Burnout among emergency room doctors high, one in 10 left the specialty, study finds
The study said that “women and younger participants reported higher levels of burnout, as did emergency physicians who had reduced their clinical hours.”As well, the study found that 65 per cent of respondents scored high for either heightened emotional exhaustion, depersonalization or both. These demographics are similar to the participants who registered for the original study in April, 2020.Kerstin de Wit, an emergency room physician at Kingston Health Sciences Centre and a Queen’s University professor, is one the study’s co-authors. Opinion: Where do our health care dollars go?“Additional challenges included lack of primary care to follow up with patients, and reduced access to or long waits for specialist clinic appointments.
- ▪The study said that “women and younger participants reported higher levels of burnout, as did emergency physicians who had reduced their clinical hours.”As well, the study found that 65 per cent of respondents scored high for either heighte
- ▪These demographics are similar to the participants who registered for the original study in April, 2020.Kerstin de Wit, an emergency room physician at Kingston Health Sciences Centre and a Queen’s University professor, is one the study’s co
- ▪Opinion: Where do our health care dollars go?“Additional challenges included lack of primary care to follow up with patients, and reduced access to or long waits for specialist clinic appointments.
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Open this photo in gallery:Doctors frequently say their work is taking an emotional toll on them, including some experiencing distress.Graham Hughes/The Globe and MailShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountBurnout among Canadian emergency room doctors is high, with almost half of respondents in a recent survey reporting they had reduced their work hours, while 10 per cent had left the specialty, a newly published study says.The findings, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, stem from a 2025 survey conducted among 410 emergency medicine physicians in all provinces, as well in the Northwest Territories, but not in Nunavut and Yukon.Of the total respondents, 48 per cent said they reduced clinical hours, and 20 per cent had…
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