Pearl of the week: Burnout isn’t fixed by self-care alone

Doing “all the right things” can still leave physicians exhausted

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STEPS Forward Pearl of the Week

Burnout includes physical, emotional and mental exhaustion. Addressing only the physical side leaves the deeper drivers untouched. Without learning how to process emotions and think more intentionally, the same patterns follow physicians from shift to shift, regardless of schedule or setting.

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