Section: Module 9: Lesson 1: Understanding Burnout in Healthcare: Causes and Consequences | Humanism in Health and Healthcare | NextGenU.org
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Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 19 mins
Learning Objectives:
- Define burnout and articulate its various causes among health care professionals.
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Required Learning Resources and Activities
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Please read the article by Thomas P. Reith. As you read, pay particular attention not only to the causes of burnout, but also to the kinds of causes (e.g. individual level factors versus system level factors). Think about various strategies that might be employed in response to each kind of factor.
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This supplemental article interrogates the conceptual issues with the notion of burnout in an enlightening way, including how the construct is misused, and often overlooks the systemic features of burnout, incorrectly locating it solely within the individual practitioner. That is, while burnout is a systemic issue, it often is only examined at a level of individual pathology, which can lead to a sort of blaming the victim.