Two weeks ago, we discussed many of the causes of healthcare worker burnout. This week we discuss some of the solutions offered, and weigh in on their chances of success. I'll give you a hint, they have very little chance of succeeding.

We all experience burnout. But burnout in healthcare is something that is only getting worse and worse. Aubrey wrote a paper about it and we felt it was so important to discuss that we needed to talk about it. We planned on talking about the problems and solutions in a single episode. But it was far too long for that. Here is part #1, discussing the problems and causes of burnout in healthcare.

Tribes seem to be part of humanity. We seek them, we make them, we cling to them. But what happens when tribalism gets in the way of doing good? We discuss our experiences with tribalism in medicine.

This week we have a quick rundown of some of the more unusual and interesting things we have seen in medicine.

No episode last week because... life. So here is an update, and one is coming next week.

A discussion (and some ranting) about how medicine is portrayed in the media.

A brief discussion on burnout, and then we talk about how much we love seeing people get better.

The pandemic has been hard for everyone. We take a look at how it has impacted us, both personally and professionally.

Difficult conversations are a part of life, and medicine in particular. We discuss some of those conversations and our experience and strategies to deal with them.

Power struggles occur daily in medicine, as different members of the care team try their best to take care of people. We discuss some of the sources of those struggles and our thoughts on how to prevent them.