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The mission of
OBG Management : Print and electronic portals for knowledge acquisition
Experienced clinicians acquire new knowledge and refresh established concepts through discussions with trusted colleagues and by reading journals and books that contain information relevant to their practice. A continuing trend in professional development is the accelerating transition from a reliance on print media (print journals and books) to electronic information delivery. Many clinicians continue to enjoy reading medical journals and magazines. ObGyns are no different; 96% report reading the print edition of medical journals.1 At
However, in the time-pressured setting of office- and hospital-based patient care, critical information is now frequently accessed through an electronic portal that is web based and focused on immediately answering a high priority question necessary for optimal patient care.
The information base needed to practice medicine is massive and continues to grow rapidly. No single print textbook or journal can cover this vast information base. Libraries of print material are cumbersome to use and ordinarily not accessible at the site of patient care. Electronic portals are the only means of providing immediate access to all medical knowledge. Electronic technology enables the aggregation of vast amounts of information in a database that is rapidly accessible from anywhere, and new search technology is making it easier to quickly locate the information you need.
The next frontier in medical information exchange is the application of artificial intelligence to cull “answers” from the vast aggregation of data. By combining all available medical information and artificial intelligence processes, in the near future, clinicians will be able to instantaneously get an answer to a question they have about how to care for a specific patient. A decade ago, when a question was entered into an Internet search engine, the response was typically a list of potential websites where the answer might be located. In the past few years, with the integration of huge databases and artificial intelligence, some advanced search engines now provide a specific answer to a question, followed by a list of relevant websites. For example, if you enter this question: “What countries have the greatest number of people?” into the Google search tool, in less than 1 second a direct answer is provided: “China has the world’s largest population (1.4 billion), followed by India (1.3 billion). The next most populous nations—the United States, Indonesia, Brazil and Pakistan—combined have less than 1 billion people.” The next step in medical information communication will be the deployment of artificial intelligence systems that can directly answer a query from a clinician about a specific patient.
Our distinguished Editorial Board and authors—the heart and mind of OBG Management
The editorial team at
Improving clinician wellness and resilience and reducing burnout
Clinicians throughout the world are reporting decreased levels of professional fulfillment and increased levels of burnout.2–4 This epidemic is likely caused by many factors, including the deployment of poorly designed electronic health systems, the administrative guidance for clinicians to work faster with fewer support staff, increasing administrative and secretarial burden on clinicians, and institutional constraints on clinician autonomy. Many of these problems only can be addressed at the level of the health system, but some are in the control of individual clinicians.
In the upcoming years,
The gratitude exercise
Showing more gratitude to those who have been most meaningful in your life may increase your wellness. Try the gratitude exercise outlined below.
To prepare for the exercise you will need about 15 minutes of uninterrupted time, a quiet room, and a method for recording your thoughts (pen/paper, electronic word processor, voice recorder).
Sit quietly and close your eyes. Spend 5 minutes thinking about the people in your life whose contributions have had the greatest positive impact on your development. Think deeply about the importance of their role in your life. Select one of those important people.
Open your eyes and spend 10 minutes expressing in writing your thoughts and feelings about that person. Once you have completed expressing yourself in writing, commit to reading your words, verbatim, to the person within the following 48 hours. This could be done by voice communication, video conferencing, or in-person.
The future of obstetrics and gynecology is bright
Medical students are electing to pursue a career in obstetrics and gynecology in record numbers. The students entering the field and the residents currently in training are superbly prepared and have demonstrated their commitment to advancing reproductive health by experiences in advocacy, research, and community service. We need to ensure that these super-star young physicians are able to have a 40-year career that is productive and fulfilling.
Share your thoughts! Send your Letter to the Editor to [email protected]. Please include your name and the city and state in which you practice.
- Kantar Media. Sources and Interactions. Medical/Surgical Edition. Kantar Media; New York, New York; 2017.
- Dyrbye LN, West CP, Satele D, et al. Burnout among U.S. medical students, residents and early career physicians relative to the general U.S. population. Acad Med. 2014;89(3):443-451.
- Vandenbroeck S, Van Gerven E, De Witte H, Vanhaecht K, Godderis L. Burnout in Belgian physicians and nurses. Occup Med (London). 2017;67(7):546-554.
- Siu C, Yuen SK, Cheung A. Burnout among public doctors in Hong Kong: cross-sectional survey. Hong Kong Med J. 2012;18(3):186-192.
- Cheng ST, Tsui PK, Lam JH. Improving mental health in health care practitioners: randomized controlled trial of a gratitude intervention. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2015;83(1):177-186.
Dr. Barbieri is Editor in Chief, OBG Management, and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Kate Macy Ladd Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Barbieri reports no financial relationships relevant to this article.
Dr. Barbieri is Editor in Chief, OBG Management, and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Kate Macy Ladd Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Barbieri reports no financial relationships relevant to this article.
Dr. Barbieri is Editor in Chief, OBG Management, and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Kate Macy Ladd Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Barbieri reports no financial relationships relevant to this article.
The mission of
OBG Management : Print and electronic portals for knowledge acquisition
Experienced clinicians acquire new knowledge and refresh established concepts through discussions with trusted colleagues and by reading journals and books that contain information relevant to their practice. A continuing trend in professional development is the accelerating transition from a reliance on print media (print journals and books) to electronic information delivery. Many clinicians continue to enjoy reading medical journals and magazines. ObGyns are no different; 96% report reading the print edition of medical journals.1 At
However, in the time-pressured setting of office- and hospital-based patient care, critical information is now frequently accessed through an electronic portal that is web based and focused on immediately answering a high priority question necessary for optimal patient care.
The information base needed to practice medicine is massive and continues to grow rapidly. No single print textbook or journal can cover this vast information base. Libraries of print material are cumbersome to use and ordinarily not accessible at the site of patient care. Electronic portals are the only means of providing immediate access to all medical knowledge. Electronic technology enables the aggregation of vast amounts of information in a database that is rapidly accessible from anywhere, and new search technology is making it easier to quickly locate the information you need.
The next frontier in medical information exchange is the application of artificial intelligence to cull “answers” from the vast aggregation of data. By combining all available medical information and artificial intelligence processes, in the near future, clinicians will be able to instantaneously get an answer to a question they have about how to care for a specific patient. A decade ago, when a question was entered into an Internet search engine, the response was typically a list of potential websites where the answer might be located. In the past few years, with the integration of huge databases and artificial intelligence, some advanced search engines now provide a specific answer to a question, followed by a list of relevant websites. For example, if you enter this question: “What countries have the greatest number of people?” into the Google search tool, in less than 1 second a direct answer is provided: “China has the world’s largest population (1.4 billion), followed by India (1.3 billion). The next most populous nations—the United States, Indonesia, Brazil and Pakistan—combined have less than 1 billion people.” The next step in medical information communication will be the deployment of artificial intelligence systems that can directly answer a query from a clinician about a specific patient.
Our distinguished Editorial Board and authors—the heart and mind of OBG Management
The editorial team at
Improving clinician wellness and resilience and reducing burnout
Clinicians throughout the world are reporting decreased levels of professional fulfillment and increased levels of burnout.2–4 This epidemic is likely caused by many factors, including the deployment of poorly designed electronic health systems, the administrative guidance for clinicians to work faster with fewer support staff, increasing administrative and secretarial burden on clinicians, and institutional constraints on clinician autonomy. Many of these problems only can be addressed at the level of the health system, but some are in the control of individual clinicians.
In the upcoming years,
The gratitude exercise
Showing more gratitude to those who have been most meaningful in your life may increase your wellness. Try the gratitude exercise outlined below.
To prepare for the exercise you will need about 15 minutes of uninterrupted time, a quiet room, and a method for recording your thoughts (pen/paper, electronic word processor, voice recorder).
Sit quietly and close your eyes. Spend 5 minutes thinking about the people in your life whose contributions have had the greatest positive impact on your development. Think deeply about the importance of their role in your life. Select one of those important people.
Open your eyes and spend 10 minutes expressing in writing your thoughts and feelings about that person. Once you have completed expressing yourself in writing, commit to reading your words, verbatim, to the person within the following 48 hours. This could be done by voice communication, video conferencing, or in-person.
The future of obstetrics and gynecology is bright
Medical students are electing to pursue a career in obstetrics and gynecology in record numbers. The students entering the field and the residents currently in training are superbly prepared and have demonstrated their commitment to advancing reproductive health by experiences in advocacy, research, and community service. We need to ensure that these super-star young physicians are able to have a 40-year career that is productive and fulfilling.
Share your thoughts! Send your Letter to the Editor to [email protected]. Please include your name and the city and state in which you practice.
The mission of
OBG Management : Print and electronic portals for knowledge acquisition
Experienced clinicians acquire new knowledge and refresh established concepts through discussions with trusted colleagues and by reading journals and books that contain information relevant to their practice. A continuing trend in professional development is the accelerating transition from a reliance on print media (print journals and books) to electronic information delivery. Many clinicians continue to enjoy reading medical journals and magazines. ObGyns are no different; 96% report reading the print edition of medical journals.1 At
However, in the time-pressured setting of office- and hospital-based patient care, critical information is now frequently accessed through an electronic portal that is web based and focused on immediately answering a high priority question necessary for optimal patient care.
The information base needed to practice medicine is massive and continues to grow rapidly. No single print textbook or journal can cover this vast information base. Libraries of print material are cumbersome to use and ordinarily not accessible at the site of patient care. Electronic portals are the only means of providing immediate access to all medical knowledge. Electronic technology enables the aggregation of vast amounts of information in a database that is rapidly accessible from anywhere, and new search technology is making it easier to quickly locate the information you need.
The next frontier in medical information exchange is the application of artificial intelligence to cull “answers” from the vast aggregation of data. By combining all available medical information and artificial intelligence processes, in the near future, clinicians will be able to instantaneously get an answer to a question they have about how to care for a specific patient. A decade ago, when a question was entered into an Internet search engine, the response was typically a list of potential websites where the answer might be located. In the past few years, with the integration of huge databases and artificial intelligence, some advanced search engines now provide a specific answer to a question, followed by a list of relevant websites. For example, if you enter this question: “What countries have the greatest number of people?” into the Google search tool, in less than 1 second a direct answer is provided: “China has the world’s largest population (1.4 billion), followed by India (1.3 billion). The next most populous nations—the United States, Indonesia, Brazil and Pakistan—combined have less than 1 billion people.” The next step in medical information communication will be the deployment of artificial intelligence systems that can directly answer a query from a clinician about a specific patient.
Our distinguished Editorial Board and authors—the heart and mind of OBG Management
The editorial team at
Improving clinician wellness and resilience and reducing burnout
Clinicians throughout the world are reporting decreased levels of professional fulfillment and increased levels of burnout.2–4 This epidemic is likely caused by many factors, including the deployment of poorly designed electronic health systems, the administrative guidance for clinicians to work faster with fewer support staff, increasing administrative and secretarial burden on clinicians, and institutional constraints on clinician autonomy. Many of these problems only can be addressed at the level of the health system, but some are in the control of individual clinicians.
In the upcoming years,
The gratitude exercise
Showing more gratitude to those who have been most meaningful in your life may increase your wellness. Try the gratitude exercise outlined below.
To prepare for the exercise you will need about 15 minutes of uninterrupted time, a quiet room, and a method for recording your thoughts (pen/paper, electronic word processor, voice recorder).
Sit quietly and close your eyes. Spend 5 minutes thinking about the people in your life whose contributions have had the greatest positive impact on your development. Think deeply about the importance of their role in your life. Select one of those important people.
Open your eyes and spend 10 minutes expressing in writing your thoughts and feelings about that person. Once you have completed expressing yourself in writing, commit to reading your words, verbatim, to the person within the following 48 hours. This could be done by voice communication, video conferencing, or in-person.
The future of obstetrics and gynecology is bright
Medical students are electing to pursue a career in obstetrics and gynecology in record numbers. The students entering the field and the residents currently in training are superbly prepared and have demonstrated their commitment to advancing reproductive health by experiences in advocacy, research, and community service. We need to ensure that these super-star young physicians are able to have a 40-year career that is productive and fulfilling.
Share your thoughts! Send your Letter to the Editor to [email protected]. Please include your name and the city and state in which you practice.
- Kantar Media. Sources and Interactions. Medical/Surgical Edition. Kantar Media; New York, New York; 2017.
- Dyrbye LN, West CP, Satele D, et al. Burnout among U.S. medical students, residents and early career physicians relative to the general U.S. population. Acad Med. 2014;89(3):443-451.
- Vandenbroeck S, Van Gerven E, De Witte H, Vanhaecht K, Godderis L. Burnout in Belgian physicians and nurses. Occup Med (London). 2017;67(7):546-554.
- Siu C, Yuen SK, Cheung A. Burnout among public doctors in Hong Kong: cross-sectional survey. Hong Kong Med J. 2012;18(3):186-192.
- Cheng ST, Tsui PK, Lam JH. Improving mental health in health care practitioners: randomized controlled trial of a gratitude intervention. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2015;83(1):177-186.
- Kantar Media. Sources and Interactions. Medical/Surgical Edition. Kantar Media; New York, New York; 2017.
- Dyrbye LN, West CP, Satele D, et al. Burnout among U.S. medical students, residents and early career physicians relative to the general U.S. population. Acad Med. 2014;89(3):443-451.
- Vandenbroeck S, Van Gerven E, De Witte H, Vanhaecht K, Godderis L. Burnout in Belgian physicians and nurses. Occup Med (London). 2017;67(7):546-554.
- Siu C, Yuen SK, Cheung A. Burnout among public doctors in Hong Kong: cross-sectional survey. Hong Kong Med J. 2012;18(3):186-192.
- Cheng ST, Tsui PK, Lam JH. Improving mental health in health care practitioners: randomized controlled trial of a gratitude intervention. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2015;83(1):177-186.
