Burnout

Driven by work exhaustion, 57.5% of dialysis technicians reported burnout and 52.6% reported that they intend on remaining a technician in 3 years, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

With May serving as Mental Health Awareness Month, Healio has collected the top stories in nephrology that discuss mental health, burnout and the mental burden kidney disease can have on patients and providers.

On May 23, 2022, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, issued an advisory on health worker burnout and wellbeing, declaring the situation a “crisis,” and addressing it a “top national priority.”

This month’s cover story on rheumatology and burnout brings to the fore numerous issues and challenges for our profession for both physicians and advanced practitioners.

Each year, the NIH recognizes April as Stress Awareness Month.

A coalition of U.S. legislators has drafted a bill that would tie annual changes in Medicare physician reimbursement to inflation as measured by the Medicare Economic Index.

Artificial intelligence has had a major impact in reducing burnout in primary care by speeding up administrative duties, experts said during a webinar held by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The staffing shortage in nephrology is leading to burnout, but it was also caused by burnout, according to a presenter at the Annual Dialysis Conference.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Electronic health records have a utilitarian benefit for practice managers but may also worsen the interaction between patients and their caregivers, a presenter said at the Annual Dialysis Conference.

NEW ORLEANS — The cardiology community has faced great challenges in recent years, but continuing to engage can help overcome them, American College of Cardiology President Edward T. A. Fry, MD, FACC, FSCAI, said in opening remarks here.