Removing mental health stigma in medical licensing and physician credentialing with Lisa MacLean, MD

Описание: Learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and access resources from the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/recovery

Lisa MacLean, MD, a psychiatrist and chief clinical wellness officer at Henry Ford Medical Group, shares advice on how health systems can #StopTheSigma for physicians worried about seeking help with mental health issues. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

00:00 AMA Update for March 20, 2023
00:58 Mental health stigma for physicians
02:41 Medical licensure questions about mental illness
03:42 How to identify stigmatizing language on credentialing applications
05:29 Changing invasive questions about physician mental health
07:35 Improved physician satisfaction at Henry Ford Health System
08:55 Policy changes to reduce mental health stigma for doctors
10:02 Advice for health systems, hospitals, medical boards
10:27 Doctors, #burnout and seeking #mentalhealth care
11:12 Burnout resources available at: https://www.ama-assn.org/amaone/ama-r...

✶ Learn more about AMA's "Debunking Regulatory Myths" series here: https://www.ama-assn.org/series/debun...

✶ Click here to get the facts on medical licensing, credentialing, and physician mental health: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-man...

✶ Looking for additional advocacy resources to help support mental health and wellness? Access AMA's issue brief (PDF) by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files...

✶ If your health systems changed credentialing applications to focus only on current impairment, rather than past diagnosis we'd love to hear from you. Please email the AMA Advocacy Resource Center at: [email protected]

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