Burnout in Physicians

Course Overview
?The prevalence of burnout among physicians is higher than that among the general U.S. population. The purpose of this course is to provide information on personal and professional strategies to cope with stress and avoid burnout.

Learning Outcomes 
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

• Define burnout and its relationship to job dissatisfaction and stress.
• Identify the work environment and personal risk factors for burnout.
• Recognize the most common physical, psychological, and interpersonal/social signs and symptoms of stress and burnout and tools to measure burnout.
• Discuss the prevalence of burnout among physicians.
• Explain the primary causes of stress and burnout among physicians.
• Describe the effects of physician burnout on the quality of health care.
• Select personal and professional lifestyle changes to manage stress and prevent burnout. 

About the Author/Presenter 
Lori L. Alexander, MTPW, ELS, MWC, is President of Editorial Rx, Inc., which provides medical writing and editing services on a wide variety of clinical topics and in a range of media. A medical writer and editor for more than 30 years, Ms. Alexander has written for both professional and lay audiences, with a focus on continuing education materials, medical meeting coverage, and educational resources for patients. She is the Editor Emeritus of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Journal, the peer-review journal representing the largest association of medical communicators in the United States. Ms. Alexander earned a Master’s degree in technical and professional writing, with a concentration in medical writing, at Northeastern University, Boston. She has also earned certification as a life sciences editor and as a medical writer.

Audience/Accreditations and Approvals 
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE 
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details): 
Physician

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