“Physician wellness is not a one-way street. The individual has to do things to keep their body and mind in a good place. That’s the individual’s responsibility. The healthcare system responsibility [is] maintaining and preventing burnout and improving wellness,” says Dr. Waguih Ishak, psychiatrist in Los Angeles .
Physicians who practice healthy habits serve as health role models and because of that they are more likely to counsel their patients to adopt a lifestyle that prevents chronic disease. Researchers found that a staggering 93% of doctors diagnosed obesity in their patients only if their own weight was equal to or less than that of their patients.
Children with strabismus often have decreased visual function, including difficulties with schoolwork and sports. They have also reported problems with their self-image and get teased for eye misalignment or glasses.
Hospitals find themselves in the midst of massive transformation: the digital patient experience. Recently, a Deloitte – Scottsdale Institute survey shows that 92 % of healthcare systems are hoping to achieve better patient experience as a top goal of their investments in digital technology.
Are you familiar with the term strabismus? Or how about amblyopia? People who have problem with these conditions are often crossed–eyed. Around 5 % of the population suffers from this condition, meaning it is not as rare as you might think. Even several celebrities have „lazy eye “- and we bet with some of them, you have never even noticed!
One of the most common issues that oculoplastic surgeons come across is ptosis or more commonly known as droopy eyelid. Fortunately, this condition can be treated to improve vision as well as appearance.
Many physicians suffer from burnout because have to navigate through huge amounts of data sets of unstructured patients. The Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology can easily process and accurately interpret data that is completely unstructured. The global healthcare NLP market is forecasted to be valued at US$ 3.1 Bn in 2022 and is estimated to reach US$ 14.6 Bn by 2032.
According to The Physicians Foundation, 61% of physicians in the U.S. reported burnout in 2021, “an incredible increase” from the 40% who reported it in 2018. While system-level solutions to address physician burnout are very effective, self-care can also play an important role. A big part of self-care for physicians is nutrition.
„Communication skills are extremely important for the medical staff. Small changes in how clinicians say things to patients make a huge difference. Due to this, we find it very important to have training sessions for our staff to uplift their communication skills in delivering excellent Patient Experience “ says Kelly Sue Vorster.
The study, from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, found that Botox injections became the most popular non-invasive cosmetic procedure in 2020, with 4.4 million procedures performed. According to research and markets, the global sales of non-invasive aesthetic treatments, currently around $60bn, could more than triple by 2030. Why is Botox the most popular cosmetic procedure, among middle-aged women, but also among girls and men?
