Beat the Burn: Navigating Radiology Practice Challenges (2025)-WEB0424-2025

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In a webinar hosted by Arti Sekar and Dr. Parikh, the discussion focused on physician burnout, especially among radiologists, and strategies for wellness and coping with workplace stress. The session, which is recorded and available for continuing medical education (CME) credit, emphasizes audience interaction through a Q&A segment. Dr. Parikh explained that burnout is a syndrome resulting from unmanaged chronic workplace stress, distinct from depression. He detailed burnout's dimensions—emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment—and its prevalence in radiology, impacting up to 80% of specialists. He highlighted the adverse effects of burnout on patient care, health systems, and physician well-being. Solutions include focusing on leadership, cultural enhancements, support systems, and operational improvements. Arti Sekar further discussed the science of happiness, emphasizing the balance between pleasure, joy, meaning, and purpose in life. She introduced micro habits, small actions that can gradually reshape life patterns, including fostering relationships, gratitude, lifelong learning, and personal accountability, as crucial strategies for enhancing personal and professional well-being. Participants were urged to be compassionate towards themselves and others to combat burnout effectively.

Keywords

physician burnout

radiologists

workplace stress

emotional exhaustion

depersonalization

personal accomplishment

micro habits

science of happiness

continuing medical education