Loneliness research: Effects of social isolation and ways to combat loneliness in older physicians
Do older adults get lonely? How often do doctors feel lonely? What does long-term isolation do to a person? How often do adults feel lonely? How can loneliness be addressed? What does loneliness look like in older adults? Our guest is Ved V. Gossain, MD, the immediate past chair of the AMA Senior Physician Section, joins to discuss the epidemic of loneliness, how loneliness effects health, and addressing physicians loneliness. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. š„ Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate š Not a physician? Join the Patients Action Network: https://ama-assn.co/PatientsActionNetwork š Prevalence of Loneliness and Associated Factors Among Senior Physicians in the US via Lifestyle Medicine journal: https://ama-assn.co/AJLM_Loneliness š« Wondering how does loneliness affect health? For more on what doctors wish patients knew about loneliness and health: https://ama-assn.co/LonelinessHealth š§ AMA Senior Physician Section (SPS): https://ama-assn.co/SPS š„ Member groups and AMA section list: https://ama-assn.co/Sections š©ŗ The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most ā patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew š„¼ Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including: ā¹ Reforming Medicare payment ā¹ Fighting scope creep ā¹ Fixing prior authorization ā¹ Reducing physician burnout ā¹ Making technology work for physicians
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