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Setting the Stage- Surgeon Burnout
RECENT CANADIAN SURVEY (2018) UOFT SURGEONS (N=272)
Burned out from work >1x/wk (37%)
Emotionally used up at the end of a work day >1x/wk (58%)
Feel depressed and/or hopeless >1x/wk (33%)
Little to no pleasure in previously enjoyed activities (41%)
Experienced a panic attack in the past 4 weeks (11%)
STRONG EVIDENCE FOR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BURNOUT AND MEDICAL ERROR
Burnout and Wellness in Academic Surgeons, CANADA., Papia G., etal. (Manuscript in preparation)
Burnout and career dissatisfaction among American surgeons, Shanafelt & Balch. Annals of Surgery, 31 Aug 2009, 250(3):463-471
