You cannot give what you do not have: Burnout and anger in family medicine are global phenomena

Ponka examines burnout and anger in family medicine, which are global phenomena. He states that at a workshop at the World Organization of Family Doctors World Conference 2023 in Sydney, Australia, they presented data showing that 50% of family physicians are facing some degree of burnout in Canada....

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Published in:Canadian family physician 2024-03, Vol.70 (3), p.212-212
Main Author: Ponka, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anger
Burnout
Burnout, Professional
Burnout, Psychological
Conferences
Family physicians
Family Practice
Humans
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Summary:Ponka examines burnout and anger in family medicine, which are global phenomena. He states that at a workshop at the World Organization of Family Doctors World Conference 2023 in Sydney, Australia, they presented data showing that 50% of family physicians are facing some degree of burnout in Canada. He adds that they were not entirely surprised that the same holds true in Australia and in many countries represented at the conference. What did surprise them was the reaction of their Indonesian colleagues. On Boxing Day 2004, nearly a quarter of a million people lost their lives in a devastating tsunami that struck Aceh province in Indonesia, where Dr Ichsan is from, and other countries in or bordering the Indian Ocean. He presented agonizing depictions of the event and of the solidarity of the medical community in its aftermath.
ISSN:0008-350X
1715-5258
1715-5258
DOI:10.46747/cfp.7003212