Preventing burnout in Emergency medicine professionals

Burnout syndrome is caused by unmanaged chronic workplace stress. It manifests itself in a lack of energy or exhaustion, increased mental distance from the job, and feelings of job-related negativity or cynicism. You must face it if your colleagues are showing simptoms of this disease.

Rescue Press · 30 Maggio 2022

The objective of the webinar was to get ideas on how to improve the working conditions and lower the level of burnout. The presenters and audience were very helpful in proposing loads of remarks and ideas.

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a prolonged increase in workload and stress among specialists in many healthcare sectors, but this has been particularly noticeable in emergency medicine (EM). A survey carried out by the European Society of Emergency Medicine (EUSEM) among EM professionals in 89 countries showed that 62% of the responders had at least one symptom of burnout syndrome1, and 31.2% had two. Results from the survey are published today in the European Journal of Emergency Medicine2.

The paper shows that the chronic problems faced by EM specialists, such as understaffing, limited resources, overcrowding, and lack of recognition have been greatly exacerbated by the pandemic.

Watch the webinar about burnout syndrome by enrolling in this course for free. Know more about EUSEM here.

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