Violence against doctors causes, effects and solutions with Ramin Davidoff, MD
How to protect physicians and health care personnel from violence in the workplace. During the pandemic, physicians’ stories about threats and harassment from patients came to the forefront. However, the risk of workplace violence in health care has been on the rise since 2011. In this episode, Ramin Davidoff, MD, co-CEO of the Permanente Federation, discusses the toll workplace violence is having on physicians and what we can do about it. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
00:00 AMA Update for May 25, 2023
00:57 Types of workplace violence in healthcare
03:35 How threats and violence impact physician well-being
06:36 How do you protect doctors and staff from physical violence?
07:11 Ensuring physical safety of doctors and staff at hospitals (health systems, HCP)
09:44 Causes of violence: political, social and patient stressors (patients abusing doctors)
13:21 How violence against doctors impacts quality of care
14:40 Physician shortages: risks and occupational hazards for doctors
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