A Healio podcast hosted by Hansa Bhargava, MD, discussing innovation, inspiration and interesting advancements in medicine, as well as providing actionable tips to help physicians better care for themselves.
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Stop Physician Burnout: Physician Leadership Skills To Help Us Lead The Charge To Physician Wellness
Dike Drummond MD
Explore practical physician leadership tools to give you the power of influence in the C-Suite, earn the trust of your colleagues in the front lines and the ability to help us lead the charge to physician wellness - at three levels - for you, your teams and your entire organization. Each skill and awareness comes from my 40,000 physician coaching and training experience since launching TheHappyMD.com in 2010. Learn a simple, practical, proven physician leadership tool in less than 10 minutes ...
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The Doctor’s Life podcast features lively and candid discussions with fellow doctors and scientists on how to achieve success in clinical medicine and non-clinical careers while staying healthy in mind, body and spirit and living a rich, purposeful life. Your host, Dianne Ansari-Winn, MD, MPH is a Board Certified Anesthesiologist and nationally recognized author, speaker, and coach. Dr. Dianne is known for her powerful and practical coaching, which she shares with her exclusive one-on-one ph ...
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The power of AI: Managing clinical burden and burnout, with Tina Shah, MD
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27:48In this episode, guest Tina Shah, MD, discusses the impact of artificial intelligence in medicine and how it can assist in managing physician burnout and clinical burden. Intro 0:24 Tina Shah, MD, MPH 0:33 Tell us about yourself and your career. 0:57 Tell us about your experience with burnout and why you call it a privilege. 1:58 What can we do to …
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139. Physician Leaders Say Thank You Like This to Double Your Impact
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11:14Did you know that the way you say "thank you" to your team can double their engagement and productivity? Learn the four key ways to express gratitude—and discover the one that acts like a physician leadership superpower. As a physician leader, you understand that gratitude is essential for a thriving team culture. But are you using the most effecti…
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138. Will These Simple Rituals Become Your ADL's? Your Activities of Daily Leadership
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8:58What if the secret to being an exceptional leader wasn’t in the big meetings or major decisions, but in the small, daily moments of connection with your team? Your ADL's - Activities of Daily Leadership Leadership isn’t only about grand gestures and running the big meetings — it’s about consistent, meaningful interactions that build trust and engag…
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137. Will These New Physician Conflicts of Interest Put YOU in Luigi Mangioni's Crosshairs?
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11:44New value based reimbursement formulas create a new form of conflict of interest that put doctors like us in the same ethical dilemma as insurance companies. It's a whole new form of ethical compromise you must be aware of ... because Luigi Mangioni and his millions of fans are watching us. Physicians have long been respected as trusted professiona…
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136. The 5:1 Ratio - Key to your Physician Leadership Success Up and Down the Organization Chart
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9:04Are you unknowingly sabotaging trust with your team? Discover the magic ratio that transforms your physician leadership into a force for connection, collaboration, and peak performance. In today’s chaotic healthcare environment, where leaders and frontline workers alike constantly in overwhelm, trust between you and your team can be hard to build—a…
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135. The Fundamental Currency of Physician Leadership - without this you are doomed to failure
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9:37How do physician leaders build stronger, more collaborative relationships at work—and what single, five-letter word is the key to unlocking their full influence? As a physician leader, your effectiveness depends on one often-overlooked currency. Without it, your team disengages, creativity stalls, and relationships weaken. But with it, you’ll creat…
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134. The 80-20 Job Satisfaction Rule for Physician Leaders
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9:41Are you a physician leader juggling clinical duties and physician leadership roles? What if just 20% of your time could hold the key to job satisfaction and burnout prevention? In the fast-paced world of medicine, finding balance often feels impossible. Yet, a groundbreaking study of over 400 academic physician leaders reveals how focusing on your …
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133 Take back control of your physician career - build a conscious relationship with your practice
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13:42Does your career as a doctor and physician leader feel like it’s running your life? What if you could take back control, create a healthier balance, and design a practice that truly aligns with your ideal life - even if you are a physician leader with both clinical and leadership roles? Many physicians unknowingly let their job satisfaction dictate…
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132. How to say "NO" with elegance and grace - the Quick NO, Slow Yes Process for Life Balance
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8:57Are you overwhelmed by constant demands on your time, both at work and in your personal life? What if you could master the art of saying "NO" with confidence and grace? As a physician leader, you're in high demand because of your energy, intelligence, and dedication. But being constantly pulled in multiple directions can lead to burnout and unfulfi…
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131. The Art of Decommittment - End the Overwhelm of WAY Too Many Hats, Roles and Responsibilities
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8:35Do you feel overwhelmed by roles and responsibilities you never consciously agreed to? Discover the art of decommitment for physician leaders — a powerful way to free yourself from obligations that no longer align with your goals. In this episode, Dr. Dike Drummond shares a simple yet transformative process for physician leaders to recognize and re…
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130. The Bullseye: Your Ideal Job Description - Career Satisfaction for Physician Leaders Starts HERE
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13:27What if a single question and a simple two-circle Venn diagram could unlock the secret to career satisfaction as a physician leader? Discover how to clearly define your ideal job and take the first step toward a more fulfilling career. In this episode, Dr. Dike Drummond introduces a transformative tool that every physician leader needs: the Ideal J…
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Finding fulfillment in medicine: Physician side gigs and exploring new avenues, with Navin Goyal, MD
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25:14In this episode, guest Navin Goyal, MD, discusses side gigs in the health care space, encourages physicians to explore their fields of interest and talks about his book, Physician Underdog. Intro 0:24 Navin Goyal, MD 0:28 You have done a lot to help Medicaid patients with your venture capital group, OFFOR Health. Can you tell us about that? 1:11 Wh…
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129 Why Physician Leaders Must Take Charge of Recruitment, Retention, and Onboarding in 2025
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11:19Are you leaving recruitment, retention, and onboarding to HR? Discover why this could be a critical mistake—and how stepping into these roles as a physician leader can transform your team’s success. With physician shortages at an all-time high, effective recruitment and retention are more important than ever. In this episode, Dr. Dike Drummond shar…
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128. Physicians ! Give Yourself a REAL 2-Week Vacation in 2025 - Here's How, Step-By-Step
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12:02Is a 2-week vacation the key to restoring your energy, recharging your reserves, and rekindling your love for medicine? Could it be that simple? Learn the step-by-step formula to make this transformative break a reality—without the self-sabotage. Physicians in the U.S. often view extended vacations as unattainable - "too much brain damage" - yet do…
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127. Head's Up - 10 Healthcare Industry Headwinds for All Physician Leaders in 2025
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11:10Are you prepared for the 10 biggest challenges facing healthcare in 2025? These system-wide pressures will affect physician leadership everywhere—knowing what’s coming is your key to staying ahead. In this final episode of 2024, Dr. Dike Drummond provides a high-level overview of the 10 most pressing challenges the U.S. healthcare industry will fac…
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126. How These 10 Questions Set Up 2025 To Be Your Best Year Yet
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6:52What if pen and paper and just 30 minutes of reflection could transform 2025 into your Best Year Yet? This simple process will guide you to harvest lessons from 2024, set clear intentions, and align your actions with your goals in the year ahead. In this holiday episode, Dr. Dike Drummond introduces the Physician Leader's Best Year Yet Breakthrough…
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125. Work-Life Balance for Physicians? 40,000 doctors Prove These 3 Tools Are the Key
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4:55What if you could transform your work-life balance with just three simple tools? Imagine setting clear boundaries, planning your week with purpose, and turning your days off into opportunities for true renewal. In this special holiday episode, Dr. Dike Drummond shares three proven tools to help physicians create lasting life balance. Backed by insi…
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124. Angry? Don’t Blow Up in Leadership Meetings, Here's Exactly What to Say Instead
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14:40Have you ever felt a surge of anger or frustration in a physician leadership meeting, as if the very core of your values was being tested? What if you could transform that reaction into a powerful force for clarity and growth, guiding the team toward deeper alignment and integrity? In physician leadership, emotions like frustration and anger often …
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123. Don't be Evil - the Insurance CEO murder teaches us Physician Leadership Rule #1
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13:41What if being a leader in some facets of the US healthcare industry means you’re seen as part of the problem—no matter how good your intentions or leadership skills are? How can you make sure your physician leadership is never mistaken for hypocrisy or evil? The recent murder of a health insurance CEO and the public's shocking reaction reveal the d…
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122. Physician Leadership lessons from a Health Insurance CEO Murder - Why all the celebration?
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14:29What happens when a respected CEO of a major health insurance company is murdered in broad daylight—and half the country cheers? What does this tragedy reveal about the dark reality of our healthcare system and the ethical conflicts leaders face? This episode dives into the collision between physician leadership, profit, and the lives impacted by c…
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Defining burnout: Prioritizing positivity and mental health, with Jessi Gold, MD
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29:12In this episode, guest Jessi Gold, MD, MS, defines burnout, discusses ways physicians can prioritize positivity and their mental health and talks about her new book, How Do You Feel? Intro 0:24 Jessi Gold, MD, MS 0:28 Tell us about yourself. 0:47 How do you have time to write a book, do all that you do and see Taylor Swift? 1:56 As physicians, we h…
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121. Physician Leader’s SHADOW PROTOCOL for Evidence Based Leadership
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11:54Many physician leaders become disconnected from the realities of frontline work as they move up the chain of command. Don't Let That Be You! This episode addresses a simple, powerful solution: shadowing your team. When you do Shadowing right, you'll gain evidence-based insights, foster trust, and improve team engagement and morale—all while avoidin…
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120. #1 Physician Leadership FAIL - and Best Method to Stop Burnout On Your Teams
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10:09Are you sabotaging your physician leadership effectiveness by neglecting the single most powerful habit to connect with your team and combat physician burnout? In today’s chaotic healthcare environment, leaders often feel disconnected from the realities of frontline providers, leading to disengagement, physician burnout, and diminished trust. This …
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119. 4 Ways the Little Voice in Your Head Warns You of BURNOUT
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10:51Are you listening to the quiet voice in your head? It holds the key to recognizing physician burnout before it’s too late. Physicians often mistake stress and fatigue for burnout, pushing through with sheer willpower. But the secret to identifying physician burnout lies in understanding your inner voice. This episode unpacks how to decode the four …
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118. This new peer-to-peer recruiting startup may just eliminate headhunters for good.
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10:42When I say Recruiter or Headhunter, what is the first word that jumps into you mind? The days of relying on headhunters for your next job may be over. Let me show you a new, revolutionary peer-to-peer job search and recruiting company designed by physicians, for physicians that puts YOU back in charge and eliminates the need for a traditional headh…
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117. The need for vulnerability means you are losing the leadership battle
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8:23Vulnerability is for Losers. Let me show you what I mean. Does telling the truth at work feels like putting yourself in danger - sticking your head in the lion's mouth? If so, you have lost the battle to create a supportive workplace culture - so far. What can leaders like you do to fix it? Many leaders emphasize vulnerability as a cornerstone of w…
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116. Invest in Physician Wellbeing for this Triple Competitive Advantage
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9:50Physician Leaders: Are you ready to transform your healthcare organization into the provider and employer of choice while outpacing your competition in profitability and stability? In today’s challenging healthcare landscape, burnout among physicians and staff is at an all-time high, threatening the well-being of your workforce and the future of yo…
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Opioid awareness, Part 2: Stomping the stigma and a mom’s view, with Cammie Wolf Rice
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24:27In this episode, guest Cammie Wolf Rice discusses the opioid crisis, how it impacted her life and family and her foundation’s mission to combating the epidemic and spreading awareness. Intro 0:24 Cammie Wolf Rice 0:28 The numbers in opioid-related deaths are staggering: 81,000 deaths in 2023. And there are 5.6 million people over the age of 12 who …
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115. Is the US Physician Workforce Collapsing? YES! these 5 Stats are Proof
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9:46Are we on the brink of a physician workforce collapse in the USA? Discover 5 mind bending statistics that point to a looming crisis in U.S. healthcare. Complete references below. The future of the US healthcare system depends on having enough physicians to meet growing demand. Yet, a wave of boomer phydician retirements, shifting work preferences, …
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114. How To Measure Your Physician Leadership Quality in 15 Seconds (A Simple Test)
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5:48Discover a simple test that will reveal the level of TRUST between you and your team members in just seconds. If you're a physician leader, you know that TRUST is the foundation of effective leadership. But have you ever wondered how much your team actually trusts you? In this episode, you'll learn about a powerful and quick reality check that can …
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113. How This 4-Part Corporate Physician Wellness Strategy Reduces Physician Burnout Across Your Organization.
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9:11Are you struggling to stop physician burnout and hold on to the doctors you worked so hard to recruit? Discover a simple, proven four-part strategy that prevents physician burnout at the organizational level. In today's demanding healthcare environment, individual resilience alone isn’t enough to prevent burnout. Without a comprehensive corporate s…
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112. Step One in your Personal Wellness Strategy is build your Ideal Job Description Here's How
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8:38"Doing the same things over and over again and expecting a different result." That's crazy, right? Are you a doctor caught in the relentless demands of your profession, yearning for a way to regain balance and satisfaction in your work life? Is it clear that working harder isn't the solution to your overwhelm? This episode dives into creating a pra…
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Artificial intelligence in medicine: Improving health care for physicians, with Anthony Chang, MD
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35:43In this episode, guest Anthony Chang, MD, discusses the benefits of artificial intelligence and its potential to improve health care. Intro 0:24 Anthony Chang, MD, MBA, MS 0:29 Tell us about yourself. 1:20 What drives you to learn about artificial intelligence? How do you think artificial intelligence can influence medicine and clinical care? 2:14 …
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111. 4 Simple Steps to Your Personal Physician Wellness Strategy
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11:52Are you running on empty in your medical practice, struggling to find balance and wondering if there's a way to feel fulfilled again? In the face of rising burnout, physicians need a proactive strategy to not only survive but also thrive in their demanding careers. This episode dives into a practical four-step framework designed to help you build y…
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110. Stop Physician Burnout - Einstein says this is the simplest way to do just that
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6:45Please stop trying to “solve” physician burnout? Burnout is not a problem. That approach will never work. Here is simplest structure to prevent physician burnout I discovered via my work coaching and training over 40,000 doctors since 2010.. I have listened to Einstein and made it "as simple as possible, but no simpler." YOU WILL: ~~ Understand why…
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109. Why Do the Best Doctors Often Make the Worst Physician Leaders?
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7:06Are you unknowingly setting yourself—or others—up for leadership failure? Discover the hidden pitfalls that can make even the best doctors ineffective physician leaders. In this episode, we dive into one of the "dirty little secrets" of physician leadership: the tendency for individuals to rise to their level of incompetence in a hierarchy - the Pe…
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108. Avoid the 2 Hidden Connections Between Physician Leadership and Burnout
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7:41Are you unknowingly heading down the path to becoming a "crap" physician leader - falling victim to Physician Leadership's Dirty Little Secrets? Discover the two hidden traps that are probably hurting your leadership and burning out your team. In this episode, we reveal two blind spots in physician leadership that often lead to physician burnout — …
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Your voice, her choice: Election 2024, with Angela Chaudhari, MD & Oren Jacobson
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53:24In this episode, host Hansa Bhargava, MD, discusses women’s reproductive rights in connection to the 2024 presidential election with guests Angela Chaudhari, MD, and Oren Jacobson. Content warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics related to reproductive rights. Intro 0:24 Angela Chaudhari, MD 1:03 Tell us about yourself and your work. 1:33 …
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107. Physician Leadership Job #1 - STOP Solving Problems, do THIS Instead
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10:14Is your leadership suffering because you're focused on the wrong thing? Discover why trying to "solve problems" is definitely holding you back. In this episode, we uncover the two most misused words in leadership: PROBLEM + SOLUTION. As a physician leader, understanding the difference between a PROBLEM and a DILEMMA is critical for your success. Le…
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106. Mastering Physician Leadership - Become a 4 -Tool Leader to join the best of the best.
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7:54What are the 4 essential skills that define the most skilled physician leaders? Discover the simple tools that can transform your physician leadership. When you step out of your clinical role to manage your administrative team, you must take your doctor hat off - let go of getting orders and expecting everyone to obey and adopt a more collaborative…
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105. The Two Words That Hold the Key to Your Physician Leadership Success
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7:00What are the two most powerful words in physician leadership? Hint: They can transform your team's engagement, performance and make work a lot more fun! ~~ Understand why a specific, meaningful "thank you" is be a game-changer for physician leaders. ~~ Learn exactly how to say thank you to your team in a way that boosts performance and engagement w…
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104 Physician Leadership - the magic ratio you need to maximize trust, engagement and performance on your teams
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7:23Is trust the missing ingredient in your physician leadership toolkit? Trust is the foundation of any successful team and healthy workplace culture. But how do you actively build it as a physician leader? Discover the simple formula that can supercharge your team's engagement. In this episode, we explore how regular, positive interactions with your …
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Opioid awareness: Stigma, intervention and resources, with David A. Fiellin, MD, Part 1
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23:06In this episode, host Hansa Bhargava, MD, discusses opioid awareness, the stigma surrounding the opioid crisis and the resources for intervention with David A. Fiellin, MD. Intro 0:23 David A. Fiellin 0:29 Tell us about yourself and your work with opioid awareness. 0:50 What are your insights on the deaths related to the opioid crisis? 2:07 Tell us…
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103. 3 blocks to physician leadership effectiveness – how get out of your own way!
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6:11Ever asked your team a question and got nothing but crickets in response? Let’s break down why that happens and how to fix it! If you're a straddle leader—someone who balances clinical work with administrative responsibilities—transitioning from giving orders to asking questions can be challenging. The first time you try, you might face silence or …
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102. Physician Leadership is MUCH easier with this super-simple Power Tool.
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9:03What if there was a simple tool that could skyrocket your leadership effectiveness without any extra effort? In reality, this skill will get you much better results with much less work on your part. Let me show you a simple tool that will activate your team, build engagement, and produce better solutions, all while making physician leadership easie…
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101. How Can You Escape the #1 Physician Leadership Blind Spot in just 5 seconds?
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7:48The difference between physician leadership struggle and success hinges on what you do BEFORE you open your mouth to speak. As you move from the bedside to your role as an administrative leader DO NOT FALL INTO THIS BLIND SPOT. The command-and-control leadership style we learned in residency doesn't translate to non-clinical environments. Discover …
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100. Physician Wellness - Optimize all 4 Layers of this Physician Life
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9:20Is being a doctor knocking your life even a little bit out of balance? Your JOB dominates everything else at work and home? Is it time for a tune-up? In this episode, step out of your daily whirlwind to optimize each of the four distinct layers of your life as a physician and LightWorker. ~~ Learn how to set a positive vision for each layer — your …
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Heart breaks & heart wakes: Effects of stress and mindfulness, with Jonathan Fisher, MD
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23:20In this episode, host Hansa Bhargava, MD, discusses physician burnout, mindfulness and the effects of stress on heart health with Jonathan Fisher, MD, FACC. Intro 0:23 In this episode 0:41 Jonathan Fisher, MD, FACC 1:11 You’ve done so much work in burnout and compassion in the last few years. What lead you to become interested in this area? 1:56 Ho…
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99. Physician Leadership - the Magic 3-Word Stack of the highest quality leadership
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7:29What if there were three magic words that could instantly make you a better leader? In this episode, discover the simple, powerful 3-Word Stack that will show you how to solve any problem and take back your job, your practice, your career and your life. ~~~USE THIS LINK to follow our show wherever you get your podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/afG_d…
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98. Physician Burnout and AI digital scribe note writing software Part 2 - the dark side of the new tech
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9:52Will AI digital scribes solve your documentation woes?? YES ... AND this tech will also pave the way for deeper, darker causes of physician burnout. Just as soon as you're comfortable with the software, your production quotas will be raised dramatically - putting you in danger of even deeper levels of exhaustion. Physician leadership is needed to p…
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