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Stress causes Distress

Fight back against paperwork-induced burnout – Canadian Medicine News.

Discussion from the study in question:

Thus our concept of fatigue is derived from the mainstream literature on chronic stressors, aptly expressed as: there is not enough time in the day, hassle factors, and the daily grind.

Martha Stewart Show: Organizing Paperwork video
She makes it look so easy but if you make a mistake, you may end up in jail.

From Burnout to Adventure

This week’s medical blogwatch…
A Resident’s Life

I am so tired of continually feeling beat down. I am so tired of feeling depressed. I am tired of crying. I am tired of worrying. I am tired of feeling that no matter what I do I will only disappoint myself and everyone around me.

Read The Lazy Person’s Guide To Success. How to Get What You Want without Killing Yourself for It – by Ernie J. Zelinski

Canadian Medicine about an article in the British Medical Journal.

“People don’t become doctors because they were destined to do so but because they weren’t good enough at anything else”

I don’t agree. I could have been a chartered accountant.

Plain Brown Wrapper

An Edmonton urologist has slapped RateMDs with a $12M lawsuit.

That will be his 15 minutes of fame.

Adventures In Medicine

Dr. H and I getting ready to go into a cave.