AHA Physician Alliance
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or extracorporeal life support (ECLS), is a treatment that uses a synthetic heart and/or lung to support the body when a patient’s own organs are no longer functioning at capacity. Typically used for critically ill adult or pediatric patients, ECMO has the…
AHA's Physician Alliance will host a March 17 webinar on the National Taskforce for Humanity in Healthcare model for preventing burnout and promoting resilience, well-being and joy in the health care workforce.
When physicians bring those same clinical skills and perspectives into leadership roles, it often leads to healthier patients and thriving hospitals and health systems. With that in mind, two years ago the AHA launched its AHA Physician Alliance to help hospitals more effectively partner with…
Statistics on physician suicide and burnout served as the impetus for ChristianaCare in Newark, Del., to create the Center for WorkLife Wellbeing, which builds support systems to enable physicians to reconnect with the joy and meaning in medicine. The Center’s work is not just about minimizing…
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of the AHA Physician Alliance, talks with Benjamin Anderson, former CEO of Kearny County Hospital in Lakin, Kan., about how his hospital took a chance on an unorthodox approach to recruit physicians, including offering four-…
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or extracorporeal life support (ECLS), is a treatment that uses a synthetic heart and/or lung to support the body when a patient’s own organs are no longer functioning at capacity. Typically used for critically ill adult or pediatric patients, ECMO has the…
The National Taskforce for Humanity in Healthcare (NTH) proposes a new model that goes beyond burnout prevention and promotes resiliency and the restoration of humanity in healthcare. During this webinar participants will hear how to move beyond the prevention of burnout, and instead systemically…
Early detection of lung cancer can save lives for those at high risk and, in turn, reduce the lung cancer burden in the U.S. In this webinar, Dr. Albert A. Rizzo will discuss the American Thoracic Society and American Lung Association’s Lung Cancer Screening Implementation Guide, which outlines how…
Physicians have a natural and deep investment in improved patient outcomes and can impact the broader delivery of care through their involvement with finding the right balance between cost, quality, and outcomes. How better to help drive connection and balance across these domains than connecting…
Healthcare organizations cannot truly make safety and wellness a priority for their patients unless they also make it a priority for their providers and systems. During this webinar, participants will learn why it is imperative that hospitals fosters individual and system wellness engagement by…