Catherine Florio Pipas, MD, MPH
Dr. Pipas is Professor of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth’s School of Medicine. She is author of A Doctor’s Dozen: 12 Strategies for Personal Health and a Culture of Wellness and directs Dartmouth’s Leadership and Culture of Wellness Curriculum and the Determinant of Heath Course at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. She has been recognized as a leader in education, research and clinical care with awards including: Dartmouth Medical School Master Educator, and Clinical Teacher of the Year. She received her medical degree at Jefferson Medical College, residency at Medical University of South Carolina, Faculty Development Fellowship at UNC- Chapel Hill and an MPH at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Dr. Pipas teaches, consults and collaborates nationally and globally with medical schools, residency programs, hospitals and other organizations and individuals to design, implement and sustain wellness initiatives.
Personal Health and a Culture of Wellness
‘Wellbeing’ involves looking at the whole picture of physical, social, emotional, intellectual and environmental factors for health care professionals – where it is estimated that 50% or more suffer from burnout. Multiple factors are responsible - both at the individual and institutional level - and strategies can be developed and implemented to empower individuals and change institutional cultures to achieve a culture of wellness.
At the end of the professional development byte, you will be able to:
Discuss the importance of personal wellbeing, factors that threaten wellness and identify holistic strategies that could improve wellness for an individual and an institution.
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Resources
- Shanafelt T, Trockel M, Ripp J, Murphy ML, Sandborg C, Bohman B. Building a Program on Well-Being: Key Design Considerations to Meet the Unique Needs of Each Organization. Academic medicine :journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges. 2019;94(2):156-161.
- Panagioti M, Panagopoulou E, Bower P, et al. Controlled Interventions to Reduce Burnout in Physicians: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA internal medicine. 2017;177(2):195-205.
- Pipas CF. A Doctor’s Dozen: 12 Strategies for Personal Health And A Culture of Wellness. UPNE Hanover NH: Dartmouth College Press; 2018.
- Pipas has disclosed she has no relevant financial relationships.