 Times

2019
Physician Wellness: New Concepts for an Old Problem

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT: The Case for Caring – Physician and Provider Well-being

2018
Keeping a Finger on the Pulse of Resident Wellness

ANESTHESIOLOGY ® 2018: Promoting Professional Development and Wellness

SEA: Committed to Professionalism, Teaching and Physician Well-being

2014
Physician Health and Well-Being

2013
Striving For Wellness: Managing Stress and Recognizing Burnout

ASA Monitor articles from 2008-2011