TAKING CARE OF US
The health of professional oncology caregivers

Robert Rutledge, MD, FRCPC
and Lynne Robinson, R.Psych

We live and work in stressful times. Increasing cancer incidence, complicated and expensive cancer treatments, limited healthcare budgets and shortages of specialists put pressure on each of us to work harder.

 

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Healing ourselves
Caring for patients with cancer puts oncology professionals at high risk for experiencing emotional exhaustion due to long-term work-related stress, or “burnout.” Here, a radiation oncologist and psychologist present a compelling case for acknowledging the negative effects of such emotional exhaustion on patient care –– and the positive benefits of recognizing the danger signs and taking steps to avoid and counteract stress and burnout. They maintain that individual professionals, as well as organizations, must take responsibility for emotional health, and offer a number of practical suggestions for doing so.
 
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