Faculty Staff Assistance Program

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Faculty Staff Assistance Program
New Faculty Orientation School of Medicine
FSAPPromoting Individual and Organizational
Health
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Faculty Staff Assistance ProgramEmory University
/ Emory Healthcare404-727-4328 or 404-727-WELL

• Paula G. Gomes, Psy.D., Director
• pgomes_at_emory.edu
• Matthew W. Norman, M.D.
• Psychiatric Consultant norman_at_atlantapsychiatry.c
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Faculty Staff Assistance Program
Four Locations

• The Emory Wellness Center
• 1762 Clifton Road, Suite P1100
• Emory Crawford Long Hospital
• Orr Building, 3rd Floor
• Wesley Woods Campus
• Health Center, 1st Floor
• Grady Hospital Campus
• Steiner Building, G24

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Faculty Staff Assistance Program
Organizational Health
Health Promotion and Wellness
Behavioral Mental Health
A Functional Model
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Behavioral Mental Health Services

• Confidential, Professional Assistance
• Personal Counseling
• External Referrals
• Case Management
• Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
• Leadership Referrals
• Consultation
• Call FSAP Before a Concern Becomes a Crisis

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Confidential Means Confidential

• Privileged Communication
• Protection by Law

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Organizational DynamicsStriving for
Organizational Health

• Organizational Dynamics is a systematic process
  designed to promote organizational health

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Health Promotion Wellness Services

• Wellness and Lifestyle Coachings
• StressBreaks/Stress Management Programs
• Work Life Balance Programs
• Emory Family Resources
• Health Fairs/Screenings/Flu Shot Clinics
• Walking Groups and Programs
• Lunch Learn Programs/InfoStops
• Weight Watchers _at_Emory
• Freedom from Smoking Classes

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FSAP Faculty/Physician Services

• Coaching Services
• Effective Communication Skills
• Leadership Training and Skills Support
• Management of Professional Legal Proceedings
• Individualized Wellness Plan - Strategies for
  Keeping You Healthy

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Overview of Demands on Faculty/Physicians

• Work Demands include
• Balancing patient and organizational issues
• Managed care and increased regulatory standards
  of practice
• Workplace stress responding to the physical,
  emotional, legal, and fiscal demands of healthcare

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Overview of Demands on Faculty/Physicians

• Personal Demands include
• Balancing work and family concerns
• Coping with lifes unexpected challenges
• Addressing personal problems of depression,
  anxiety, substance abuse and addiction

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Faculty/Physicians Wellness

• Greatest Challenges Facing Emory Physicians
• Financial pressures/decreased reimbursements
• Increased demand to see more patients
• Limited time for effective problem solving
• Malpractice issues
• Complexities and innovations in healthcare

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Faculty/Physicians Wellness

• Challenges Can Lead to Stress
• Types of Stressors
• Physical
• Psychological/Emotional
• Familial
• Spiritual
• Social
• Occupational

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Faculty/Physicians Wellness

• Behavioral and Emotional Reactions
• Increased stress can lead to unmanaged stress
• Increased pressure to perform
• Substance abuse and addiction
• Depression anger management issues
• Guilt, anxiety feelings of victimization

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Faculty/Physicians Wellness

• Behavioral and Emotional Reactions
• Personal and professional relationship challenges
• Increased errors
• Increased instances of poor judgment
• Lack of self-care

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What Do You Mean by Impaired ?

• Inability to care for patients with reasonable
  skill or safety as a consequence of
• The misuse or abuse of alcohol or drugs
• Mental or emotional illness
• Burnout
• Inappropriate behavior

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Impairment and the Medical Professional

• 10-15 experience problems with alcohol, other
  drugs, or mental illness at some time during
  their lives.
• Studies among U.S. physicians have concluded that
  impairment of functioning due to chemical
  dependence alone affects from 8-12 (expected
  that prevalence is similar for other health care
  providers)

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The Good News!

• Prevention Strategies
• Understand your risks
• NEVER self prescribe
• Stay involved in personally meaningful activities
• Accept your limitations
• Recovery is Likely
• 70 to 85 achieve sustained recovery
• 70 successful with 1st attempt

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FSAP Can Help

• Why Refer to FSAP?
• Help our patients
• Help our colleagues
• Help ourselves
• Faculty Staff Assistance Program (7-4328)
• Confidentiality and privileged communication
• Intervention coordination
• Referral for assessment and treatment
• All staff are licensed professionals

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Final Thoughts

• These are the duties of a physician
• First. . .to heal his mind and to give help
  to himself before giving it to anyone else
• Epitaph of Athenian Doctor, A.D. 2