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In this article ... Resilience is a vital first line of defense against physician burnout and the challenges of the profession--yet it also might be a factor that inadvertently pushes [...]

Health care organizations moving away from a defensive posture after medical error are reaping benefits. It makes more financial sense for them to adopt communication and resolution programs that emphasize [...]

In this article ... A record of clinical experience is a good start, but physicians who seize opportunities to enhance their credibility and self-improvement through education improve their chances of [...]

In this article ... Do wellness programs make a difference? AAPL wondered about its own wellness academies, so we asked physician participants. They responded with remarkable stories of transformation. THE [...]

In this article ... A routine encounter with a heroin-addicted patient thrust an emergency physician into a leadership role that radically has changed the way some EDs in Colorado--and beyond--use [...]

THREE DAYS IN THE ARIZONA DESERT NEVER promised to solve physical and mental fatigue associated with burnout--not by itself, or at least not overnight --but as 33 physicians learned during [...]

There have been few historical events that have had a greater impact on the food and beverage industry than the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. COVID-19 has brought novel urgency and [...]

Hi, I'm Penny, and as you might guess, I love dinosaurs. What I don't love are the goofy ideas some people have about us. Now I know that scientists haven't [...]

PHILANTHROPY IS NOTHING NEW IN THE family of Major General Elder Granger, MD, FACP, FACHE, CPE, FACPE, MG, who recently sponsored 55 medical students for one-year memberships with the American [...]

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE IT FIRST BEGAN publishing leadership magazines in 1986, the American Association for Physician Leadership is making available a digital edition of its Physician Leadership Journal. [...]

During his days as an ICU anesthesiologist at Baystate Health in western Massachusetts, Thomas Higgins was frequently summoned to the recovery room to tend to what he describes as 'agitated' [...]

Three members of the American Association for Physician Leadership are among 15 physicians with AAPL ties who made Modern Healthcare magazine's 2019 list of the 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives. [...]

IN A SENSE, MARK LESTER'S LEADERSHIP journey is coming full-circle. Once a student of physician leadership through what formerly was the American College of Physician Executives, today he is a [...]

MICHAEL R. CANADY, MD, MBA, CPE, FACS, says his leadership style is founded on trust and the empowerment of front-line decision-making, which he derives from a 'proceed until apprehended' mantra [...]

Increasingly retailers are looking at ways to deliver hyper-localization of assortment for their customers. Not only do shoppers get what they want, but they also feel that the experience of [...]

Here are the newest AAPL members, who joined July 15-Sept. 15, 2018. To learn more about joining the association, visit physicianleaders.org/membership Abedalnabi, Mohammad, MBBS Abood, Gerard, MD Acarregui, Michael, MD [...]

Winter Institute * When: Jan. 30-Feb. 2 * Where: Vinoy Renaissance Resort and Golf Club, St. Petersburg, Florida; (800) 468-3571; group rate expires Jan. 8 * Information: physicianleaders.org/winter Upcoming Conferences [...]

Here are the newest AAPL members, who joined or renewed July 16-September 15, 2019. To learn more about AAPL membership, visit physicianleaders.org/membership. Abdel-Rahman, Ahmed, MD, FACP Aderinto, Olumayowa, MBBS Adusumalli, [...]

NAGENDRA GUPTA, MD, FACP, CPE, is one of two new appointees to the 10-member board of the American Board of Internal Medicine, which represents more than 200,000 board-certified physicians. His [...]

WHAT DOES YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE LOOK like? Does it matter? Do you really even need an online presence? Recent studies demonstrate that an effective online presence--including social media, blogs, and [...]

MARK R. KATLIC, MD, MMM, FACS, has been honored by The Maryland Daily Record as the 2019 Maryland Physician of the Year. He is surgeon-in-chief and chairman of the surgery [...]

PHYSICIAN WELLNESS HAS LONG BEEN A priority of career support programs at the American Association for Physician Leadership, where the prevention and mitigation of burnout is targeted at both the [...]

The Certifying Commission in Medical Management honored 50 candidates with Certified Physician Executive designation after a 3 1/2-day capstone event July 18-21 in Tampa, Florida. To learn more about the [...]

When Moe, Larry, and Curly had a disagreement, it was usually nothing that a double-fingered poke in the eyes or tire-iron over the head couldn't solve. Earnouts, on the other [...]

IN THE YEARS SINCE HURRICANE KATRINA devastated New Orleans in 2005, the Ochsner Health System has grown exponentially, from a one-hospital operation with several satellite clinics into a Louisiana health [...]

Here is a list of the newest American Association for Physician Leadership members, who joined April. 1-May 31, 2018. We hope you'll take advantage of the many courses and services [...]

AAPL's annual spring gathering took on a new name and a new format this year. Events held in Boston, Massachusetts, included three days of classroom learning (the Spring Institute), three [...]

GREG JOLISSAINT WAS JUST 17 WHEN HE entered the family business--not medicine, but the military--joining the ROTC as a freshman at Louisiana State University, where he earned a degree in [...]

APRIL'S THOUGHT LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN Boston was the backdrop for the annual changing of the guard, when James Gregory Jolissaint, MD, MS, CPE, FAAPL, and Mark Lester, MD, MBA, CPE, [...]

WHEN MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN Association for Physician Leadership converge in April for the 2018 Physician Leadership Summit, the gathering will be about more than expert speakers and panels discussing [...]

Here is a list of the newest American Association for Physician Leadership members, who joined Oct. 1--Nov. 30. We hope you'll take advantage of the many courses and services the [...]

THE PATH TO CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVE status and master's degrees through the American Association for Physician Leadership[R] just became more clear-cut and simpler to navigate--and it includes enhanced, interactive courses. [...]

Post-pelleting liquid application systems work effectively in applying heat labile products. They are installed on feed mills and help apply heat labile products, such as enzymes, vitamins and direct-fed microbes, with roto-coaters, horizontal mass flow (weight belt) coaters, and in modified transition pieces. Spray application has shown to produce desirable results in situations where feed flow rate is exactly measured or when constant pace is maintained.

The Certifying Commission in Medical Management honored 63 candidates with Certified Physician Executive designation after a 3 1/2-day capstone event May 16-19 in Tampa, Florida. To learn more about the [...]

Asking the right questions to obtain needed information is a valuable skill that all accounting professionals should master.Finance executives, whether teaching business, practicing accounting for a large or small firm, [...]