Addressing burnout in the age of COVID
Permanente physician leader Edward Ellison, MD, shares 5 critical skills leaders can embrace during difficult times.
Edward Ellison, MD, shares pandemic lessons for preventing physician burnout
In an interview with Harvard Business Review, The Permanente Federation co-CEO underscores the importance of agility, interdependence, and camaraderie in surviving stressful events.
Edward M. Ellison, MD, addresses purpose-driven burnout in Harvard Business Review story
A new Harvard Business Review story on burnout quotes Edward M. Ellison, MD, co-CEO, The Permanente Federation, on the massive negative impacts of physician burnout, innovations to address it, and what leaders can do to prevent purpose-driven employees in their own organizations from suffering.
Edward M. Ellison, MD, outlines the benefits of ICD-11’s new burnout definition
Edward M. Ellison, MD, executive medical director and chairman at the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, in a new Medscape Medical News story outlines the benefits of an expanded definition of burnout in the World Health Organization’s new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).
Edward M. Ellison, MD, underscores need to address total cost of physician burnout
In a recent opinion piece for the Annals of Internal Medicine, Permanente Federation co-CEO Edward M. Ellison, MD, highlights the importance of addressing the total cost of physician burnout. In “Beyond the Economics of Burnout,” Dr. Ellison writes in support…
Edward Ellison, MD, addresses physician burnout at CNBC event
Speaking at the Healthy Returns event in New York, Federation co-CEO Edward Ellison, MD, talks about the fundamental changes needed at health care organizations to prevent physician burnout.
Ameya Kulkarni, MD, addresses physician loneliness in NEJM article
Modern medicine ushers in advanced technology that helps improve patient care and the way physicians work. But some of the side effects of these technology can lead to physician burnout, especially in an era of virtual care where, more and…
Edward M. Ellison, MD, shines light on epidemic of physician suicides
In a USA Today opinion piece, Kaiser Permanente physician leader Edward M. Ellison, MD, emphasizes the importance of physician wellness initiatives to combat physician burnout.
Caring for Those Who Provide Care
As the health care industry faces staggering physician burnout statistics, the Permanente Medical Groups pursue a unified approach to addressing the issue, developing a wellness culture that puts doctors at the center.
Edward Ellison, MD, Turns Spotlight on Physician Burnout in TEDx Talk
Addressing the country’s physician burnout epidemic, Edward Ellison, MD, on Friday sought to shine the spotlight on the humanity of our physicians, and challenged the audience to begin with the simple task of expressing gratitude to a doctor. “The next…