{"id":6454,"date":"2020-04-17T15:16:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T19:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/?page_id=6454"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:02:16","slug":"educational-offerings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/specialty-care\/wellness-initiatives\/taking-care-of-our-own\/educational-offerings\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Offerings and Group Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2020\/04\/Burnout.png\" width=\"399\" height=\"421\" \/><strong>UNC School of Medicine Department or Group Support<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Please email <a title=\"mailto:WellBeing@unchealth.unc.edu\" href=\"mailto:WellBeing@unchealth.unc.edu\" data-outlook-id=\"f22f8aee-5c76-42ae-b73c-0844c1125f98\">WellBeing@unchealth.unc.edu<\/a> to request a formal group support session, presentation, or panel discussion by one of our team members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Physician Parenting Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wellness-initiatives\/taking-care-of-our-own\/physician-parenting-support\/\">https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wellness-initiatives\/taking-care-of-our-own\/physician-parenting-support\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is burnout?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No one is immune to the difficulties of balancing life and work demands. Physicians, both resident and attending, who labor long hours under high stress situations are subject to sleep deprivation and may even have difficulty finding time to manage basic bodily needs. Add to that the burdens of trying to ease other people\u2019s suffering, cope with sadness and loss, and calm patients\u2019 and families\u2019 fears, and the combination can lead to burnout syndrome and stress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Burnout Syndrome is a growing problem among practicing physicians and is defined as a constellation of symptoms that include emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and loss of perspective that work is meaningful. Untreated, burnout syndrome can erode professional behavior at work and healthy relationships at home. This leads to decreased empathy and compassion, poor communication and potentially worse patient outcomes. The personal consequences include disrupted relationships with family and friends, self-medicating with alcohol or other substances, depression and an increased risk of suicide, which is higher among physicians than the general population, in part due to the stigma associated with seeking mental health treatment. If you are struggling in some way with burnout syndrome or other can erode professional behavior at work and healthy relationships at home. This leads to decreased empathy and compassion, poor communication and potentially worse patient outcomes. The personal consequences include disrupted relationships with family and friends, self-medicating with alcohol or other substances, depression and an increased risk of suicide, which is higher among physicians than the general population, in part due to the stigma associated with seeking mental health treatment. If you are struggling in some way with burnout syndrome or other issues, you aren\u2019t alone and don\u2019t need to suffer in silence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Common is Burnout?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medscape.com\/slideshow\/2019-lifestyle-burnout-depression-6011056#1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Medscape National Physician Burnout, Depression &amp; Suicide Report 2019<\/span><\/a><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2020\/04\/Burnout-Stats.png\" width=\"414\" height=\"516\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What can we do as individuals to prevent burnout?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1Sl8cY_8ECE9JdiArZdiAN_CSwAq9REUZ8Kaugzjr0n0\/edit#slide=id.p39\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moving from Burnout to Wellness: What Can Individuals and Institutions Do?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PPT presentation from Nadia Charguia, MD- Director of TCOOO<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"panel panel-info  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<strong>Medicine is a marathon, not a sprint! So you must R.A.C.E!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-body oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><strong>R<\/strong>&#8211; Reset expectations, make them reasonable<\/p>\n<p><strong>A<\/strong>&#8211; Active recognition of our needs<\/p>\n<p><strong>C<\/strong>&#8211; Create boundaries<\/p>\n<p><strong>E<\/strong>&#8211; Embrace imperfection at times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why does burnout matter?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2020\/04\/Critical-Burnout-Stats.png\" width=\"492\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/839\/2020\/04\/Burnout-Leads-To.png\" width=\"605\" height=\"367\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Taking Care of Our Own \/ Resident Burnout<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007%2Fs40596-016-0590-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taking Care of Our Own: A Multispecialty Study of Resident and Program Director Perspectives on Contributors to Burnout and Potential Interventions<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/thehealthcareblog.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/02\/physician-burnout-its-time-to-take-care-of-our-own\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Physician Burnout: It\u2019s time to Take Care of Our Own<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Burnout Epidemic<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/well.blogs.nytimes.com\/2012\/08\/23\/the-widespread-problem-of-doctor-burnout\/\">The Widespread Problem of Doctor Burnout<br \/>\n<\/a>Chen, P. Well blog, New York Times (2012)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinmd.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/physician-burnout-presents-differently-male-female-doctors.html\">Physician burnout presents differently in male and female doctors<br \/>\n<\/a>Drummond, D. KevinMD.com (2012)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2012\/08\/the-physician-burnout-epidemic-what-it-means-for-patients-and-reform\/261418\/\">The Physician Burnout Epidemic: What It Means for Patients and Reform<br \/>\n<\/a>Schattner, E. The Atlantic (2012)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studergroup.com\/home\/feb2012\/physician_burnout_straight_a_review.pdf\">Physician Burnout: Preparing for a \u201cPerfect Storm\u201d<br \/>\n<\/a>Straight A Review. 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