5 Topic Commentaries

Prevention Strategies for Stress and Burnout

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  Luis F. Buenaver, Ph.D., C.B.S.M.

  Behavioral Sleep Medicine

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  Johns Hopkins Medicine

  We recommend planned relaxation activities to reduce stress.

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  Tait Shanafelt, MD

  Hematology; Physician well-being

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  Stanford Medicine

  The Primary Care 2.0 initiative is precisely the type of system thinking necessary to reduce burnout and promote clinician well-being.

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  Juliana “Jewel” Kling, M.D., M.P.H.

  Internal Medicine (Women’s Health)

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  Mayo Clinic

  Exercise. Even a small walk can help reduce stress. Sometimes more vigorous exercise is what you need — cue the Peloton!

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  Richard J. Davidson, PhD

  Affective Neuroscience; Mindfulness Research

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  University of Wisconsin–Madison

  Regular mindfulness practices can have an impact on specific circuitry in the brain that we know to be important in emotion regulation.

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  Jack L. Feldman, PhD

  Neurobiology of breathing

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  David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

  People who start up a breathing practice may find that it reduces their stress and anxiety considerably.

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