The Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, Massachusetts.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 Sep;18(9):1482-1489. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202012-1506OC.
Critical care clinicians have high burnout rates. Previous studies have explored individual and organizational solutions to address burnout, but existing literature has not considered how professional societies can prevent burnout and promote member well-being. The Critical Care Society Collaborative convened a task force to document professional society initiatives to address burnout, explore perspectives on the role of societies to address burnout, and develop recommendations that could guide critical care societies' efforts to promote well-being. We conducted a multiphase evaluation of 17 major U.S. professional societies whose members regularly work in critical care settings. We asked representatives from each society to document their existing well-being initiatives, and we conducted semistructured interviews to explore perspectives on the role of professional societies to address burnout. The task force members then met to discuss phase one and two findings to develop recommendations that could act as a roadmap to guide future society efforts. All society representatives agreed that professional societies have a responsibility to address burnout, and they described various well-being initiatives that could act as examples for future efforts. We developed a roadmap with the following recommendations: ) Acknowledge the problem of burnout; ) Commit to supporting member well-being; ) Create collaborations to promote well-being; ) Educate and advocate for change; ) Foster innovation through research; and ) Support organizational and individual solutions. Our findings highlight a clear role for professional societies to address burnout and promote members' well-being.
重症监护临床医生的 burnout 率很高。之前的研究已经探讨了个体和组织层面的解决方案来应对 burnout，但现有文献尚未考虑专业协会如何预防 burnout 并促进成员的健康。重症监护协会协作组织召集了一个工作组，记录了专业协会为应对 burnout 所采取的举措，探讨了协会在解决 burnout 问题方面的作用，并提出了一些建议，以指导重症监护协会为促进健康所做的努力。我们对 17 家主要的美国专业协会进行了多阶段评估，这些协会的成员经常在重症监护环境中工作。我们要求每个协会的代表记录其现有的健康计划，并进行半结构化访谈，以探讨协会在解决 burnout 问题方面的作用。然后，工作组的成员开会讨论第一阶段和第二阶段的调查结果，以制定建议，作为指导未来协会努力的路线图。所有协会代表都认为专业协会有责任解决 burnout 问题，他们描述了各种健康计划，这些计划可以作为未来努力的范例。我们制定了一份路线图，提出了以下建议：）承认 burnout 问题；）承诺支持成员的健康；）创建合作关系以促进健康；）通过研究促进创新；）支持组织和个人解决方案。我们的研究结果强调了专业协会在解决 burnout 和促进成员健康方面的明确作用。
