What is Physician Burnout?

In this episode of The PedSpace, Dr. Barry Duel discusses the issue of physician burnout. Dr. Duel explains the signs and causes of burnout, how it’s measured, and defines interventions for alleviation and prevention. 

Dr. Barry Duel is Director of Urology at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at St. Louis University, where he is also the founding Program Director of the urology residency. Prior to that, he was a faculty pediatric urologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from 2008-2013, and an Associate Professor of Urology and Pediatrics at UC Irvine from 1998-2008. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons and Society for Pediatric Urology. Dr. Duel received a BS in Biology from Cornell University and his MD from Harvard Medical School, where he also completed his urology training, followed by a fellowship at Children's Hospital of Michigan.