Toward physician well-being and the mitigation of burnout

This article discusses the drivers of burnout and offers some strategies to mitigate burnout and improve well-being. Recent findings Measures of burnout such as stress, micro, and macro-aggression in the workplace have a psychological impact on staff. Additionally, a measurable economic price is exacted when an organization fails to address the lack of well-being burnout represents. Summary As healthcare providers struggle to survive and deal with the complex new set of problems and obstacles that the COVID-19 pandemic, the National economic crisis, and the increasing regulatory obligations have summoned forth, professional burnout rates have risen drastically. With good leadership, developing comprehensive programs to identify, track, and treat burnout symptoms and improve well-being in the work environment can result in greater work satisfaction and save resources.
Source: Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: ETHICS, ECONOMICS AND OUTCOME: Edited by Alice A. Tolbert Coombs Source Type: research