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Jun 17, 2019

How is it that a profession which attracts people who care about patients sometimes produces people who seem not to care? This piece discusses "burn out" and the need for all practitioners to keep their focus on the fact that caring for patients is their primary role?

Is the curse of electronic health records, email and digital communication taking up too much time and turning people into "box tickers"?

Presented by Monty Mythen with Paul Wishmeyer, Professor of the Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University.