On Burnout: Even Geriatricians Get the Blues

The 2019 Medical Director of the Year for AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD, has the blues. When he’s not working with his post-acute and long-term care facility patients, he is assistant team physician for the St. Louis Blues, the Stanley Cup–winning professional hockey team. “I like variety in my practice, and these are really nice, down-to-earth people,” he said of the team. He added, “It’s good to work with other types of patients.