Calm App – $69.99/year (premium version). Apple’s App of the year in 2017. Offers daily guided meditations, trackers for progress, bed time meditations and stories, nature sounds and classes. Has family sharing capabilities.
Insight Timer – Free. Centre for Mindful Self-compassion. Contains a large library of guided meditations, with over 20,000 titles. Other versions include a variety of different bells that can be used for meditations of varying lengths.
Stop, Breathe & Think – Free. Daily check-ins and meditation dependent upon moods and age.
Breathe2Relax – Free. Interactive menu guides you through diaphragmatic breathing exercises. Such breathing techniques are known for interrupting stress receptors in the body. Recommended for anxiety, anger management and mood stabilization.
Universal Breathing by Saagara – Made for beginners. Teaches you how to breathe deeply and to retain your breath at intervals for concentrated control (pranayama). App keeps track of your progress.
Gruppen LD, Stansfield RB, Zhao Z, Sen S. Institution and Specialty Contribute to Resident Satisfaction With Their Learning Environment and Workload. Acad Med. 2015 Nov;90(11 Suppl):S77-82.
Guille C, Frank E, Zhao Z, Kalmbach DA, Nietert PJ, Mata DA, Sen S. Work-Family Conflict and the Sex Difference in Depression Among Training Physicians. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Dec 1;177(12):1766-1772.
Guille C, Speller H, Laff R, Epperson CN, Sen S. Utilization and barriers to mental health services among depressed medical interns: a prospective multisite study. J Grad Med Educ. 2010 Jun;2(2):210-4.
Hamidi MS, Boggild MK, Cheung AM. Running on empty: a review of nutrition and physicians' well-being. Postgrad Med J. 2016 Aug;92(1090):478-81. Epub 2016 May 23.
Holmes EG, Connolly A, Putnam KT, Penaskovic KM, Denniston CR, Clark LH, Rubinow DR, Meltzer-Brody S. Taking Care of Our Own: A Multispecialty Study of Resident and Program Director Perspectives on Contributors to Burnout and Potential Interventions. Acad Psychiatry. 2017 Apr;41(2):159-166.
Mata DA, Ramos MA, Bansal N, Khan R, Guille C, Di Angelantonio E, Sen S. Prevalence of Depression and Depressive Symptoms Among Resident Physicians: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA. 2015 Dec 8;314(22):2373-83.
Stoesser K, Cobb NM. Self-treatment and informal treatment for depression among resident physicians. Fam Med. 2014 Nov-Dec;46(10):797-801.
Yaghmour NA, Brigham TP, Richter T, Miller RS, Philibert I, Baldwin DC Jr, Nasca TJ. Causes of Death of Residents in ACGME-Accredited Programs 2000 Through 2014: Implications for the Learning Environment. Acad Med. 2017 Jul;92(7):976-983.
Program and Institutional interventions
Bird AN, Martinchek M, Pincavage AT. A Curriculum to Enhance Resilience in Internal Medicine Interns. J Grad Med Educ 2017 Oct; 9(5): 600-604.
Chaukos D, Chad-Friedman E, Mehta DH, Byerly L, Celik A, McCoy TH Jr, Denninger JW. SMART-R: A Prospective Cohort Study of a Resilience Curriculum for Residents by Residents. Acad Psychiatry. 2017 Nov 2.
Ey S, Moffit M, Kinzie JM, Brunett PH. Feasibility of a Comprehensive Wellness and Suicide Prevention Program: A Decade of Caring for Physicians in Training and Practice. J Grad Med Educ. 2016 Dec;8(5):747-753.
Ey S, Moffit M, Kinzie JM, Choi D, Girard DE. "If you build it, they will come": attitudes of medical residents and fellows about seeking services in a resident wellness program. J Grad Med Educ. 2013 Sep;5(3):486-92.
Guille C, Zhao Z, Krystal J, Nichols B, Brady K, Sen S. Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for the Prevention of Suicidal Ideation in Medical Interns: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2015 Dec;72(12):1192-8.
Palamara K, Kauffman C, Stone VE, Bazari H, Donelan K. Promoting Success: A Professional Development Coaching Program for Interns in Medicine. J Grad Med Educ. 2015 Dec;7(4):630-7.
Thomas CR. Deciding to Refer Residents for Psychiatric Evaluation. J Grad Med Educ. 2017 Apr;9(2):151-153. (Article Offering Case Discussions and Policy Guidance, Policy Guidance).
Systematic and narrative reviews
Busireddy KR, Miller JA, Ellison K, Ren V, Qayyum R, Panda M. Efficacy of Interventions to Reduce Resident Physician Burnout: A Systematic Review. J Grad Med Educ 2017 June;9(3): 294-301.
Dyrbye L, Shanafelt T. Maintaining well-being: a narrative review on burnout experienced by medical students and residents. Med Ed. 2016 Jan;50(1):132-149.
Raj KS. Well-Being in Residency: A Systematic Review. J Grad Med Educ. 2016 Dec;8(5):674-684.
West CP, Dyrbye LN, Erwin PJ, Shanafelt TD. Interventions to prevent and reduce physician burnout: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet. 2016 Nov 5;388(10057):2272-2281. Epub 2016 Sep 28.
Perspectives and discussion papers
Dyrbye LN, Shanafelt TD, Sinsky CA, Cipriano PF, Bhatt J, Ommaya A, West CP, Meyers D. Burnout Among Health Care Professionals: A Call to Explore and Address This Underrecognized Threat to Safe, High-Quality Care. National Academy of Medicine. 2015 July.
Perspective of a National, Multispecialty Panel of Residents and Fellows. Journal of Graduate Medical Education: 2015 March7 (1):143-147.
Hipp. DM, Rialon KL, Nevel K, Kothari AN, Jardine DA. “Back to Bedside”: Residents' and Fellows' Perspectives on Finding Meaning in Work. J Grad Med Educ 2017 Apr;9(2):269-273.
Shanafelt T, Goh J, Sinsky C. The Business Case for Investing in Physician Well-being. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Dec 1;177(12):1826-1832.
Shanafelt TD, Noseworthy JH. Executive Leadership and Physician Well-being: Nine Organizational Strategies to Promote Engagement and Reduce Burnout. Mayo Clin Proc. 2017 Jan;92(1):129-146.
West CP. Physician Well-Being: Expanding the Triple Aim. J Gen Intern Med. 2016 May;31(5):458-9.
Workshops
Geisinger Workshops for 2019-2020
Resiliency in Medicine Workshops
Santisree Tanikella, MD
Friday, July 19, 2019 Workshop 1: “Burnout Prevention: Building a Community”
Danville, GMC - Hemelright
Wilkes-Barre, GWV - SCARANO
Friday, July 26, 2019 Workshop 1: “Burnout Prevention: Building a Community”
Danville, GMC - Hemelright
Wilkes-Barre, GWV - SCARANO
