Experts use art, ‘micro-habits’ to combat burnout, draw attention to physician suicide

As part of the ongoing challenge to achieve work-life integration, experts are pursuing creative endeavors and practicing decompression to provide outlets for physicians struggling with burnout.
During a panel at the Ending Clinician Burnout Global Summit, speakers described creative ways to draw awareness to physician suicide and help provide means for overcoming burnout.
Data show that around 400 doctors die by suicide each year — a statistic that prompted Justin Kovarsy, creative director, and Jeremy Rosario, associate creative director, both at the ad agency FCB Health New York, to