Physician Well-being Committee

Vision Statement: To empower our physicians to achieve their highest level of personal and professional well-being through strategic investments and collaboration in Wellness.

Mission Statement: Improve the health & professional fulfillment of physicians practicing at Advocate Christ Medical Center and Advocate Children’s Hospital Oak Lawn

Broaden understanding and provide resources for the promotion of personal and community well-being and professional satisfaction

Discover and implement organizational approaches to prevent physician distress and optimize physician wellness

Collaborate with governance, executive leadership, and affiliated professionals to fulfill this mission

Please visit Advocate website for more information: AAH Well-being - Home (sharepoint.com)

Objectives

 Aligned physicians will be able to identify their own level of wellbeing and their natural skills to overcome burnout. 

 Identify areas where they are thriving in personal and professional duties and how to foster these growth areas. 

 Examine opportunities for growth and opportunities to harvest community support and fellowship to enhance these areas. 

 Demonstrate community support strategies that can enhance productivity and improve the quality of professional and patient interactions. 

 Communicate and Collaborate with key stakeholders and  interested parties. 

 Apply lessons learned to advance organizational initiatives. 

Update

• APP holds PCP round tables monthly by zoom.  One was a round robin format wherein each PCP  reflected and shared their current state of well-being and one hobby to combat burnout.
• Livewell app and mediation exercises shared. 
• Under my direction, ACMC Well-being activities are promoted by the APP Value Based Performance Advisors during the APP- PCP’s individual site meetings.
• APP Value Based Performance Advisors were present and available during Doctor’s Day activities in the Doctor’s lounge for support.     
• System level Doctor’s Day Well-being activities promoted including the opportunity to apply for a Well-being Grant. 
• 2023 AAFP Physician Health and Well-being Conference in April promoted including the opportunity to apply for scholarship.   
• QR code leading to APP Well-being site shared in my daily interactions with aligned physicians.   
• PR to update APP PRO website to include the resources on AAP Well-being site so readily available for aligned physicians.   
• I continue to participate in local Well-being Committee and System level Well-being Committee meetings. 
• PWAC Well- being Survey promoted.  The deadline by the way is extended to June 7.    
• Interact with the “ Well-being for All” lead who supports the role in experience.  
• Continue to promote the migration of APP physicians to one integrated electronic health record.   
• My activities are often shared with other APP PHO presidents, medical staff officers, and other  executive leaders.   
• Reviewed ISMS and ISMIE  Well-being Tool kit.   
• Working on POWER 20 for APP PHO President’s communication, and exploring innovative ways to communicate our docs.    
• Collaborating with VP/CMO of Enterprise Pop Health on Well-being.
• Continue to foster conversation and exchange of ideas between 2022 Leading Physician Well-being participants. 

Practice  and express gratitude.

Emelie J. Ilarde, MD, FAAFP