Boundaries for Women Physicians Group Program Module 3 Tammie Chang, MD 1
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Module 3 Boundaries at Work
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What We’ll Cover in This Module: Boundaries at Work • Professional patient-physician boundaries • Colleagues and staff • Electronic medical records & charting • Separating work from home 3
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Breakout! What comes up for you when you think about boundaries at work?
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The Law of the Boundaries Landslide
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Professional Patient-Physician Boundaries
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Professional Patient-Physician Boundaries
• Long MyChart messages from patients • Long patient problem lists • Setting time limits with patients
• Not allowing patients to circumvent the usual clinic/work process 9
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Worksheet Where do you need to set boundaries with patients?
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Colleagues & Staff
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Staff • Interruptions • Becoming the go-to person to solve problems • Expectations that you will help • Gender bias 12
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Colleagues • Not completing their own work • Interruptions • Ask you for help or to cover frequently • Don’t respect your off-hours personal boundaries 13
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Worksheet Where do you need to set boundaries with colleagues and staff?
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Your EMR & Charting
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Your EMR and Charting • Don’t open your EMR from home, EVER. • If you chart in an office, close your door. If you chart in an open area, put on headphones to signal to others you are unavailable. • C = MD/DO. Patient notes do not have to be works of art. • Notes & billing should take no more than 5 minutes to complete. 16
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Worksheet Where do you need to set boundaries with your EMR & Charting?
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Separating Work from Home
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The Logistics & Reality of a Physician’s Work Life to completely disconnect when you are not • Allow yourself at work
• Turn your pager off when you are not at work or on call • Take work email off your phone & don’t check email when you are off hours
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• Don’t respond to text messages or phone calls from home unless you are on call. Don’t respond to staff or work colleagues when you are on vacation.
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Worksheet Where do you need to set boundaries between work & home?
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Breakout! What are the top 3 boundaries you most need at work? 21
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Discussion What 1 action do you commit to? How does this align with your core values?
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What 1 action do you commit to over the next 2 weeks?
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Getting CME credit for today’s session! Reflect on how it applies to your day-today and engage to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from point-ofcare learning activities here: https://earnc.me/Y3Dp9C 24
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Module 4: Boundaries at Work Monday 4/18 @5-6:30pm PT Multiple roles at home Family, friends & children Putting your house in order: your mental load Boundaries around money 25
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Questions? Voxer or email info@tammiechangmd.com
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