Burnout

As I have said many times, rheumatology is the most interprofessional and collaborative specialty, for by its very nature our diseases cross every barrier in their clinical manifestations of target organ involvement, and lines of care.

“Hey D. White! How come you’re not using XYZ to heat up the meibomian glands?”

Nearly 7,000 abstracts had been submitted for presentation at this year’s ASCO Annual Meeting.

CHICAGO — Nearly one-fourth of academic oncologists surveyed reported feelings of burnout, with the highest rates among women and lesbian/gay/bisexual faculty, according to study results presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

CHICAGO — The escalating prevalence of burnout among U.S. health care providers poses “a real threat” to public health, the U.S. surgeon general told ASCO Annual Meeting attendees.

A gratitude-focused intervention could improve the positive affect of health care workers, according to results of a randomized controlled trial published in Annals of Family Medicine.

SAN FRANCISCO — The COVID-19 pandemic presented challenges to medical professionals in caring for their own mental health.

With May serving as National Nurses Month, Healio has collected the top stories in nephrology that discuss the challenges faced by nurses who treat patients with kidney disease.

Lynn M. Schuchter, MD, FASCO, said she will work to remove barriers to high-quality cancer care and promote opportunities for volunteerism during her upcoming term as ASCO president.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — In this interview, incoming American Nephrology Nurses Association president Jennifer E. Payton, MHCA, BSN, RN, CNN, discusses four main goals she has created for her upcoming year in office.