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Elliott Higgins, MD 👨‍🎤 @ehigginsmd.bsky.social · Apr 24

Honored to give ophtho GR at @dgsomucla.bsky.social #SteinEye ✨

Trainee vignettes opened the room beautifully.

I discussed how we may define clinician well-being, build a shared language for change, & use tools like #WISH to assess well-being influencers, guide action, & track what helps.

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Elliott Higgins, MD 👨‍🎤 @ehigginsmd.bsky.social · Apr 23

Honored to co-write this w/
@courtneyjburnsmd.bsky.social
—a rising 🌟 bringing 💥 qualitative expertise to well-being science

Our jobs can be minefields; but: shared experience gives us 🦸‍♀️ superpowers to help each other through the hardest parts & co-create supportive cultures
@uclaanes.bsky.social

Courtney J. Burns, MD @courtneyjburnsmd.bsky.social · Apr 23

“You are not alone.”

Anesthesiologists face significant well-being challenges and often suffer in silence.

In our new work with original art, we explore how visual art may foster reflection and conversation, cultivating supportive cultures.

@ehigginsMD.bsky.social

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Beyond the block: a canvas for well-being and conversation in anesthesiology and pain medicine

As regional anesthesiologists and pain management clinicians, we routinely face demands that can challenge our well-being.[1 2][1] Indeed, multiple datasets suggest that physicians specializing in Reg...

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Courtney J. Burns, MD @courtneyjburnsmd.bsky.social · Apr 23

“You are not alone.”

Anesthesiologists face significant well-being challenges and often suffer in silence.

In our new work with original art, we explore how visual art may foster reflection and conversation, cultivating supportive cultures.

@ehigginsMD.bsky.social

rapm.bmj.com/content/earl...

Beyond the block: a canvas for well-being and conversation in anesthesiology and pain medicine

As regional anesthesiologists and pain management clinicians, we routinely face demands that can challenge our well-being.[1 2][1] Indeed, multiple datasets suggest that physicians specializing in Reg...

rapm.bmj.com

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Elliott Higgins, MD 👨‍🎤 @ehigginsmd.bsky.social · Apr 3

@uclaanes.bsky.social @asahq.bsky.social

Elliott Higgins, MD 👨‍🎤 @ehigginsmd.bsky.social · Apr 3

Our manuscript telling the story of the development & validation of the #WISH inventory is out @anesthesiology.bsky.social — free for the next month!

Read here how to measure the root drivers of well-being & identify the pillars of supportive work environments:

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Measuring Well-being Influencers: Development and... : Anesthesiology

of an inventory measuring perceptions of modifiable workplace dimensions—termed “influencers”—that shape healthcare professionals’ well-being. Methods: A core team developed the Well-Being Influenc...

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Anesthesiology Journals @anesthesiology.bsky.social · Mar 26

"[...] anesthesiologists assume various critical roles—conductor, improviser, instrumentalist—to orchestrate the flow and maintain harmony within the entire ensemble [...]" In a Mind to Mind piece, Ortega and Song harmonize anesthesiology and music theory: ow.ly/C4xU50VkXE6

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UCLA Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine @uclaanes.bsky.social · Mar 24

Join us as we celebrate Womxn’s History Month at our 5th Annual DAPM Womxn's Symposium this Wednesday, March 26th! This year's symposium theme is "Womxn Leaders & A Conversation on Work-Life Integration". We hope you can join us! To RSVP, uclahs.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Flyer for DAPM symposium featuring headshots of panelists, moderators, and hosts

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UCLA Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine @uclaanes.bsky.social · Mar 24

Congrats to K. Elliott Higgins, III, MD for receiving the 2025 SEAd Grant, sponsored by #SocietyforEducationinAnesthesia! “Validating a Novel Inventory to Assess Well-Being Influencers and Guide the Cultivation of Supportive Learning Environments in Anesthesiology Training.” @ehigginsmd.bsky.social

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Elliott Higgins, MD 👨‍🎤 @ehigginsmd.bsky.social · Mar 21

Welcome to team @uclaanes.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

UCLA Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine @uclaanes.bsky.social · Mar 21

Today is #MatchDay! Please join us in extending a warm welcome to the incoming UCLA Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Residency Class of 2029!! Congratulations to all and welcome to our UCLA family! #UCLAAnes #anesthesia #UCLADAPM

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American Society of Anesthesiologists @asahq.bsky.social · Mar 21

It’s #MatchDay! Congratulations to all of the medical students who received their letters this week matching into #anesthesiology. Welcome to the specialty!

#anesthesiologist

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UCLA Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine @uclaanes.bsky.social · Mar 19

🎉 The 2025 DAPM Scientific Evening on March 11th celebrated our department’s research accomplishments over the past year! From the Poster Session to Oral Presentations, there was excitement and conversation happening everywhere. Congratulations to all the awardees! 🔬 #anesthesiology #uclaanesthesia

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UCLA Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine @uclaanes.bsky.social · Mar 18

Today is National Health Workforce Well-Being Day, organized by the National Academy of Medicine. It’s a reminder of the importance of sustainable, supported work lives for all of us.

We’re proud to be part of the NAM Clinician Well-Being Collaborative, advocating for lasting change.

Health Workforce Well-Being Day on March 18 flyer

Dr. Elliott Higgins presenting at NAM on Well-being influencers and WISH inventory

Dr. Higgins presenting at NAM Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-being and Resilience

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Elliott Higgins, MD 👨‍🎤 @ehigginsmd.bsky.social · Mar 18

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Elliott Higgins, MD 👨‍🎤 @ehigginsmd.bsky.social · Mar 18

Happy #HWWBDay! Well-being is MUCH more than ≠ burnout (& in 🏥🧑‍⚕️, burnout is epidemic). We need sustainable, well-supported careers. Yesterday filled my cup— 🔥 leaders tackling this BIG problem w/ rigor, despite strong headwinds. Let’s keep at it—for us & our patients.

@nam.edu @asahq.bsky.social

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Elliott Higgins, MD 👨‍🎤 @ehigginsmd.bsky.social · Mar 17

Best friend/mentor ever. Thanks dude for your support always 🫶

#bestmentorever

Emmett Whitaker, MD, FAAP @emmettwhitakermd.bsky.social · Mar 17

Proud of my friend @ehigginsmd.bsky.social , an emerging leader in healthcare worker well-being, crushing it with a plenary at @nam.edu! Highlighting his vital work on measuring systemic influencers of well-being. The mentee is quickly surpassing the mentor- couldn't be happier!!

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Emmett Whitaker, MD, FAAP @emmettwhitakermd.bsky.social · Mar 17

Proud of my friend @ehigginsmd.bsky.social , an emerging leader in healthcare worker well-being, crushing it with a plenary at @nam.edu! Highlighting his vital work on measuring systemic influencers of well-being. The mentee is quickly surpassing the mentor- couldn't be happier!!

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Elliott Higgins, MD 👨‍🎤 @ehigginsmd.bsky.social · Mar 16

✈️🚂 DC-bound!

Off to speak @nam.edu Health Workforce Well-Being Day Event ✨

My 📣: We can’t fix what we can’t see! We need smart strategies to measure both individual well-being (e.g., burnout) and the systemic influencers that shape it. 💪

#HWWBDay

@asahq.bsky.social @uclaanes.bsky.social

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British Journal of Anaesthesia @bjajournals.bsky.social · Mar 4

Can we optimise #perioperative team performance using 'team flow'? New single-centre qualitative study by Coss et al #humanfactors #performance #teamdynamics

www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S000...

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · Mar 13

Mike spotted this before the rest of us. 🫡

Publications from 2025 are shared more on Bluesky than on X/Twitter.

herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Mar 13

About to talk to medical affairs colleagues, with the news that Bluesky is carrying more posts about new journal publications than X #bluesky #altmetrics #x #xparrot

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 13

A metric that reflects reality and the @bluesky platform as the preferred one to transmit science publications with collegial communication

Altmetric @altmetric.com · Mar 13

Mike spotted this before the rest of us. 🫡

Publications from 2025 are shared more on Bluesky than on X/Twitter.

herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Mar 13

About to talk to medical affairs colleagues, with the news that Bluesky is carrying more posts about new journal publications than X #bluesky #altmetrics #x #xparrot

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 11

What is the threshold of alcohol intake that poses health risk?
A new feature @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
open-access

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Elliott Higgins, MD 👨‍🎤 @ehigginsmd.bsky.social · Mar 9

Thrilled to see WISH featured at @AUA_Anesthesia! ✨ Hope our work helps light the path forward for well-being improvement in healthcare.

🙏🏻 WISHwellbeing.com

#WISH #wellbeing #ASAwellbeing

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔾𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥 𝕎𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕥 @radiator9987.bsky.social · Mar 7

Trey and Bae

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Elliott Higgins, MD 👨‍🎤 @ehigginsmd.bsky.social · Mar 6

With the NIH undergoing rapid and dramatic changes, what do you see as the most effective strategy to safeguard the integrity of medical research and education to ensure a strong future for human health and the healthcare workforce?

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Nature @nature.com · Mar 6

In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet “agency priorities”.

https://go.nature.com/4bpG2It

Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants

Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.

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