Clinicians at leading cardiac center report burnout and high levels of distress
More than half the clinicians surveyed at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre reported burnout and high levels of distress according to a series of studies published today in the
Canadian Medical Association Journal Open (CMAJ-OPEN). In these studies carried out before the COVID-19 pandemic, 78% of nurses, 73% of allied health staff and 65% of physicians described experiencing burnout.
In my 35 years as a physician I have never seen a more serious issue for clinicians than burnout.
Dr. Barry Rubin, Lead Author, Chair and Medical Director, the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, UHN