Post Author: Jen Barna, MD
Jen Barna is a board-certified, practicing radiologist and founder and CEO, DocWorking. She can be reached on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram. She also co-hosts DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast, now ranked on numerous lists as a top physician podcast. DocWorking is a company that helps physicians and other health care professionals maximize meaning and purpose in life, both in and out of work by combining expert coaching, a 24/7 confidential counseling care line, peer support communities, and highly interactive self-paced digital courses that have maximum impact using minimal time on topics like leadership, communication, time management, stress management, mindfulness, and strengthening resilience.
Jen Barna is a board-certified, practicing radiologist and founder and CEO, DocWorking. She can be reached on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram. She also co-hosts DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast, now ranked on numerous lists as a top physician podcast. DocWorking is a company that helps physicians and other health care professionals maximize meaning and purpose in life, both in and out of work by combining expert coaching, a 24/7 confidential counseling care line, peer support communities, and highly interactive self-paced digital courses that have maximum impact using minimal time on topics like leadership, communication, time management, stress management, mindfulness, and strengthening resilience.
Burnout is an increasingly common phenomenon affecting approximately 63 percent of physicians. The etiology is multifactorial, with excessive workloads leading to sleep deprivation and curtailed self-care. Social media is a significant contributor to burnout that we easily overlook.
Perhaps we’re looking for an escape on social media, but is more screen time what we really need?
How does social media use contribute to burnout?
Let’s face it; social media is a time vacuum. …
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Physicians hit the ground running every day with myriad tasks related to patient care that place us in a hyper-stressed state. Let’s not forget that life’s stressors outside work are equally demanding and beyond equally important.
What are physicians to do?
The myriad of little (and sometimes not so little) frustrations that we encounter daily can drain our energy and impact how we perform. Physicians need focused energy to power through their …
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