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1 in 10 emergency room doctors in Canada leave profession due to burnout: study
A CMAJ survey found 48% of emergency physicians cut clinical hours and 65% reported high emotional exhaustion or depersonalization.
- On Monday, the Canadian Medical Association Journal published a study finding nearly half of 410 surveyed emergency physicians reduced clinical hours due to high burnout levels.
- Co-Author Dr. Kerstin de Wit, emergency physician at Kingston Health Sciences Centre, described a "broken" health care system where emergency departments absorb inadequacies with "insurmountable" workplace challenges.
- The survey of 410 physicians found 65 per cent scored high for emotional exhaustion or depersonalization; 20 per cent took time off and 10 per cent left the specialty entirely.
- Dr. Catherine Varner, emergency physician and deputy editor at CMAJ, warned that "collective distress" threatens Canada's 50-year investment in emergency medicine training and urged government action.
- Following last week's First Ministers meeting in Charlottetown, leaders face pressure to address funding gaps before health care agreements expire in March 2027, as CAEP spokesperson Dr. Kaitlin Stockton demands immediate action.
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24 heuresOne in 10 emergency specialists would leave the practice in Canada because of a "broken" system, "irreal" expectations, and "insurmountable" challenges.
·Montreal, Canada
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Almost half of respondents said they had reduced their hours in clinics, while 20% took breaks from their profession.
·Montreal, Canada
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1 in 10 ER doctors are leaving due to burnout. Some say the system is ‘broken’
A new research study has found that one in 10 emergency room doctors are leaving their position, in large part due to burnout. The new research study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, is the culmination of six years of interviewing hundreds of emergency room physicians across Canada.
·Toronto, Canada
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