Publications by authors named "Heidi B Schwarz"
Background: Environmental exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE), a carcinogenic dry-cleaning chemical, may be linked to Parkinson's disease (PD).
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether PD and cancer were elevated among attorneys who worked near a contaminated site.
Methods: We surveyed and evaluated attorneys with possible exposure and assessed a comparison group.
Objective: To examine age and sex differences in burnout, career satisfaction, and well-being in US neurologists.
Methods: Quantitative and qualitative analyses of men's (n = 1,091) and women's (n = 580) responses to a 2016 survey of US neurologists.
Results: Emotional exhaustion in neurologists initially increased with age, then started to decrease as neurologists got older.
Objective: To understand the experience and identify drivers and mitigating factors of burnout and well-being among US neurologists.
Methods: Inductive data analysis was applied to free text comments (n = 676) from the 2016 American Academy of Neurology survey of burnout, career satisfaction, and well-being.
Results: Respondents providing comments were significantly more likely to be older, owners/partners of their practice, solo practitioners, and compensated by production than those not commenting.
Background: Previous small-scale studies have demonstrated the feasibility of providing remote specialty care via virtual visits. We assessed the feasibility and benefits of a one-time consultation between a remote Parkinson Disease (PD) specialist and an individual with PD at home on a larger scale.
Methods: We conducted a multicenter noncontrolled cohort of virtual visits administered over videoconferencing between remote PD specialists and individuals with PD in their home.
Objective: To study prevalence of and factors contributing to burnout, career satisfaction, and well-being in US neurology residents and fellows.
Methods: A total of 938 US American Academy of Neurology member neurology residents and fellows were surveyed using standardized measures of burnout, career satisfaction, and well-being from January 19 to March 21, 2016.
Results: Response rate was 37.
Objective: To study prevalence of and factors that contribute to burnout, career satisfaction, and well-being in US neurologists.
Methods: A total of 4,127 US American Academy of Neurology member neurologists who had finished training were surveyed using validated measures of burnout, career satisfaction, and well-being from January 19 to March 21, 2016.
Results: Response rate was 40.
There are many factors driving health care reform, including unsustainable costs, poor outcomes, an aging populace, and physician shortages. These issues are particularly relevant to neurology. New reimbursement models are based on value and facilitated by the use of multidisciplinary teams.
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