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Emotional Exhaustion – What is it? Emotional exhaustion is the result of prolonged fatigue due to being emotionally, physically, and cognitively strained due to work conditions. Research shows that emotional exhaustion had been on the rise pre-covid, with covid only exacerbating the issue. Emotional exhaustion is also a key [...]
In this episode of the JoyMed Podcast, Melina is joined by Joel Bundy, MD, President of the Medical Society of Virginia and Chief Medical and Quality Officer, Sentara Health, to discuss: Common challenges faced by medical administrators The role organizations play in healthcare professional well-being The role healthcare administrators [...]
Creating a stress management plan is a great way to be proactive when dealing with stress not only in your career but in life. Stress is a part of your job in healthcare with heavy workloads, long shifts, a lack of resources, and exposure to suffering and death, it’s normal [...]
via ACS As the healthcare landscape in the US becomes increasingly corporatized,1 bureaucracy is growing, and budgetary control and the locus of healthcare decision-making are moving farther away for the individual clinical practitioner. For most of the latter half of the 20th century, healthcare decision-making, specifically decisions about direction, mission, and [...]
Burnout in the workplace is a rising concern across many industries, but it’s especially prevalent in healthcare. Nurses have experienced a significant increase in recent years due in part to the nursing shortage, which puts extra tasks and responsibility on nursing staff. This stress can cause exhaustion and job dissatisfaction [...]
Physician burnout, a pressing healthcare issue, affects doctors’ well-being and patient care. Recent studies show alarming burnout rates among healthcare professionals, with emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and diminished personal accomplishment being leading factors. To address this, our communities must recognize burnout signs in healthcare teams. Recognizing the Signs of Physician [...]
Medical students and residents work long hours, are under significant amounts of stress, and often struggle with work-life balance. It should come as no surprise they’re susceptible to burnout just like physicians. In fact, what may be surprising is their burnout rates are about the same — both landing at [...]
In this episode of the JoyMed Podcast, Melina is joined by Dr. Art Saavedra, Dean of VCU School of Medicine. Dr. Saavedra and Melina explore the critical issue of burnout in medical training and beyond. They discuss the root causes of burnout and how medical schools can address them [...]
In this episode of the JoyMed Podcast, host Melina Davis explores the day to day rewards and challenges of nursing. This frontline perspective acknowledges the obstacles of nursing shortages and workplace dangers, while sharing some advice on solving burnout. Listen on Apple | Listen on Spotify Special Guests Morgan McDowell, [...]
