OTA Playbook for Career Satisfaction/Combating Moral Injury and Burnout

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OTA Wellbeing Public Service Announcement

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• Moral Injury and Well-Being | Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
• Moral Injury | Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
• Suicide Prevention | Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
• Self-Care Tips | Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)

• Self Assessment | Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
   
• Additional Resource:
  • AAOS Wellness for Healthcare Professionals Toolkit:
    • AAOS Toolkits | American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Moral Injury:

• “Moral injury describes the plight of tough, resourceful, and resilient clinicians who feel trapped between the patient-first values of their Hippocratic oath and the business imperatives of a broken healthcare system.”—fixmoralinjury.org
  • Moral Injury | Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
  • What is Moral Injury — Fix Moral Injury
• OTA Webinar: Drivers of Burnout and Moral Injury & How to Combat Them
  • Wendy Dean, MD and Simon Talbot, MD - 
    Orthopaedic Trauma Association: Drivers of Burnout and Moral Injury & How to Combat Them (ota.org)

Personal Wellbeing:

• OTA Webinar:
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Association: Surgeon Well-Being: Practical Strategies and Life Hacks (ota.org)
• OTA Annual Meeting Breakout Session:
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons Thriving (and Not Dying): A Mid-Career Forum
• Early OTA Physician Well-Being Index Results:
  • Early Results of the Physician Well-Being Index Across OTA Membership, OTA 2023
• AAOS Now: Michael Archdeacon, MD
  • Institutional Approach Combats Physician Burnout and Promotes Wellness (aaos.org)
• AAOS Physician Wellness Article Collection:
  • Committee on Healthcare Safety - Physician Wellness Collection
• The Bone Beat Podcast (AAOS):
  • Physician Mental Health: Conversations with Congress, Part 3 - The Bone Beat Podcast | American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (aaos.org)
• ACS Surgeon Well-being
  • Surgeon Well-Being | ACS (facs.org)

Burnout:

• Primarily considered to have three components:
  • Emotional exhaustion
  • Cynicism and detachment or depersonalization
  • Perceived lack of efficacy/accomplishment
• Young Practitioner’s Forum Lecture:
  • How to Avoid Burnout | Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
    • Young Practitioner’s Forum Lecture
• JOT Article:
  • Avoiding Burnout in an Orthopaedic Trauma Practice : Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (lww.com)
• JAAOS Articles:
  • Orthopaedic Surgeons Have a High Prevalence of Burnout, Depression, and Suicide: Review of Factors Which Contribute or Reduce Further Harm - PubMed (nih.gov)
  • Identifying and Addressing Burnout in the Orthopaedic Surgeon - PubMed (nih.gov)
  • Institutional Approach Combats Physician Burnout and Promotes Wellness (aaos.org)
• OTA Breakout:
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons Thriving (and Not Dying): A Mid-Career Forum
  • Cultivating Courage for a Sustainable Surgical Career
• OTA Webinar:
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Association: Drivers of Burnout and Moral Injury & How to Combat Them (ota.org)
• Leadership impact:
  • Impact of organizational leadership on physician burnout and satisfaction - PubMed (nih.gov)

Friends/Mentors/Support Structure:

• OTA Early Career Website
  • Early Career Resources | Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
• Early Career Mentorship Program
  • Early Career Resources | Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
  • YOTS Early Career Mentorship Program | Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
  • AAOS Webinar:
    • Tips for a Successful First Two Years of Practice
• Research Mentorship Program
  • OTA Research Mentoring Program | Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
  • The OTA Podcast: The Early Years: Research – Building a Program (libsyn.com)
• Annual OTA Young Practitioner’s Forum
  • Register along with Annual Meeting

Stress Management:

• Delivering Bad News:
  • The OTA Podcast: Topics Relevant to Young Physicians: Delivering Bad News (libsyn.com)
• Common work stressors
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons Thriving (and Not Dying): A Mid-Career Forum

Practice Management (Personal):

• AAOS Webinar:
  • Tips for a Successful First Two Years of Practice
• OTA Webinars:
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Association: New Attendings - Practice Management (ota.org)
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Association: The Business of Orthopaedics (ota.org)
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Association: Successfully Building an Elective Practice in Orthopaedic Trauma (ota.org)

Social Media Management:

• OTA Webinar:
  • How to Use Social Media and Not Get Into Trouble
• JOT Article:
  • Social Media and Digital Footprints in Orthopaedic Trauma: A... : Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (lww.com)
• JAAOS Article:
  • Social Media: How to Use It Effectively - PubMed (nih.gov)

Practice Management (Professional):

• General Information:
  • Practice Management : Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (lww.com)
• OTA Practice Management & Coding Resources:
  • Practice Management & Coding Resources | Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
• Billing and Coding
  • An Introduction to Orthopaedic Coding and Billing : Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (lww.com)
  • Practice Management & Coding Resources | Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
• OR Access:
  • OTA OR Access Position Statement, 2020 (ota.org)

Early Career Strategies:

• OTA Podcast Series
  • The OTA Podcast: Topics Relevant to Young Physicians: Things I Wish I Knew (libsyn.com)
  • The OTA Podcast: Topics Relevant to Young Physicians: Delivering Bad News (libsyn.com)
  • The OTA Podcast: Topics Relevant to Young Physicians: Financial Management (libsyn.com)
  • The OTA Podcast: Topics Relevant to Young Physicians: Contract Negotiation (libsyn.com)
  • The OTA Podcast: The Early Years: Surgical Education: Balancing Trainees and Myself (libsyn.com)

Career Choice:

• OTA Career Center
  • Orthopaedic Jobs - Orthopaedic Trauma Association Career Center (careerwebsite.com)
• OTA Webinar:
  • Orthopaedic Trauma Association: Successfully Building an Elective Practice in Orthopaedic Trauma (ota.org)
• JOT Articles:
  • Building a Successful Trauma Practice in Academics : Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (lww.com)
  • Building a Successful Trauma Practice in a Community Setting : Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (lww.com)

Career Transition:

• The OTA Podcast: The Early Years: I Changed Jobs (libsyn.com)

Contract Negotiations

• AAOS
  • Personal Contract:
    • Negotiating your orthopaedic employment contract (aaos.org)
  • Payor Agreements (Series):
    • Negotiating contracts (aaos.org)
    • Making your pitch for higher payments (aaos.org)
    • Implementing contract negotiations: Let the games begin (aaos.org)

Reimbursement:

• Salary Survey | Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)

Retirement Preparation

• AAOS Now Articles:
  • Retirement: An orthopaedic surgeon’s perspective (aaos.org)
  • Planning for Retirement: What Orthopaedic Surgeons Need to Know (aaos.org)
  • Bringing someone in: A succession planning primer (aaos.org)

Life/Disability Insurance

• AAOS Now Articles:
  • Disability:
    • Securing Your Financial Future: The Importance of Occupation-specific, Long-term Disability Insurance for Orthopaedic Surgery Residents and Fellows (aaos.org)
    • Disability insurance for orthopaedists (aaos.org)
  • Life:
    • Planning Your Life—And Your Life Insurance (aaos.org)
    • How Much Life Insurance Do You Need? (aaos.org)
    • Using Life Insurance for Estate Planning (aaos.org)

Financial Planning

• AAOS Now Articles:
  • Residency Training Lacks Financial Education (aaos.org)
  • Asset Protection Planning for the Surgeon (aaos.org)
  • Asset Protection 101: More Than Malpractice (aaos.org)