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By Melina Davis CEO & EVP, Medical Society of Virginia In the high-stress world of medicine, the mental health and well-being of physicians is often overlooked or neglected. Physician/Provider Health Programs (PHPs) were established by physician and healthcare worker regulatory boards and were introduced with the noble intention of [...]
March is National Nutrition Month, so let’s discuss the role nutrition plays in your mental health and well-being! Dr. Jacka, director of the Food and Mood Centre at Deakin University and President of the International Society of Nutritional Psychiatry, stated in the New York Times “Mental health is complex, [...]
CommonHealth Podcast: Supporting the Mental Health and Well-Being of Our Providers With Melina Davis
In this episode of CommonHealth, Tracy talks with Melina Davis, CEO of the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV), about the SafeHaven Program, which supports the needs of clinicians struggling with stress, burnout, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen as Melina discusses why this program is necessary, and [...]
By Melina Davis CEO & EVP, Medical Society of Virginia In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the demand for quality patient care has never been higher. However, this heightened demand comes at an unexpected cost - the mental and emotional well-being of our healthcare providers. Many of us [...]
The Virginia General Assembly has passed two identical bills in the 2024 session to: Expand access to the SafeHaven program to dentists and dental hygienists Authorize the SafeHaven program to provide outpatient health care to health care professionals Encourage health care professionals to voluntarily seek behavioral health services without fear of [...]
Be gentle with yourself, learn to love yourself, to forgive yourself, for only as we have the right attitude toward ourselves can we have the right attitude toward others. -Wilfred Peterson It’s February, and that means our social media feeds are inundated with Valentine's Day gift ideas, quotes about [...]
via Medical Economics Congress must continue the national fight against burnout in physicians and other clinicians, said an advocate who co-leads a movement inspired by the death of his physician sister-in-law. On Feb. 14, J. Corey Feist, JD, MBA, founder and CEO of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation, testified [...]
With the arrival of the new year, the hustle and bustle of the holidays comes to an end. We’re back to reality, with our jobs and regularly scheduled lives. This is the time of year when many of us find ourselves feeling anxious or sad after the holidays, AKA the [...]
via ktvh HELENA — On Thursday, a panel of health care providers told Montana lawmakers that burnout is a growing problem in their field – and they urged that action be taken earlier, to address the problem before it starts affecting patients’ care. The Legislature’s Children, Families, Health, and [...]
