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TMF Newsletter Fall 2018 – Includes our Memorial to Dr. Roland Gray
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The following TMF-authored articles, organized by topic and most recent publication date, have been published in Tennessee Medicine, the journal of the Tennessee Medical Association.
PHP Program
Physician Burnout: Don’t Wait to Ask for Help – Q1 2018 [Read]
NAS Update: Still a Troubling Note for Tennessee Prescribers – Q2 2016 [Read]
In Their Own Words: Why Do I Support the Physician’s Health Program? – Oct 2015 [Read]
Five Years, Five Reasons – Sep 2014 [Read]
PHP: Outreach to Physicians Broadens – May 2012 [Read]
Longtime TMF Physician’s Health Program Champion Dr. Anderson Retiring – Apr 2012 [Read]
The Tennessee Medical Foundation: Saving Lives. Saving Careers – Mar 2012 [Read]
TMF Broadens Scope, Continues Work with Impaired Physicians – Apr 2011 [Read]
PHP: 30 Years of Throwing Out a Lifeline – Jan 2009 [Read]
PHP: Rescuing the Wounded Healer, Pt. III – Nov 2007 [Read]
PHP: Rescuing the Wounded Healer, Pt. II – Oct 2007 [Read]
PHP: Rescuing the Wounded Healer, Pt. I – Sep 2007 [Read]
Heroes – Nov 2006 [Read]
Physician’s Health Programs, an International Movement – Apr 2006 [Read]
A Gift from the Heart – Dec 2005 [Read]
TMF Growing Pains Require Growing Support – Nov 2005 [Read]
Here to Help: Interview with Roland W. Gray, MD, Physician’s Health Program Medical Director – Aug 2003 [Read]
Getting Help from the Physician’s Health Program – May 2002 [Read]
Addiction
Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction: Another Trip Down the Rabbit Hole? – Tennessee Medicine, Q3, 2018 [Read]
Computers and the Internet: Too Much of a Good Thing? – Aug 2006 [Read]
The Magnitude of the Meth Epidemic – Sep 2005 [Read]
Playing Russian Roulette with Inhalants, Part II – Aug 2005 [Read]
Playing Russian Roulette with Inhalants, Part I – Jul 2005 [Read]
Problem Gambling – Apr 2005 [Read]
Save Yourself First: Parenting an Addicted Child – Feb 2005 [Read]
Alcoholism and Drug Dependency: Are We Setting Traps for Ourselves? – Jul 2002 [Read]
Don’t Treat Thyself! – Aug 2002 [Read]
Emotional/Mental Illness
Risk Factors and Fears That Contribute to Physician Suicide – Tennessee Medicine, Q3 2018 [Read]
Physician Suicide Rates Show Alarming Need for Education – Nov/Dec 2013 [Read]
‘Tis the Season, Part II – Jan 2005 [Read]
‘Tis the Season, Part I – Dec 2004 [Read]
Prescribing
NAS Update: Still a Troubling Note for Tennessee Prescribers – Q2, 2016 [Read]
Why Physicians Misprescribe – April 2014 [Read]
Stress/Burnout
Physician Burnout: Don’t Wait to Ask for Help – Q1, 2018 [Read]
Dealing with Malpractice Stress, Part II – Sep 2012 [Read]
Dealing with Malpractice Stress, Part I – Aug 2012 [Read]
Physician Stress – Dec 2002/Jan 2003 [Read]
Behavioral Issues
Disruptive Behavior Now a Sentinel Event, Part II – Mar 2009 [Read]
Disruptive Behavior Now a Sentinel Event, Part I – Feb 2009 [Read]
Sexual Boundaries, Part II – Mar 2003 [Read]
Sexual Boundaries, Part I – Feb 2003 [Read]
Disruptive Physician – Sep/Oct 2002 [Read]
Physician Health
Avoid Compassion Fatigue – Mar 2008 [Read]
Volunteering: Gratitude in Action – Feb 2006 [Read]
Building Strong Families – Jun 2005 [Read]
Medical Marriage, Part III – Mar 2004 [Read]
Medical Marriage, Part II – Jan 2004 [Read]
Medical Marriage, Part I – Dec 2003 [Read]
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Articles published elsewhere about the TMF or co-authored by TMF staff.
Physician Burnout, Pt. 1: Recognize the Signs – SVMIC Sentinel, Jan 2018 [Read]
Physician Burnout, Pt. 2: What Is It and What Causes It? – SVMIC Sentinel, Apr 2018 [Read]
Suicidal behavior among physicians referred for fitness-for-duty evaluation – Richard J. Iannelli, PhD, A.J. Reid Finlayson, MD, Kimberly P. Brown, PhD, ABPP, Ron Neufeld, BSW, Roland Gray, MD, Mary S. Dietrich, PhD, Peter R. Martin, MD – General Hospital Psychiatry, Nov/Dec 2014, Vol. 36, Issue 6, pp. 732-736 [Read – GHP login required]
A Different Kind of Drug War – Apr 2012, Nashville Medical News. Reprinted with permission of Nashville Medical News. Original publication date April 5, 2012. [Read]