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In Memory of Bob Bondurant: A Letter From a MPHP | Client Coronavirus: Helpline Launched to Support Mental Health of Physicians | Tips from Dr. Bill W...

Gratitude in early addiction recovery Q&A Tips from Dr. Bill W. I solemnly share

MPHP’s Response to Covid 19 Tips from Dr. Bill W Healthcare Provider Burnout & Covid 19 Covid 19 is Making Moral Injury to Physicians Worse

CBD or THC: Common Drug Test Can’t Tell the Difference Alcohol can increase your risk of cancer Tips from Dr. Bill W. Does AA Work? 2019 Cont...

Tips from Dr. Bill W. Reasons Why I’m Out of the Closet About my Recovery Detox Does Not Equal Treatment Presentations in 2019

A Second Chance to Heal (Others) Tips From Dr. Bill W Research Indicates A Link Between Unprofessional Behavior by Surgeons with Surgical ...

Missouri Doctors Depend on You Tips from Dr. Bill W How do you know when a physician needs help? Q & A 7 Things You Must Know Before Signi...

Trading Places: When Doctors Become Patients Tips from Dr.Bill W The 3 Most Common Ethical Violations in Healthcare

IN THIS ISSUE: “Oncologist loses medical license after affair” Questions & Answers about Chaperones Tips from Dr.Bill W Should Doctors Recomme...

IN THIS ISSUE: To Vape or Not to Vape Common Mistakes to Avoid During Residency Miracles in Recovery Relapse Happens Tips from Dr. Bill W H...

IN THIS ISSUE: In the Face of a Broken Health System I Choose Happiness Trauma in Iraq Now in American Doctors Physicians Aren’t “Burning O...

IN THIS ISSUE: It’s Time to Give One Physician’s Road to Recovery Make Physician Wellbeing the Priority Tips from Dr. Bill W. Medical Marij...

IN THIS ISSUE: Dr. Jayne Niskey: Start Each Day with a Sense of Peace Tips from Dr. Bill W. Prescribe for Family, Friends, or Colleagues? Plu...

IN THIS ISSUE: Untreated Early-Life Trauma What’s the cost of being a doctor in recovery? Tips from Dr. Bill W A Good Investment: Reducing ...

IN THIS ISSUE: Is Your Teenager or Are You Addicted to your Smartphone? Depression & the Young Brain Science and Cannabis Abuse Tips from ...

IN THIS ISSUE Red Flags for Opioids Did You Know? Dispelling the Myths of Marijuana How to Support a Recovering Addict Tips from Dr. Bill W Neve...

IN THIS ISSUE PHPs: Outcomes and Variance... Tips from Dr. Bill W. The New Trend in Medicine Comment from the Editor Q & A How do you know whe...

IN THIS ISSUE 1. Quitting Time 3. A Second Chance 6. Depression 8. Longer Treatment 8. Missouri Doctor Heads

IN THIS ISSUE: Fast 5 Quiz Breaking the Stigma AMA President Meets Medical Students Register for... Tips from Dr. Bill W Announcing New Medical ...

IN THIS ISSUE: My Hidden Addiction The MPHP: First Responders for Missouri Physicians Report Reveals Severity of Burnout by Specialty Tips...

IN THIS ISSUE: Tips for Strengthening your Marriage / Relationship Options for Physicians Who Don’t Get Accepted to Residency Programs Pract...

Physician Job Security: Time to Check Your Contract? Tips From Dr. Bill W. A New Tool to Combat Opioid Addiction in the St. Louis Region ...

It wasn’t until the state police and the DEA were sitting in my primary care office that I finally stopped denying that I was hopelessly addicted...

Treatment Outcomes Matter Today substance use disorder treatment is a vital part of the solution to the national drug problem, with heroin and opioi...

The Doctor’s New Dilemma by Suzanne Koven, M.D. The woman sits perched on the end of my exam table, leaning forward, blond curls tumbling over her...

Counseling Impaired Docs: Help Programs May Need Retooling as Hospitals Expand Physician Employment By Lisa Schencker The surgeon was moody. He seem...

Implementing Change to Reduce Depression and Burn Out Among Physicians in Training by Robert Bondurant, RN, LCSW, and Nancy Morton, BS Often it tak...

When Daniel H. Angres, 66, reads the headlines about the growing numbers of baby boomers addicted to -- and overdosing on -- prescription pain pills...

Making errors is an inherent part of learning, even in medicine. Shame and guilt about errors, though, can have a major impact on the progress of re...

Meta-tag Description: Myths about alcoholism are pervasive in the world of alcoholism and treatment, myths are dangerous because they can be determini...

It is safe to say that the concept of addiction as a disease is certainly controversial. Does this mean it is wrong or not of value? Another controver...

IN THIS ISSUE: Physician Death by Suicide A New Concept in Educating Chief Residents Speaking to the Future Leaders of Organized Medicine ...

Dear Friends and Colleagues, It has been a while since I have addressed you in our newsletter. I am taking this opportunity to present a serious matte...

IN THIS ISSUE: Tips from Dr. Bill W. Obituary: G. Douglas Talbott, MD 2014 Staff Presentations Avoiding Inappropriate Online Posts 2014...

IN THIS ISSUE: Too Much Information —The Ethics of Self-Disclosure & A Response Tips from Dr. Bill W. Spotlight on Tracy Ellman Risk for Phys...

Deal with Physician Impairment Before It’s a Safety Risk by Karen Caffarini Attorneys and experts recommend that practices have policies that addr...

Thoughts on Legalization! by Jon Shapiro, MD! Medical Director, Physicians’ Health Programs of the Medical Society of Pennsylvania! ! Our recent...

IN THIS ISSUE: Physician Suicide - A Problem for our Time Spotlight on Martin Dressman, MSW Good news from the President of FSPHP

IN THIS ISSUE: When Bad Behavior Can’t Just Be Dismissed Spotlight on Jayne Niskey, PhD Meeting Announcements Recommended Reading A Ne...

The name of Donald McIntosh, MD, may not be familiar to you, but among Dr. McIntosh’s many accomplishments as a physician was his crusading efforts ...

A major deficiency still plagues the MPHP! As we begin 2014, I would like to revisit what this is and ask for your help. During 2013 as I would inte...

Creative street chemists never run out of ideas about how to come up with designer drugs that can be abused. These drugs are usually marketed to you...

The Aftermath of Trauma – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Most of us build our lives around the belief that we will be relatively safe. Granted, no...

When Is It Okay to Date a Patient? Medscape Ethics Report 2012 by Shelly Reese Introduction To the besotted poet, love is intoxicating, exasperati...

Malpractice Rates Lower Among PHP Participants Findings from a study recently presented at the AMA/CMA/BMA International Conference on Physician He...

Dear Friends and Supporters of MPHP, We know that there is a serious physician shortage, and replacing a physician may cost as much as $200,000. A c...

Because of stigma (feared or real), overwork and denial of vulnerability, many physicians do not take good care of themselves. Yet we are not immune ...

Tips for a Healthy Marriage/Relationship It is a fact that married physicians have a 10-20% higher divorce rate than that of the general population....

Tips for a Healthy Marriage/Relationship It is a fact that married physicians have a 10-20% higher divorce rate than that of the general population....