The Burnout Epidemic Within A Viral Pandemic: Impact of a Wellness Initiative

Impact of COVID-19 on hospital screening, diagnosis and treatment activities among prostate and colorectal cancer patients in Canada

“…There is no doubt that the backlogs of delayed surgeries and cancer cases will take a significant toll on our already strained healthcare system in the years to come (Hanna et al, 2020a ). In fact, the situation has been exacerbated by the loss of healthcare staff due to clinical burnout and high mental distress among primary care providers (Ting et al, 2022 ; Zador et al, 2022 ). In the short-term, embracing digital health developments such as telemedicine, remote monitoring, and virtual support programs for cancer patients have been proven effective in minimizing system level delays in cancer treatment as the pandemic evolves (Qian et al, 2020 ; Turco et al, 2022 ).…”

GReek Anaesthesiologists’s Burnout EPidemic within the COVID-19 pandemic (GRABEP study); a multicenter study on burn out prevalence among Greek anesthesiologists and association with personality traits

“…[1][2][3] The first case in Greece was recorded in February 2020, when Greek anaesthesiologists were already under significant pressure and at increased risk of developing burnout due to critical workforce shortages, leading to pressing clinical, educational and research workload and exhausting work hours in and out of operating rooms. 4,5 In November 2021, while the COVID-19 referral hospitals in Greece were already struggling with the mounting numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths, the overwhelming working hours and the demands for a high level of medical acuity, our country experienced the 4 th and toughest peak of the pandemic. Hence, the psychological burden of anaesthesiologists and the risk for developing burnout escalated.…”