Abstract
The high degree of burnout in physicians, including oncologists, is detrimental to physicians themselves, their families, patients, health care organizations, and the health care systems as a whole. This dire situation has significantly worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is well established that both organizational and individual measures are urgently needed to mitigate the negative consequences of physician burnout. Here, we review the research that has begun to indicate potential evidence-based individual approaches to promote physician well-being. We give an overview of these emerging programs and their importance, provide an example from our own experience, and enumerate considerations for future research. We also discuss the need for developing new approaches that are evidence-based and the best ways in which they can be incorporated in the health care setting. When judiciously combined with organizational approaches, preferentially as an integral part of them, individual wellness programs for physicians are poised to contribute significantly toward the much needed relief from physician burnout.
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