On Demand: Cardiovascular Staffing in a COVID/Post-COVID World: Part 5 – Provider Recruitment Strategies-Presentation Slides

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In this document, the presenters discuss the evolving landscape of cardiology staffing in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. They highlight the potential shortage of cardiologists in the future and the need for a different approach to staffing. The presenters suggest various solutions, including prolonging the careers of current doctors, empowering primary care physicians to co-manage cardiovascular disease, offloading low-yield visits and medication titrations to advanced practice providers and telehealth, and turbo-charging recruitment efforts.<br /><br />They emphasize the importance of creative scheduling, such as shorter work weeks and prolonged slow-down phases, to address burnout and work-life balance concerns. They also mention the potential overload of wearable data and the need for primary care workflows and guidelines to handle alerts and screenings. Additionally, they discuss the use of advanced practice providers, registered nurses, pharmacists, and telehealth to assist with necessary but low-yield visits, allowing room for new visits and increasing procedural volume.<br /><br />The presenters highlight the value of night/weekend call programs not only for staffing purposes but also for developing a recruitment pipeline. They suggest developing a reputation as a "trainee-friendly" practice to reduce turnover after hiring. They conclude by emphasizing the importance of customizing schedules, unloading low-yield visits, empowering primary care physicians, and building opportunities for recruiting and retention.<br /><br />In a separate presentation, the focus is on career flexibility in cardiology. The document discusses the need for increased flexibility to address burnout, improve retention, and promote diversity and inclusion. It explores various drivers for enhanced career flexibility, including the need for a diverse workforce, initiatives to reduce burnout, and trends in comprehensive leave policies. The document also presents ACC principles in the practice of cardiology that encourage leadership to mitigate bias, reconcile training requirements with family life, support aging cardiologists, allow flexibility in late career, and provide support for physician wellness.<br /><br />Overall, the document highlights the need for innovative staffing solutions in cardiology and the importance of flexibility in promoting well-being and career longevity for cardiologists.

Keywords

cardiology staffing

COVID-19 pandemic

cardiologist shortage

staffing solutions

primary care physicians

telehealth

burnout prevention

work-life balance

career flexibility

physician wellness