{"id":1732,"date":"2024-03-12T20:23:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T20:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelerad.com\/en\/?post_type=resource-library&#038;p=1732"},"modified":"2026-01-20T20:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T20:36:17","slug":"crisis-as-a-catalyst-for-innovation","status":"publish","type":"resource-library","link":"https:\/\/www.intelerad.com\/en\/articles\/crisis-as-a-catalyst-for-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Crisis as a Catalyst for Innovation &#8211; Silver Linings from COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1732\" class=\"elementor elementor-1732\" data-elementor-post-type=\"resource-library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ac95ca elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2ac95ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2165d9\" data-id=\"f2165d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-224465f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"224465f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose elementor-element elementor-element-b30fcac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b30fcac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" element-no-top element-medium-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><p>Commonly defined as \u201ca state of emotional, mental, and often physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged or repeated stress\u201d, burnout has become a very real and pervasive problem within the radiology profession. In combination with an ongoing global radiologist shortage, a reinforcing vicious circle is created.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ace25 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b9ace25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose elementor-element elementor-element-7e77d4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e77d4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-ftd element-no-top element-medium-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><p>Imaging organizations are snapping to attention to address conditions which contribute to radiologist burnout, for good reason. Burnout has a negative impact on radiologists\u2019 health, well-being, and job performance \u2013 in turn affecting patient health and outcomes, as well as the organizational bottom line. Understanding and reversing the upward trend of radiologist burnout benefits all.<\/p><\/div><header class=\"text-default  element-short-top element-short-bottom not-condensed\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><h2 class=\"normal regular no-bordered-header bordered-normal\">Tipping Point<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"content-ftd element-no-top element-medium-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><div class=\"par1 element-no-top element-no-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><p>The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized burnout as an occupational syndrome. A detailed definition is included in the newest revision of the organization\u2019s International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), stating that burnout results from chronic workplace stress and is characterized by:<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_content_element wpb_raw_html\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><ul class=\"fa-ul\"><li><i class=\"fa fa-li fa-angle-right\"><\/i>feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion;<\/li><li><i class=\"fa fa-li fa-angle-right\"><\/i>increased mental distance from one\u2019s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one\u2019s job; and\u00a0<i class=\"fa fa-li fa-angle-right\"><\/i>reduced professional efficacy.<sup class=\"intele-red\">[1]<\/sup><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-ftd element-no-top element-medium-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><p>With this new legitimacy, in addition to growing acknowledgment of burnout within the medical profession and increase awareness of the threat it poses, perhaps we can avoid the tipping point of which many experts in the healthcare industry have warned.<\/p><p><em>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.intelerad.com\/en\/2022\/01\/24\/can-radiologists-work-from-home\/\">Can Radiologists Work From Home?<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-534178c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"534178c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b42168\" data-id=\"2b42168\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-848285f elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"848285f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWe are approaching a tipping point in which the rewards of being a radiologist and the conduct of other valuable work (e.g., research and educating trainees) are being overwhelmed by the pressures of an increasingly demanding clinical workday.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Productivity, Meet Burnout.Academic Radiology, Volume 25, Issue 12, December 2018<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9781dcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9781dcf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84f3c21\" data-id=\"84f3c21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7090e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7090e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intelerad.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/physisian-burnout-graphic-1024x660.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1567\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intelerad.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/physisian-burnout-graphic-1024x660.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.intelerad.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/physisian-burnout-graphic-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/www.intelerad.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/physisian-burnout-graphic-768x495.png 768w, https:\/\/www.intelerad.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/physisian-burnout-graphic.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03f79be elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"03f79be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7651482\" data-id=\"7651482\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03fc214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"03fc214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose elementor-element elementor-element-1be364d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1be364d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row \"><div class=\"col-md-8 col-padded text-default small-screen-default\"><header class=\"text-default element-short-top element-short-bottom not-condensed\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><h2 class=\"normal regular no-bordered-header bordered-normal\">Upward Trends<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"content-ftd element-no-top element-medium-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><div class=\"par1 element-no-top element-no-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><p>Annual Medscape surveys of more than 15,000 U.S.-practicing physicians indicate that radiologist burnout rates are higher than rates for physicians overall. Nearly half (45%) of all radiologists surveyed for both the 2019 and 2018 Medscape studies reported feeling burned out.<sup class=\"intele-red\">[2], [3]<\/sup><\/p><p>Radiologist burnout is not unique to the United States. A 2018 survey of Canadian radiologists and radiology trainees demonstrated similarly above-average burnout symptoms.<sup>[4]<\/sup><\/p><p>Imaging department leadership cannot ignore these indicators. After ranking as the 20th highest specialty for burnout in Medscape\u2019s 2017 National Physician Burnout &amp; Depression Report, radiology rose to 7th-highest in 2018 and was the 12th-highest in 2019. The negative impact of this upward trend will continue to expand if steps are not taken to counteract it.<\/p><p>Some findings are even more bleak. A 2019 study published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology identified the prevalence of burnout for interventional radiologists at more than 70%.5 The study authors compare this to a distressing burnout rate of 54-61% for diagnostic radiologists and 28% for the general public.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-2 text-default small-screen-default\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"row \"><div class=\"col-md-2 text-default small-screen-default\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"col-md-8 col-padded text-default small-screen-default\"><header class=\"text-default element-short-top element-short-bottom not-condensed\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><h2 class=\"normal regular no-bordered-header bordered-normal\">Burnout Contributors<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"content-ftd element-no-top element-medium-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><div class=\"par1 element-no-top element-no-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><p>The factors contributing to radiologist burnout are not state secrets. Higher case volume \u2013 and increased workload in general \u2013 coupled with chronic staffing shortages are major contributors. As a complicating factor, study complexity is increasing even as pressures to work faster intensify.<\/p><p>The surge in bureaucratic and administrative tasks that consume a physician\u2019s time has a huge impact, with radiologists feeling increased isolation and lack of autonomy as a result. A priority on profits over patients is frequently lamented, causing many radiologists to question their staying power in the profession.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-2 text-default small-screen-default\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"row \"><div class=\"col-md-2 text-default small-screen-default\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"col-md-8 col-padded text-default small-screen-default\"><header class=\"text-default element-short-top element-short-bottom not-condensed\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><h2 class=\"normal regular no-bordered-header bordered-normal\">The Fallout<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"content-ftd element-no-top element-medium-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><div class=\"par1 element-no-top element-no-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><p>The toll on radiologist well-being is perhaps the most obvious effect of burnout, with higher risks of depression, substance abuse and suicide. Unfortunately, the fallout only extends from there.<\/p><p>Burnout affects physician job performance, too often resulting in higher error rates that impact healthcare quality and patient outcomes. In addition, other valuable aspects of physician work \u2013 such as education and research \u2013 are similarly compromised.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-2 text-default small-screen-default\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"row \"><div class=\"col-md-2 text-default small-screen-default\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"col-md-8 col-padded text-default small-screen-default\"><header class=\"text-default element-short-top element-short-bottom not-condensed\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><h2 class=\"normal regular no-bordered-header bordered-normal\">Economic Cost<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"content-ftd element-no-top element-medium-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><div class=\"par1 element-no-top element-no-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><p>The sizable economic cost of physicians leaving the profession is spurring healthcare leadership to invest in measures for alleviating and preventing burnout. A 2018 Harvard report, A Crisis in Health Care: A Call to Action on Physician Burnout, cites a study finding a 30-40% likelihood that physicians will reduce their work hours in the subsequent two years for each one-point increase in burnout, on a seven-point scale.<sup class=\"intele-red\">[6]<\/sup><\/p><p>When burnout causes physicians to leave their jobs, balance sheets suffer. The same Harvard report cites estimated lost revenue of $990,000 per departed FTE physician and a $500,000 to $1 million cost for recruiting and replacing a physician.<\/p><p>The economic toll adds up quickly for healthcare organizations already fretting about the bottom line. According to a 2019 study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, burnout-associated costs related to physician turnover and reduction of clinical hours were estimated \u2013 by a \u201cconservative\u201d model \u2013 at a staggering $4.6 billion annually, in the United States alone.<sup class=\"intele-red\">[7]<\/sup><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-2 text-default small-screen-default\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"row \"><div class=\"col-md-2 text-default small-screen-default\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"col-md-8 col-padded text-default small-screen-default\"><header class=\"text-default element-short-top element-short-bottom not-condensed\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><h2 class=\"normal regular no-bordered-header bordered-normal\">Public Health Crisis<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"content-ftd element-no-top element-medium-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><div class=\"par1 element-no-top element-no-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><p>Many view the increasingly pervasive issue of physician burnout as a public health crisis, as declared by the Harvard report. The authors warn that the consequences will become even more severe if action is not taken.<\/p><p>There is hope, however, when progressive healthcare organizations are proactive about minimizing the risk and effects of burnout. Awareness is growing and various measures have great promise to avert this potential crisis.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-2 text-default small-screen-default\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"row \"><div class=\"col-md-2 text-default small-screen-default\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"col-md-8 col-padded text-default small-screen-default\"><header class=\"text-default element-short-top element-short-bottom not-condensed\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><h2 class=\"normal regular no-bordered-header bordered-normal\">Countering Radiologist Burnout<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"content-ftd element-no-top element-medium-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><div class=\"par1 element-no-top element-no-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><p>Imaging organizations can take immediate steps to alleviate burnout contributors. Adopting and encouraging practices known to relieve stress and frustration \u2013 such as exercise, breaks during the workday and taking time off \u2013 are an obvious first step. Working to foster teamwork instead of competitiveness within the ranks is another highly recommended management approach.<\/p><p>Some healthcare organizations have instituted new wellness positions, specifically tasked with promoting mental and physical health across their workforce. By addressing the issue of wellness \u2013 and specifically burnout \u2013 at the organizational level, it is hoped that effective interventions will reverse the increasing prevalence of physician burnout and bring about long-term cultural change.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-2 text-default small-screen-default\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"row \"><div class=\"col-md-2 text-default small-screen-default\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"col-md-8 col-padded text-default small-screen-default\"><header class=\"text-default element-short-top element-short-bottom not-condensed\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><h2 class=\"normal regular no-bordered-header bordered-normal\">Technology Measures<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"content-ftd element-no-top element-medium-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><div class=\"par1 element-no-top element-no-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><p>Better tools and resources for medical imaging can also help to eliminate radiologist time sinks, reduce frustration and enable more focus on reading and interpreting studies. But physicians need technology that will simplify their processes, not complicate them as the advent of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems has done for so many.<\/p><p>Software solutions that can minimize time spent by radiologists on administrative processes while improving the imaging workflow are key. Prioritizing the ability to institute advanced, reusable, automated workflows for accessing, interpreting and reporting studies is pivotal for simplifying processes and maximizing radiologist efficiency.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-2 text-default small-screen-default\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"row \"><div class=\"col-md-2 text-default small-screen-default\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"col-md-8 col-padded text-default small-screen-default\"><header class=\"text-default element-short-top element-short-bottom not-condensed\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><h2 class=\"normal regular no-bordered-header bordered-normal\">Take Action<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"content-ftd element-no-top element-medium-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><div class=\"par1 element-no-top element-no-bottom\" data-os-animation=\"none\" data-os-animation-delay=\"0s\"><p>A simple assessment of current technology solutions, including PACS, worklists and assignment engines, sub-specialty modules, advanced visualization and voice dictation systems \u2013 paying special attention to the performance and interoperability of these systems \u2013 may identify areas ripe for improvement.<\/p><p>In addition, evolving Artificial Intelligence -powered solutions hold promise for reducing fatigue and interpretation time by making a first pass on studies, leveraging deep learning to identify and highlight areas of concern on which the radiologist can then focus their attention.<\/p><p>When radiologists are enabled to spend more of their time delivering the best possible patient care, and less time on bureaucratic and administrative tasks, better outcomes will result for all.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd9c1c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fbd9c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose elementor-element elementor-element-eec3dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eec3dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"intele-red\">[1]<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Burn-out an \u201coccupational phenomenon\u201d: International Classification of Diseases<\/strong>. World Health Organization. 28 May 2018\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/mental_health\/evidence\/burn-out\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.who.int<\/a><\/p><p><span class=\"intele-red\">[2]<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Medscape National Physician Burnout, Depression &amp; Suicide Report 2019<\/strong>, slide 3. Kane. 16 Jan 2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medscape.com\/slideshow\/2019-lifestyle-burnout-depression-6011056#3\">www.medscape.com<\/a><\/p><p><span class=\"intele-red\">[3]<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Medscape National Physician Burnout &amp; Depression Report 2018<\/strong>, slide 3. Peckham. 17 Jan 2018\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medscape.com\/slideshow\/2018-lifestyle-burnout-depression-6009235#3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.medscape.com<\/a><\/p><p><span class=\"intele-red\">[4]<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Prevalence of Burnout Among Canadian Radiologists and Radiology Trainees<\/strong>. Zha, Nanxi et al. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal, Volume 69, Issue 4, 367 \u2013 372\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/30270152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov<\/a><\/p><p><span class=\"intele-red\">[5]<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Over 70% of interventional radiologists polled experience career burnout<\/strong>. Interventional News. 11 July 2019.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/interventionalnews.com\/burnout-interventional-radiologist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.interventionalnews.com<\/a><\/p><p><span class=\"intele-red\">[6]<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>A Crisis in Health Care: A Call to Action on Physician Burnout.<\/strong>\u00a0Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Harvard Global Health Institute, 2018\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn1.sph.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/01\/PhysicianBurnoutReport2018FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/cdn1.sph.harvard.edu<\/a><\/p><p><span class=\"intele-red\">[7]<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Estimating the Attributable Cost of Physician Burnout in the United States<\/strong>. Han S, Shanafelt TD, Sinsky CA, Awad KM, Dyrbye LN, Fiscus LC, et al. Annals of Internal Medicine; 170(11): 784-790. 28, May 2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/annals.org\/aim\/article-abstract\/2734784\/estimating-attributable-cost-physician-burnout-united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/annals.org\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A period of crisis can be a boom for innovation. 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