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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 Topline, the semi-monthly newsletter of the Tennessee Medical Association, or in its former journal, Tennessee Medicine; the SVMIC Sentinel; or in other publications associated with our partners in physician health.
PHP Program
What is An “Appropriate Referral” to The TMF? (Part 1) – TMA Topline Newsletter, March/April 2023 [Read}
What is An “Appropriate Referral” to The TMF? (Part 2) – TMA Topline Newsletter, May/June 2023 [Read}
In Their Own Words: Why Do I Support the Physician’s Health Program? – Tennessee Medicine, Oct 2015 [Read]
Five Years, Five Reasons – Tennessee Medicine, Sep 2014 [Read]
PHP: Outreach to Physicians Broadens – Tennessee Medicine, May 2012 [Read]
Longtime TMF Physician’s Health Program Champion Dr. Anderson Retiring – Tennessee Medicine, Apr 2012 [Read]
The Tennessee Medical Foundation: Saving Lives. Saving Careers – Tennessee Medicine, Mar 2012 [Read]
TMF Broadens Scope, Continues Work with Impaired Physicians – Tennessee Medicine, Apr 2011 [Read]
PHP: 30 Years of Throwing Out a Lifeline – Tennessee Medicine, Jan 2009 [Read]
PHP: Rescuing the Wounded Healer, Pt. III – Tennessee Medicine, Nov 2007 [Read]
PHP: Rescuing the Wounded Healer, Pt. II – Tennessee Medicine, Oct 2007 [Read]
PHP: Rescuing the Wounded Healer, Pt. I – Tennessee Medicine, Sep 2007 [Read]
Heroes – Tennessee Medicine, Nov 2006 [Read]
Physician’s Health Programs, an International Movement – Tennessee Medicine, Apr 2006 [Read]
A Gift from the Heart – Tennessee Medicine, Dec 2005 [Read]
TMF Growing Pains Require Growing Support – Tennessee Medicine, Nov 2005 [Read]
Here to Help: Interview with Roland W. Gray, MD, Physician’s Health Program Medical Director – Tennessee Medicine, Aug 2003 [Read]
Getting Help from the Physician’s Health Program – Tennessee Medicine, May 2002 [Read]
Addiction
Radioactive Physicians: 100 Years of Criminalization – TMF Physician’s Health, Fall 2023 [Read]
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? – Tennessee Medicine, Aug 2006 [Read]
The Magnitude of the Meth Epidemic – Tennessee Medicine, Sep 2005 [Read]
Playing Russian Roulette with Inhalants, Part II – Tennessee Medicine, Aug 2005 [Read]
Playing Russian Roulette with Inhalants, Part I – Tennessee Medicine, Jul 2005 [Read]
Problem Gambling – Tennessee Medicine, Apr 2005 [Read]
Save Yourself First: Parenting an Addicted Child – Tennessee Medicine, Feb 2005 [Read]
Alcoholism and Drug Dependency: Are We Setting Traps for Ourselves? – Tennessee Medicine, Jul 2002 [Read]
Don’t Treat Thyself! – Tennessee Medicine, Aug 2002 [Read]
Emotional/Mental Illness
Risk “Factors and Fears That Contribute to Physician Suicide-UPDATE – TMA Topline, Summer 2024 [Read}
TN-PSQ: Two Years and 400+ Screenings Thus Far – SVMIC Sentinel, June 2022 [Read]
Physician Mental Health Help Now More Proactive with TN PSQ – SVMIC Sentinel, Feb 2020 [Read]
Risk Factors and Fears That Contribute to Physician Suicide – Tennessee Medicine, Mar 2018 [Read]
Physician Suicide Rates Show Alarming Need for Education – Tennessee Medicine, Nov/Dec 2013 [Read]
‘Tis the Season, Part II – Tennessee Medicine, Jan 2005 [Read]
‘Tis the Season, Part I – Tennessee Medicine, Dec 2004 [Read]
Prescribing
Medical Marijuana: Therapy or an Oxymoron? – Tennessee Medicine, Q1 2019 [Read]
NAS Update: Still a Troubling Note for Tennessee Prescribers – Tennessee Medicine, Q2 2016 [Read]
Why Physicians Misprescribe – Tennessee Medicine, Apr 2014 [Read]
Stress/Burnout
Physician Burnout Series, Parts 1-4 – SVMIC Sentinel, 2018 [Read]
Physician Burnout: Don’t Wait to Ask for Help – Tennessee Medicine, Q1 2018 [Read]
Dealing with Malpractice Stress, Part II – Tennessee Medicine, Sep 2012 [Read]
Dealing with Malpractice Stress, Part I – Tennessee Medicine, Aug 2012 [Read]
Physician Stress – Tennessee Medicine, Dec 2002/Jan 2003 [Read]
Behavioral Issues
Physician Sexual Misconduct: A Quick, Sure Way to Lose Your License – TMA Topline, Jul/Aug 2021 [Read]
Boundary Violations and Professional Sexual Misconduct are Always Harmful – Tennessee Medicine, Q3 2019 [Read]
Disruptive Behavior Now a Sentinel Event, Part II – Tennessee Medicine, Mar 2009 [Read]
Disruptive Behavior Now a Sentinel Event, Part I – Tennessee Medicine, Feb 2009 [Read]
Sexual Boundaries, Part II – Tennessee Medicine, Mar 2003 [Read]
Sexual Boundaries, Part I – Tennessee Medicine, Feb 2003 [Read]
Disruptive Physician – Tennessee Medicine, Sep/Oct 2002 [Read]
Physician Health
The “Eat Your Young” Mentality is Alive and Well in Medicine – Part 2 – TMA Topline, Nov/Dec 2022 [Read]
The “Eat Your Young” Mentality is Alive and Well in Medicine – Part 1 – TMA Topline, Sep/Oct 2022 [Read]
Avoid Compassion Fatigue – Tennessee Medicine, Mar 2008 [Read]
Volunteering: Gratitude in Action – Tennessee Medicine, Feb 2006 [Read]
Building Strong Families – Tennessee Medicine, Jun 2005 [Read]
Medical Marriage, Part III – Tennessee Medicine, Mar 2004 [Read]
Medical Marriage, Part II – Tennessee Medicine, Jan 2004 [Read]
Medical Marriage, Part I – Tennessee Medicine, Dec 2003 [Read]
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Articles published elsewhere about the TMF or co-authored by TMF staff.
Connecting Physicians With Confidential Screenings Through the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Interactive Screening Program – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Dec 29, 2022 [Read]
Connecting Physicians With Confidential Screenings – National Physician Suicide Awareness Day/NPSADay.org, Oct 2022 [Read]
2022 Education Conference Lecture Summaries: Overcoming Stigma and Bias: The Tennessee Professional Screening Questionnaire – FSPHP Physician Health News, Winter Issue, 2022 [Read]
Controlled Substances: Substance Use Disorders and Prescriptions – TN Dental Association News, Sep/Oct 2021 [Read]
First-Year Data on TNPSQ Mental Health Screening Tool – Nashville Medical News, May 6, 2021 [Read]
Free Online Mental Health Resource for TN Healthcare Providers – West Tennessee Medical News, April 2020 [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 – Nashville Medical News, Apr 2012. Reprinted with permission. [Read]
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