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Author: Weissman [CAPC/PCLC Faculty]
Date: Jun 23, 2008 12:42 pm
I agree, it is very surprising. Burnout is an ever present issue for my team, now in it's 16th year. All team members have had minor, and some major burnout episodes and for some, burnout has forced a job change. This is inspite of considerable attention paid to team health and well being.

David Weissman, MD
Professor & Director of Palliative Care
Medical College of Wisconsin
Palliative Care Leadership Center
Milwaukee, WI
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+ Re:Re:Re:x2 burnout and IDT development (by Laurenzee on 06/23/2008)
I heard a wonderful distinction recently between burnout and compassion fatigue. It is very important to acknowledge that our work can be exhausting without it leaving us without care for the patients and families.
Either way we need to pay attention to taking care of ourselves. We continually tell caregivers that self care is important. We need to remember that we are also caregivers and need to keep ourselves in a healthy place in order to take the best care of others.

Lauren Zavier, LCSW
Palliative Care Service
NYU Langone Medical Center

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