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Posted By: Heather M. Hylton , MS, PA-C, FASCO, DFAAPA
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Burnout in Healthcare: Reflections on Feelings of Stress and Overwhelm

The Journal of Healthcare Management recently published an article titled, “You Cannot Function in ‘Overwhelm’: He ...


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Burnout in Healthcare: Reflections on Feelings of Stress and Overwhelm

Optimism in Practice: Mindfulness Strategies for H ...

In life and leadership, I have been giving a lot of thought about how to propagate optimism. Optimism is not so much abo ...

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Autonomy and Motivation for the Healthcare Workfor ...

I recently discovered the New England Journal of Medicine podcast Not Otherwise Specified. In full transparency, I have ...

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Toxic Culture and Driving Meaningful Change

I have recently taken an increased interest in podcasts. One of my favorites is Brené Brown's Dare to Lead series. In ...

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Engaging and Empowering Team Members

As healthcare professionals, we are lifelong learners. I like to think of our endless pursuit of knowledge extending eve ...

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Cultivating Trust as a Healthcare Leader—Par ...

What do trust and trustworthiness really mean? How can we really establish ourselves as trustworthy leaders in healthcar ...

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Cultivating Trust as a Healthcare Leader—Par ...

Many clinician leaders who I have met over the years have emerged from 1 of 3 groups: Planned: Leadership was their ...

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Moving Forward

With so many stories circulating about our collective struggle to "return to normal" after the last year and a half, I h ...

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Focus on the Task

Effective leaders, in any space, have the ability to successfully modulate their emotions as part of self-regulation. Th ...

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Leveraging Telehealth to Improve Access to Healthc ...

While strides have been made in the overall expansion of (and reimbursement coverage for) telehealth services during the ...

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