"Physician Impairment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The physician's inability to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety to the patient due to the physician's disability. Common causes include alcohol and drug abuse, mental illness, physical disability, and senility.
| Descriptor ID |
D010815
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.583.524.528.500 N03.706.535.606.528.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Physician Impairment- Physician Impairment
- Impairment, Physician
- Impairments, Physician
- Physician Impairments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Physician Impairment" by people in Profiles.
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10 bold steps to prevent burnout in general internal medicine. J Gen Intern Med. 2014 Jan; 29(1):18-20.
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New Orleans al Fresco. Ann Intern Med. 2013 Feb 19; 158(4):293-4.
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The role of professionalism and self-regulation in detecting impaired or incompetent physicians. JAMA. 2010 Jul 14; 304(2):210-2.
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Practice compliance programs: reducing therapeutic misadventures and adverse outcomes. J Med Pract Manage. 2000 Jan-Feb; 15(4):187-93.
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Problems of professionalism: physician impairment. Am J Med. 1996 Dec; 101(6):654-6.
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Practice satisfaction, occupational stress, and attrition of emergency physicians. Wellness Task Force, Illinois College of Emergency Physicians. Acad Emerg Med. 1995 Jun; 2(6):556-63.
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Alcohol and other substance abuse and impairment among physicians in residency training. Ann Intern Med. 1992 Feb 01; 116(3):245-54.