September 17, 2020 is National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. The American Association of Suicidology is hosting a day of Facebook interviews for National Physician Suicide Awareness Day on Thursday, September 17th. You can follow their page and interviews with suicide prevention experts talking about physician suicide and what they can do to help. https://www.facebook.com/AASuicidology/photos/join-our-all-day-national-physician-suicide-awareness-day-facebook-live-streamin/10155843310868927/
A free CME/CNE Live Webinar Featuring Dr. Adam B. Hill is occurring Thursday, September 17, 2020 from 2-3pm EST, presented by Converys and Med-IQ, A Convery’s company. To register for “Hope and Recovery: A Physician’s Journey to Mental Health,” please visit www.cvent.com/d/17q124.
Other resources on Physician Suicide
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://afsp.org/healthcare-professional-burnout-depression-and-suicide-prevention
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Interactive Screen Program: https://afsp.org/isp-for-medical-schools-hospitals-and-health-systems
- AFSP Interactive Screening Program Implemented by Tennessee Physician’s Health Program: https://e-tmf.org/tnpsq/
- 10 Facts About Physician Suicide by AFSP
- Struggling in Silence/Out of the Silence
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6690303/
- 5 Things to Know about Physician Suicide
- CMA Podcast – Physician Suicide