Burnout & Resiliency
The IPA Board of Trustees has adopted the issue of clinician well-being and burnout as a primary goal of IPA’s strategic plan. As IPA continues its mission to empower the pharmacy profession to improve the health of our communities, we recognize this important issue and hope our members will find these resources helpful in addressing burnout and mental health within our profession.
Pharmacy Workplace and Well-Being Reporting (PWWR)
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) have launched the Pharmacy Workplace and Well-Being Reporting (PWWR) program, the first confidential reporting mechanism of its kind to collect anonymous reports from pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and student pharmacists about their positive and negative experiences in the pharmacy workplace. The program aims to enhance and safeguard the pharmacy workplace using responses from practitioners like you.
The PWWR portal was developed to allow pharmacy professionals to address workplace concerns and suggest improvements without fear of retribution. Reports submitted to the PWWR will remain confidential and anonymous and will be collected and analyzed by the Alliance for Patient Medication Safety (APMS).
Submit to the Pharmacy Workplace & Well-being Reporting portal here.
APhA’s Well-Being Index Report
In 2018, the APhA Board of Trustees adopted a statement on Pharmacists Well-being and Resiliency and committed to addressing this issue by including it in the Association’s strategic plan. This plan included a Well-Being Index (WBI), an anonymous online screening tool invented by the Mayo Clinic to evaluate fatigue, depression, burnout, anxiety/stress, and mental/physical quality of life to assess your well-being. The WBI is a free assessment for pharmacy personnel. Use invitation code: APhA
Results of the index from September 2024 are available here. The report specific to the state of Iowa can be found here.
Building a Sustainable, Healthy Pharmacy Workforce and Workplace
In June 2023, APhA, along with ASHP and NABP, convened 50 pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, employers, and state boards of pharmacy executives for the invitational Implementing Solutions Summit: Building a Sustainable, Healthy, Pharmacy Workforce and Workplace. The final report lays out actions to implement solutions to improve workplace conditions by addressing day-to-day challenges, removing obstacles to well-being, and advancing practice models for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. The report identifies transformative and actionable changes for pharmacy.
Understanding the Extent of Burnout in Our Profession
What are Organizations Saying & Doing About Burnout?
- Recommendations from Enhancing Well-Being and Resilience Among the Pharmacist Workforce: A National Consensus Conference
- ASHP statement on commitment to clinician well-being and resilience
- ASHP’s Wellbeing & You
- ASHP's Take Action - Take the Pledge
- APhA’s commitment to your well-being – Includes assessments and resources
- NAM action collaborative on clinician well-being and resilience
Resources
Resources for Leaders |
Resources for Individuals, Students |
Online Community- Building: Peer Support |
Promoting Well-Being |
Financial Well-Being |
Resources for Leaders
- Worker well-being is in demand as organizational culture shifts
- Why Employee Burnout Is a Leadership Problem Not a Workforce Issue
- How to start the conversation on workplace well-being and resilience *ASHP membership required
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai – Office of well-being and resilience
- Assessing factors that influence pharmacy student burnout
Resources for Individuals, Students
- Empowering pharmacists to address burnout and resiliency
- Strategies to prevent and treat provider burnout
- Mental Health First Aid
Online Community-Building: Peer Support
- ASHP Connect – clinician well-being and resilience online community *ASHP membership required
- The Bridge – IPA’s online community *ENGAGED, Technician, and Student Pharmacist members
Promoting Well-Being
Mindfulness Resources
- 2022 Well-Being and Resilience Series *CE credit
- ASHP Well-being and Resilience Ambassador Certificate Program
- 10 Best Meditation Apps of 2024
- Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on the well-being of healthcare workers
- Finding time for radical self-care in an overscheduled world
- Free guided meditations, UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
Financial Well-Being
- Financial Literacy Fact Sheet for Student Pharmacists
- Top 10 Financial Tips for Pharmacy Students
- What is Financial Wellness?
- Navigating Student Loans
- Financial Literacy
Updated October 2024
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