The 3 P’s of Human Trafficking for Healthcare Professionals

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Defined by the United Nations, human trafficking is “the recruitment, transport, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to … Continue reading The 3 P’s of Human Trafficking for Healthcare Professionals

Being Empathetic on Social Media

About 80% of people in the United States use social media, and healthcare professionals are also included in that group. Recently, many people have been fired or suspended due to the content they post on social media. While social media can be a boon for healthcare, we need to practice empathy and professionalism when everything that gets posted is public and can stay online forever.  Continue reading Being Empathetic on Social Media

10 Tips to Combat Burnout for Healthcare Workers

Throughout the pandemic, healthcare workers have had to put in extra time and effort due to the increased intake of patients and staffing shortages that affected every healthcare facility. Occupational burnout can harm your performance and impact your mental health, but there are ways to prevent and recover from it. Here are 10 tips to help you. Continue reading 10 Tips to Combat Burnout for Healthcare Workers

Contract 101 for Healthcare Professionals

Have you ever started a job and found out it wasn’t what you expected? You’re overworkerd, underpaid, and unsure about where you’re working day to day, but it was all in the contract. How could you have missed something like a clause withholding your payments, a clause allowing the client to overwork you, or even a clause stating you will work at any of their locations when they ask? Continue reading Contract 101 for Healthcare Professionals