Surgeon shares lessons on mental health, leadership learned from COVID-19 pandemic

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Reflecting on changes in his practice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a speaker said his perspective of mental health is different now and he has developed an increased appreciation of leadership.
“My perspective certainly has changed on the importance of mental health on my team, in myself and the staff that I work with all the time. That became and continues to be emphasized,” Mark A. Frankle, MD, said at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Orthopedic Value-Based Care, here.
Frankle, who is immediate past president of the American Shoulder and Elbow

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Reflecting on changes in his practice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a speaker said his perspective of mental health is different now and he has developed an increased appreciation of leadership.
“My perspective certainly has changed on the importance of mental health on my team, in myself and the staff that I work with all the time. That became and continues to be emphasized,” Mark A. Frankle, MD, said at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Orthopedic Value-Based Care, here.
Frankle, who is immediate past president of the American Shoulder and Elbow