Occupational Health
Perspective: What Causes us to Burnout at Work?
25 Oct, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCWhat causes us to burnout at work? – World Economic Forum (free)
Related: WHO Redefines Burnout As A ‘Syndrome’ Linked To Chronic Stress At Work (free)
Consensus Study – Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:48h | UTCHomepage: Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being – National Academies of Medicine (free resources)
Full Report: Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being (free PDF – registration required)
Commentary: Improving the System to Support Clinician Well-being and Provide Better Patient Care – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Improving the System to Support Clinician Well-being and Provide Better Patient Care (free audio)
See also: Report Highlights | Key Messages | Report Recommendations | Press Release | Report Release Slides | Social Media Toolkit
Randomized Trial: Routine Early Occupational Intervention Unnecessary to Treat Back Pain
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:50h | UTCCommentary: Occupational Intervention Unnecessary to Treat Back Pain – JAMA (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Neurodegenerative Disease Mortality Increased Among Former Professional Soccer Players
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:09h | UTCNeurodegenerative Disease Mortality among Former Professional Soccer Players – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Dementia in football: Ex-players three and a half times more likely to die of condition – BBC (free) AND Study shows more thinking problems in former pro soccer players – Reuters (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Just published: In a study in which death certificates were used to compare the causes of death among 7676 former Scottish #soccer players and 23,028 matched controls, mortality from neurodegenerative disease was higher among former players. https://t.co/MFEQPGGFRP
— NEJM (@NEJM) October 21, 2019
The Global Burden of Musculoskeletal Pain—Where to From Here?
22 Oct, 2019 | 07:25h | UTCThe Global Burden of Musculoskeletal Pain—Where to From Here? – American Journal of Public Health (free)
Related: Study: Musculoskeletal Conditions are Now the Second Global Cause of Years Lived with Disability (link to abstract and commentary)
Review: Health Problems in Healthcare Workers
2 Oct, 2019 | 22:19h | UTCHealth problems in healthcare workers: A review – Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (free)
Related: Whole-system approaches to improving the health and wellbeing of healthcare workers: A systematic review – PLOS One (free) AND Healthcare Staff Wellbeing, Burnout, and Patient Safety: A Systematic Review – PLOS One (free)
Systematic Review: Effect of Organization-Directed Workplace Interventions on Physician Burnout
27 Sep, 2019 | 08:22h | UTCRelated: Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis (several resources on the subject)
I’ve Noticed a Change in My Colleague’s Behavior. What Should I Do?
24 Sep, 2019 | 07:46h | UTCI’ve noticed a change in my colleague’s behaviour. What should I do? – The BMJ (free) (via @brhospitalist)
Related Commentary on Twitter
ask. ask. ask. | I've noticed a change in my colleague's behaviour. What should I do? – BMJ https://t.co/99M8OOxBOD @medpedshosp
— Phil Boucher, MD (@DrPhilBoucher) September 17, 2019
Review: Vaccines for Health Care Personnel
13 Sep, 2019 | 08:13h | UTCVaccines for Health Care Personnel – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related: Immunization of Health-Care Personnel: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free) AND Vaccination of healthcare workers: A review – Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (free)
ATS/ERS Statement: The Occupational Burden of Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases
11 Sep, 2019 | 08:37h | UTCCommentaries: Occupational hazards account for more than one in ten people with range of lung diseases – American Thoracic Society (free) AND Respiratory Hazards at Work Linked to Disease for 1 in 10 People Worldwide – AJMC (free)
Perspective: The 3 Causes Of Physician Burnout (And Why There’s No Simple Solution)
10 Sep, 2019 | 01:11h | UTCThe 3 Causes Of Physician Burnout (And Why There’s No Simple Solution) – Forbes (free)
Related: Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis (several resources on the subject)
Occupational Cardiology Series: Cardiovascular Assessment of Aircrew and Other High-hazard Employees
9 Sep, 2019 | 00:01h | UTC
Perspective: Medical Education Needs to Stop Burning out Students — Now
30 Aug, 2019 | 08:46h | UTCMedical education needs to stop burning out students — now – STAT (free)
Related: Meta-analysis: The Global Prevalence of Anxiety Among Medical Students (free studies)
A Review on Strategies to Manage Physician Burnout
25 Aug, 2019 | 13:39h | UTCA Review on Strategies to Manage Physician Burnout – Cureus (free)
Related: Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis (several resources on the subject)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Meta-analysis: The Global Prevalence of Anxiety Among Medical Students
18 Aug, 2019 | 22:04h | UTCRelated: Medical student wellbeing – a consensus statement from Australia and New Zealand – BMC Medical Education (free) AND Prevalence of Depression, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation Among Medical Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – JAMA (free)
Systematic Review: Resident Physicians are at Increased Risk for Dangerous Driving After Extended-duration Work Shifts
16 Aug, 2019 | 08:02h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Pregnant Women Who Work Rotating Shifts, Fixed Night Shifts, or Longer Hours Have Increased Risk of Preterm Deliveries and Miscarriages
31 Jul, 2019 | 01:49h | UTCThe impact of occupational shift work and working hours during pregnancy on health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (link to abstract – for full-text)
Commentary: Night shifts, long hours linked to miscarriages and preterm births – Reuters (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Pregnant women working nights were 21% more likely to have preterm deliveries & 23% more likely to have miscarriages. Pregnant women working > 40 hrs/wk were 38% more likely to miscarry & 21% more likely to deliver preterm.#SharingSciencehttps://t.co/a31EUJGRa8 pic.twitter.com/sPY6GkCfdZ
— Mayo Clinic Department of Anesthesiology (@MayoAnesthesia) July 24, 2019
Moral Injury and Burnout in Medicine: A Year of Lessons Learned
28 Jul, 2019 | 23:02h | UTCMoral injury and burnout in medicine: a year of lessons learned – STAT (free)
Original Perspective: Physicians aren’t ‘burning out.’ They’re suffering from moral injury – STAT (free)
Related: The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine (free commentaries on the subject)
Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis
12 Jul, 2019 | 07:57h | UTCEditorial: Physician burnout: a global crisis – The Lancet (free)
Related Perspectives: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Counting the costs: U.S. hospitals feeling the pain of physician burnout – Reuters (free) AND Panic, chronic anxiety and burnout: doctors at breaking point – The Guardian (free) AND The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine – The Atlantic (free) AND To Combat Physician Burnout and Improve Care, Fix the Electronic Health Record – Harvard Business Review (free commentaries) AND Physician burnout costs up to $17B a year, task force says – HealthcareDive (free)
Related Articles: Systematic Review: Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians (free) AND Burnout syndrome among medical residents: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free) AND Prevalence of Burnout in Medical and Surgical Residents: A Meta-Analysis – International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (free) AND Physician Burnout Can Lead to Major Medical Errors (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Association Between Physician Burnout and Patient Safety, Professionalism, and Patient Satisfaction (link to abstract and commentaries)
Survey: Suicide Amongst Anesthetists
4 Jul, 2019 | 10:47h | UTCSuicide amongst anaesthetists – an Association of Anaesthetists survey – Anaesthesia (free)
News Release: Survey highlights need for improved mental health guidance & support for anaesthetists – Association of Anaesthetists (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
?This new @AAGBI survey highlights the experiences of ~1,400 anaesthetists who have lost a colleague through suicide.
Most respondents were unaware of their Trust’s policies on mental illness, addiction or suicide.@AAGBI_President @AAGBI_GAT
?https://t.co/7UzxNCOw5M pic.twitter.com/O2d0vFQqHH
— Anaesthesia (@Anaes_Journal) July 3, 2019
Guideline: Diagnosing and Managing Work‐related Mental Health Conditions in General Practice
27 Jun, 2019 | 10:41h | UTC
Working While Sick: A Systematic Review of Infectious Illness Presenteeism
25 Jun, 2019 | 06:25h | UTCRelated Study: Working with influenza-like illness: Presenteeism among US health care personnel during the 2014-2015 influenza season – American Journal of Infection Control (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentaries: This flu season, physicians need to scrap the ‘martyr culture’ of working while sick – STAT (free) AND Healthcare Providers Shouldn’t Come to Work While Sick, but They Do — Here’s Why – HIV and ID Observations, Journal Watch Blog (free)
Infectious illness presenteeism (working while sick) prevalence ranged from 35 to 97%.
Cohort Study: Long Working Hours Linked to Increased Stroke Risk
21 Jun, 2019 | 07:32h | UTCCommentaries: Long work hours associated with increased risk of stroke – American Heart Association (free) AND Longer work hours may raise stroke risk – UPI (free) AND Long working hours ‘linked to stroke risk’ – BBC (free)
ACP Position Paper on Physician Impairment and Rehabilitation: Reintegration Into Medical Practice While Ensuring Patient Safety
4 Jun, 2019 | 06:31h | UTCNews Release: ACP issues ethical guidance for responding to physician impairment – American College of Physicians (free)
Commentary: ACP issues ethical guidance on responding to physician impairment – ACP Internist (free)
WHO Redefines Burnout As A ‘Syndrome’ Linked To Chronic Stress At Work
29 May, 2019 | 01:52h | UTCWHO Redefines Burnout As A ‘Syndrome’ Linked To Chronic Stress At Work – NPR (free)
See also: Burn-out an “occupational phenomenon”: International Classification of Diseases – World Health Organization (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
#Burnout is included in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (#ICD11) as an occupational phenomenon.
It is NOT classified as a medical condition https://t.co/t9pjcv3ctX pic.twitter.com/FF6Zzfwoj7— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 28, 2019