Easing doctor burnout with mindfulness. by pauline w. chen, m.d. september 26, 2013 12:01 am september 26, 2013 12:01 am. photo. credit joshua bright for the new york times. that relentless inner conversation came to mind this past week when i read two studies on physician burnout and mindfulness in the current issue of the. Physician burnout is a hot topic today, but what is burnout and who is at risk? in the field of dermatology—one with relatively few emergencies and often modest work hours—does burnout even apply to us?. 1. physician burnout is not (mostly) a work-life balance issue. as physician burnout has come to the attention of physician and health system leaders, many have attributed the symptoms of fatigue and frustration with practice to work-life balance issues..
Physicians who are burned out make medical errors, and burnout can be infectious, spreading to other members of the team.” some solutions to fixing burnout are therefore pragmatic.. Physicians working in the current healthcare environment are under an enormous amount of pressure and stress, and as a result, a condition commonly referred to as ‘physician burnout’ is becoming an ongoing concern in the medical field.. Yet mark linzer, who has studied physician burnout for 20 years, said that when burnout rates hit 50 percent a few years ago, medical institutions began paying attention to work-home conflict..
