Network Five: Burnout In Emergency Medicine

Network Five: Episode 20 – Burnout

Guest Experts – Dr Felicity Day (FACEM), Dr Laura Brown (FACEM), Natalie Harman (psychotherapist and counselor) Sydney – Australia.

Part 1

In this segment, we discuss the pertinent issue of burnout in emergency medicine. The interlude will be presented by Dr Laura Brown.

• Zhang Q, Mu M-c, He Y, Cai Z-l, Li Z-c. Burnout in emergency medicine physicians: a meta-analysis and systematic review. Medicine 2020; 99:32(e21462). 

Part 2

Is it stress or burnout? The interlude will be presented by Dr Felicity Day.

• Kendrick, M., Kendrick, K., Morton, P., Taylor, N., & Leggat, S. (2020). Hospital Staff Report It Is Not Burnout, but a Normal Stress Reaction to an Uncongenial Work Environment: Findings from a Qualitative Study. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 17(11), 4107. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17114107.

Part 3

In this segment, we discuss strategies to address burnout and improve well-being of healthcare workers. The interlude is presented by psychotherapist and counselor Natalie Harman.

• Brand, S. L., Thompson Coon, J., Fleming, L. E., Carroll, L., Bethel, A., & Wyatt, K. (2017). Whole-system approaches to improving the health and wellbeing of healthcare workers: A systematic review. PloS one, 12(12), e0188418. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188418. 

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