“How many more patients?How much time is left in my day?”Sound familiar? Hopefully not too familiar – such thinking may indicate burnout.In this episode of Quick Takes, Dr. David Gratzer sits down with Dr. Treena Wilkie, Deputy Physician-in-Chief, Medical Affairs and Practice at CAMH to talk about burnout: what the signs are, and what can – and is – being done to help doctors avoid it.

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In this episode the following was discussed:

• What exactly is physician burnout?
• How common burnout is now and why rates may be rising.
• The effect physician burnout could have on the public health care system.
• What doctors can do if they think they may be experiencing it.
• And what organizations should do to try to ensure their physicians never burn out.

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To hear a story of one physician’s experience with burnout, check out our bonus track Episode #5 Double Take

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