Let's talk physician suicide with guest Dr. Michael F. Myers
January 21, 2020 WellDoc Alberta
In this podcast, Dr. Debrah Wirtzfeld from Alberta Health Services and Dr. Jane Lemaire from Well Doc Alberta discuss physician suicide with Dr. Michael F. Myers of the SUNY-Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. They identify mental health risks for physicians and describe how the health care work environment can affect physician mental health and illness.
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