Part-time doctors — reducing hours to reduce burnout

Burnout among after-hours home visit doctors in Australia

BACKGROUND No previous study had ever looked at Burnout among medical practitioners involved in after-hours house calls (AHHC) in Australia. The growing popularity of AHHC and the high number of overseas-trained doctors involved in it make this a subject of both local and international significance. This study aims to assess the levels of burnout among Australian-based doctors involved in the s...

Burnout among doctors.

Although doctors have a professional responsibility to be at their best, the wider profession and healthcare organisations urgently need to assume a greater responsibility for burnout. Burnout is a work related hazard that is prevalent among those working in people oriented professions such as healthcare. 3 Care providers commonly develop intense interpersonal relationships with those they care...

Junior Doctors' Hours

Is networking different with doctors working part-time? Differences in social networks of part-time and full-time doctors

BACKGROUND Part-time working is a growing phenomenon in medicine, which is expected to influence informal networks at work differently compared to full-time working. The opportunity to meet and build up social capital at work has offered a basis for theoretical arguments. METHODS Twenty-eight teams of medical specialists in the Netherlands, including 226 individuals participated in this study...

Reducing stress and burnout in junior doctors: the impact of debriefing sessions.

BACKGROUND Internship and residency are difficult times with novice practitioners facing new challenges and stressors. Junior doctors may experience burnout, a syndrome that encompasses three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and reduced personal accomplishment. While there is some existing literature on the prevalence of burnout in junior doctors, there are few studies on int...