Prevention of Burnout in Medicine

Download or read book Prevention of Burnout in Medicine written by Sherry-Ann Brown, , and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-18 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This academic book provides practical guidance for healthcare professionals to identify, mitigate and prevent burnout in medicine. This is achieved through essays, stories of personal experiences and artistic illustrations showing our collective expertise as clinicians and patients. This book can serve as a practical guide for recognizing and addressing burnout in academic settings. We delineate factors that could contribute to burnout which are beyond an individual's control, such as institutional, governmental and insurance regulations. We describe the clear and subtle signs of burnout and encourage self-awareness. We prescribe preventive methods to avoid and overcome burnout. We discuss long-term transformative efforts to improve autonomy, advocacy and institutional approaches to optimize the overall setting in which healthcare is practised. This book structure interweaves poetry, prose, art, photography, and authors' original quotes, capturing a variety of these themes.