More data on physician burnout
From AMA News: For the study, researchers examined the links between adverse childhood and occupational experiences with depression and burnout among 7,360 physicians from the AMA Physician Professional Data™ who responded to a survey in late 2020 and early 2021. For mild to severe depression symptoms, survey responses were collected from physicians practicing in 20 […]
40% of Doctors Regret Becoming a Doctor
Well, this is depressing news. From AMA News: Early in the pandemic, physician experiences were largely influenced by geography, specialty and personal COVID-19 experiences. But a year into the pandemic, the environment was different because physicians were facing staffing shortages, anti-science aggression, incivility and new dimensions of moral distress. All of this may have had […]
ICU Burnout
ICU Burnout is real. From MedPage Today: Burnout in the intensive care unit is nothing new. But there is increasing awareness of the unacceptable cost of provider burnout to ICU workers, ICU patients, and the economic bottom line of hospitals, an expert panel agreed Sunday at an early session of the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s […]