Many tools already generated by this collaboration can be found in the NAM website at nam.edu/clinicianwellbeing. This section of the website not only includes data about burnout as well as presentation slides for download on the topic, but it is expected to be “a growing repository for solutions that work,” Dr. Kirch said.
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This was not news to those who attended the APA symposium. When Dr. Kirch asked the audience who had treated a colleague for burnout, almost every hand was raised. This would not be surprising, except that the leaders in this field so far have typically not been psychiatrists, Dr. Kirch said.
For example, an increasing number of medical centers are following the lead of Stanford (Calif.) University, which appointed Tate D. Shanafelt, MD, as its first chief wellness officer. However, to the knowledge of Dr. Kirch, none of the appointments have gone to a psychiatrist.