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- Published on: 1 November 2013
- Published on: 25 August 2013
- Published on: 1 November 2013Re:Avoiding BurnoutShow More
Dear Editor Our editorial was triggered by a PMJ paper showing that in a study carried out in the US, 76% of first year doctors exhibited burnout. We quoted other evidence that burnout may occur surprisingly early in careers and is not necessarily related to seniority. We know that jobs which require daily face to face interaction with people who are distressed or challenging lead to high levels of burnout. Sadly it is th...
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None declared. - Published on: 25 August 2013Avoiding BurnoutShow More
Avoiding burnout in new doctors: sleep, supervision and teams Elisabeth Paice, Diana Hamilton-Fairley 2013;89:493-494 doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2013-132214
I applaud Paice and Hamilton-Fairley's call for better work schedules and supervision, but burnout seems to increase with seniority and probably reflects more fundamental problems. Achieving even the aims mentioned may be more difficult than the authors suggest...
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