Well-being

This toolkit provides hospitalists with the tools to advance well-being at their institution, regardless of their position or role by giving them actions to become a Well-being Advocate.  A Hospitalist Well-being Advocate is ANY hospitalist who is curious to understand the essence of building a pro-wellness organization, empathetic towards others, and courageous to take initiative and inspire change.

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Webinar: Practical Well-being Leadership For Hospitalists: The SHM Well-Being Toolkit

Recorded in November 2022, this webinar introduces the Toolkit and its expected benefits.

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Webinar: Practical Ways to Advocate for Well-being in Hospital Medicine

Recorded in February 2023, this webinar is an extended conversation about how to address structures, policies, processes, culture, and leadership practices that affect hospitalist well-being. Panelists discuss specific approaches to apply SHM's Well-being Toolkit and how to overcome barriers and impediments to addressing root causes of burnout in hospital medicine.

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This printable poster is a tool for hospitalists to have open and honest conversations that break the culture of silence around wellbeing, burnout, and mental health. It provides prompts to begin conversations and enables groups to share local resources their teams can use to seek help.

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Additional Well-being Check-In Tools

• R.I.S.E for Self-Care
• The 6H Model for Individual Well-being Check-Ins: Phrases for Leaders 

SHM’s Practice Management Committee identified 7 drivers of burnout that are specific to hospital medicine. Use these drivers and discussion questions to evaluate your practice, initiate conversation within your group, and make progressive changes to address structural issues that lead to burnout.

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Learn More about Well-being & Burnout

• Webinar: An Open Discussion on Provider Well-being During COVID-19
• Optimizing Wellbeing, Practice Culture and Professional Thriving in an Era of Turbulence

AMA STEPS Forward™

Developed by SHM in collaboration with the American Medical Association (AMA) and American College of Physicians (ACP), the STEPS Forward™ Initiative walks participants through a 5-step process that describes strategies to increase hospitalists’ sense of autonomy and well-being and identifies opportunities for them to develop mastery and a sense of purpose.

American Hospital Association (AHA) Well-Being Playbook

Revised in 2021, this playbook from the American Hospital Association (AHA) provides COVID-19-specific resources and a guide to develop well-being programs in your hospital.  

Below is a listing of external resources that may be beneficial to you. These resources do not imply a relationship with or endorsement by SHM and will redirect you to the external page.

Hotlines

• Physician Support Line 1-888-409-0141
  Psychiatrists helping US physician colleagues and medical students navigate the many intersections of personal and professional lives.  Free and confidential, no appointment necessary. 
  
  
• Suicide Prevention Lifeline  988
  24-7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you and your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.

Mental Health Apps

• COVID Coach App
  The COVID Coach app was created for everyone, including Veterans and Service members, to support self-care and overall mental health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Features include Education about coping during the pandemic, tools for self-care and to improve emotional well-being, trackers to check your mood and measure your growth toward personal goals, and graphs to visualize progress over time. 
  
  
• The Emotional PPE Project
  Connects frontline providers to therapists for free.