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Laura Vater: Women in medicine need your support

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Sep 3, 2024, 18:34

Laura Vater: Women in medicine need your support

Laura Vater shared a post on X:

“New data: The suicide risk for female physicians is 76% higher than the general population.

Women in medicine need your support. We need reasonable workloads, adequate support, respect from colleagues, equitable pay, & work environments absent of discrimination & harassment.”

Suicide rates among physicians compared with the general population in studies from 20 countries: gender stratified systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Claudia Zimmermann, Susanne Strohmaier, Harald Herkner, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Eva Schernhammer.

Laura Vater: Women in medicine need your support

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Laura Vater is a gastrointestinal oncologist at the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, specializing in colorectal, pancreatic, gastric, liver, and bile duct cancers. She developed the SMILE Scale™ in 2017, a tool used globally to help patients and clinicians prioritize health. Her research interests include narrative medicine to enhance clinician empathy and support caregivers in their work.

cancer Claudia Zimmermann Eva Schernhammer gender disparities in medicine Harald Herkner Laura Vater mental health in medicine OncoDaily Oncology physician suicide rates support for female physicians Susanne Strohmaier Thomas Niederkrotenthaler

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