Addressing clinician burnout and supporting professional well-being is essential to achieving the goals of better care, improved population health, and lower costs.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25521.
Read MoreDr. Jasminka Goldoni Laestadius’ presentation at the 7th Croatian Congress on Occupational Health on 9-13 October 2019 at Hotel Park Plaza Histria, Pula.
Read MoreDr. Peter Connaughton’s presentation at the 2nd International Conference on Mining OSH and Energy in conjunction with The 13th Indonesian Occupational Medicine Updates on October 8, 2019 in Bali, Indonesia.
Read MoreIncreased demand for health services is putting unprecedented strain on health systems and the workers within them. Many are experiencing burn-out, depriving health systems of their most vital resource: people.
Read MoreEquitable access to healthcare occurs not only in the clinical setting but also in the workplace. From a public health perspective, one’s job plays a significant role as a social determinant of health. Workers in high risk job environments ought to have protections in place to minimize potential workplace hazards and reduce burdens on national health systems. In this sense, occupational health investments represent an expansion of universal health coverage that offer immense health benefits as well as economic benefits.
Read MoreThis study was conducted to assess the lifestyle behaviours of a national sample of hospital doctors working in Ireland. While the prevalence of health behaviours amongst hospital doctors in Ireland compares favourably to the general population, their alcohol consumption and engagement in health enhancing physical activity suggest room for improvement.
Read MoreA national cross-sectional study was done to measure levels of occupational stress, burn-out, work–life balance, presenteeism, work ability and desire to practise in trainee and consultant hospital doctors in Ireland. Participants included 1749 doctors (response rate of 55%). Burn-out was evident in 29.7% and was significantly associated with male sex, younger age, lower years of practice, lower desire to practise, lower work ability, higher ERI ratio and greater over commitment.
Read MoreWith workplace initiatives, fact sheets and training packages everywhere, there is a huge move to promote well-being and reduce avoidable mental health issues. As clinicians working in occupational health, we not only deliver such interventions but we also see at first hand the harm that can be done when employers are not doing enough in support of mental health and well-being in the workplace.
Read MoreDoctors are at considerable risk of work-related stress, burnout and mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. The risk is greater than that of the general working population and is increasing over time in line with the growing demands and complexity of the job, a faster pace of work and diminishing resources.
Read MoreThis joint guidance document is the result of a comprehensive literature review intended to develop recommendations for managing obesity among workers and to improve health outcomes and to explore the impact of obesity on health costs to determine whether a case can be made for surgical interventions and insurance coverage.
Read MoreThe purpose and goals of the ACOEM/UL Summit were to: (1) explore the evidence linking worker health and safety with patient health and safety; (2) develop a series of recommendations on how best to integrate worker and patient health and safety programs; (3) examine potential means of evaluating the effectiveness of these programs, with results to include quality, satisfaction, and cost metrics for employee/ patient health and safety that will improve over time; and (4) promote implementation and dissemination of the best and most effective practices.
Read MoreDue to growing importance of stress in the workplace and work-related stress as well as the role of occupational medicine specialist in its prevention, the Croatian Society of Occupational Medicine of Croatian Medical Association held the Conference, 'Step by step procedure (hodogram) and tools of occupational medicine specialist for psycho-social risk assessment and measures for risk reduction at work,' on 14 February 2015.
Read MoreThis study aims to assess the levels of burnout among Australian-based doctors involved in the service. A total of 168 valid questionnaires out of 300 were returned (56% response rate). The Total Maslach Mean Scores (MMS) obtained were 15.97 for Emotional Exhaustion (EE), 3.15 for Depersonalization (DP) and 40.39 for Personal Accomplishment (PA), signifying low-level burnouts in all three dimensions of the MBI. Burnout levels are low while perceived achievements are high among doctors involved in after-hours house calls in Australia.
Read MoreThis study reports the incidence of burnout in Portuguese healthcare professionals. At the national level, between 2011 and 2013, 21.6% of healthcare professionals showed moderate burnout and 47.8% showed high burnout. The perception of poor working conditions was the main predictor of burnout occurrence among the Portuguese health professionals.
Read MoreThis study investigates the frequency of medical supplies shortages in two Greek hospital units of the National Health System and assesses the possible impact on burnout risk of health care workers. It is a cross-sectional study (n=303) of health care workers in two Greek hospitals who were present at the workplace during a casually selected working day (morning shift work). The prevalence of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low personal accomplishment was 44.5%, 43.2% and 51.5%, respectively. Medical supply shortages were significantly associated with emotional exhaustion and depersonalization.
Read MoreThe National Mental Health Survey of Doctors and Medical Students was conducted with the aims of:
understanding issues associated with the mental health of Australian medical students and doctors
increasing awareness across the medical profession and broader community of issues associated with the mental
health of medical students and doctors, and
informing the development of mental health services and supports for the medical profession.
