In this issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest editor Dr. Cherie P. Erkmen brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Wellbeing for Thoracic Surgeons. Each article discusses an important aspect of a surgeon’s professional and personal life so he or she may find a balance between best practices at work and purposeful engagement and presence away from work and at home. Articles review health maintenance, career transitions, financial wellbeing, hobbies and activities, personal relationships, and much more.
Key Features
- Contains 11 relevant, practice-oriented topics including sleep, nutrition, health maintenance: optimizing work relationships for wellbeing; managing career transitions in cardiothoracic surgery; wellness strategies amid bad outcomes and complications; personal relationships and wellbeing for cardiothoracic surgeons; and more.
- Provides in-depth articles on wellbeing for thoracic surgeons, offering actionable insights for better physical and mental health outcomes.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Author Information
By Elsevier Clinics and Cherie P. Erkmen, Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple Lung Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Safety and Optimizing Ergonomics for Cardiothoracic Surgeons
Wellness Strategies Among Bad Outcomes and Complications
Sleep, Nutrition, and Health Maintenance in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Financial Well-Being for Thoracic Surgeons
Hobbies, Distractions, Obsessions, and Addictions
Abuse, Bullying, Harassment, Discrimination, and Allyship in Cardiothoracic Surgery
History and Current Status of Well-being Among Organizations (Impact of Wellness on a Section, Division, Institution and Profession, ACGME Requirements, Policies)
Optimizing Work Relationships for Well-Being
Personal Relationships and Well-being for Cardiothoracic Surgeons
Well-being Through the Synergy of Community Engagement, Health Equity, and Advocacy
Managing Career Transitions in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Strategies of Well-being Training and Resilience