Burnout

Union membership among health care professionals in the United States, including physicians, is on the rise, which could have seismic implications in work patterns and patient care in an increasingly corporatized medical system.

In this episode, guest Soma Sengupta, MD, PhD, discusses how patients and caregivers can combat burnout, and programs to support clinicians who are also caregivers.

Ishwaria M. Subbiah, MD, MS, FASCO, is a third-generation health care professional and second-generation medical oncologist.

Physicians often engage in electronic health record activities during their paid time off, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

Burnout in the field of oncology continues to increase and experts in the field suggest that organizational interventions could be most effective at combatting the issue, according to a review published in JCO Oncology Practice.

Patient medical advice request inbox work and electronic health record time spent has remained elevated since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to study results.

U.S.-based medical oncologists reported experiencing higher rates of burnout in 2023 vs. 2013, according to survey results.

Researchers observed improvements in rates of burnout and work-life integration challenges among a cohort of U.S. medical oncology fellows in 2023 vs. 2013, but challenges remain, according to survey results.

Like many physicians, my career was initially driven by my quest to become a healer, although I must admit, I really did not know what that meant.

Alcohol consumption may trigger worse allergic reactions in patients with nut allergies, according to a study published in International Archives of Allergy and Immunology.