Protecting the primary care physicians' well-being

Kiyoshi Shikino; Akemi Ando; Yutaro Okamoto; Asako Miyazawa; Taku Harada

doi:10.1002/jgf2.654

Protecting the primary care physicians' well-being

J Gen Fam Med. 2023 Oct 30;24(6):359-360. doi: 10.1002/jgf2.654. eCollection 2023 Nov.

Authors

Kiyoshi Shikino^{1

2}, Akemi Ando^{3

4}, Yutaro Okamoto⁵, Asako Miyazawa⁶, Taku Harada^{7

8}

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Medicine Chiba University Hospital Chiba Japan.
² Department of Community-Oriented Medical Education Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan.
³ Ando Occupational Health Consultant Office Tokyo Japan.
⁴ Department of International Cooperation for Medical Education, International Research Center for Medical Education, Graduate School of Medicine The University of Tokyo Tokyo Japan.
⁵ Yamanashi City Makioka Hospital Yamanashi Japan.
⁶ Katsuta Hospital Hitachinaka Ibaraki Japan.
⁷ Department of General Medicine Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital Tokyo Japan.
⁸ Department of Diagnostic and Generalist Medicine Dokkyo Medical University Hospital Shimotsuga-gun Tochigi Japan.

Abstract

Seminar participants collaborated as a team to improve their organization, work environment, and labor issues using the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle. The PDCA cycle helps healthcare providers identify risks and hazards in their work environment and address daily issues. It guides them in planning and executing improvements while enabling progress tracking and encouraging further considerations for implementation.