Avoiding Burnout

Exemplary physicians' strategies for avoiding burnout.

Burnout has damaging effects on physicians. This research reveals how outstanding doctors avoid burnout. Winners of the American Medical Association Foundation's Pride in the Professions Award were interviewed to learn how they manage burnout. Information was collected through telephone interviews. The data were categorized through content analysis. The results showed that techniques for avoidi...

Avoiding burnout in new doctors: sleep, supervision and teams.

BURNOUT IN NEW DOCTORS Being a new doctor is stressful. Dealing with people who are ill, dying or bereaved is upsetting enough; the feeling that you could make a mistake that could cost someone their life can be overwhelming. It is not surprising that many researchers have found psychological morbidity and burnout to be common among new doctors. Some personality types are more vulnerable than o...

Managing stress in the orthopaedic family: avoiding burnout, achieving resilience.

I-32: Avoiding OHSS in Ovarian Stimulation

Multiple pregnancies and ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome (OHSS) are the most serious complications of ovarian stimulation and IVF. Indeed, they are more or less the only ones. OHSS can effectively be prevented in three stages: Before stimulation, during stimulation and at ET. Before stimulation patients should be assessed as to age, the ovarian follicular count and/or anti mullerian hormone ...

Strategies for avoiding burnout in hospice and palliative medicine: peer advice for physicians on achieving longevity and fulfillment.

BACKGROUND Hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) is now an American Board of Medical Specialties-recognized subspecialty, and many physicians are choosing it as a career. There is little written about recognition and prevention of burnout or physician self-care in this challenging and ever-evolving field. METHODS We conducted a qualitative online survey of 40 HPM physicians practicing in the ...