Professor of Surgery University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California, United States
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All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
Cindy Kin, MD: This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Madhulika G. Varma, MD: This individual has no relevant relationships with ineligible companies.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Understand rationale and strategies for improving sleep habits that are practical for a surgical career, with the aim of improving overall health.
Learn stretches and exercises that help prevent common injuries and chronic musculoskeletal issues related to operating, such as neck/back pain, plantar fasciitis, knee pain, hip immobility.
Recognize signs and symptoms of mental illness, and identify mental health resources available to surgeons.
CME Credit: 0.75 Contact Hours: 0.75
Operating counts as exercise…especially if you sweat. You can sleep when you’re dead. Surgeons are superheroes. These myths justify the all-too-common pattern of allowing all other priorities to come before to come before our own health. The increasing rates of burnout and surgeons leaving the workforce are clear signs that our profession needs a more sustainable mindset. One aspect of reclaiming our well-being is prioritizing our own physical and mental health. This symposium will discuss practical ways to improve your sleep, prevent physical injury, and take advantage of mental health resources.
