In many of my hospitals, my pharmacy department interacted with three groups. They dealt with the doctors, they dealt with the nurses, and sometimes they dealt with the patients.And dealing with the patients has only been done recently. It has
Some not so great news has been reported by Drug Topics®. Upon releasing their annual report that surveyed pharmacist salaries, it was revealed that 7 out of 10 pharmacists were not happy with their jobs. This information is key in assessing
The term burnout was coined in 1974 by the psychologist Herbert Freudenberger. He used it to describe the consequences of severe stress and high ideals in “helping” professions. Since then, we now realize how common it is in the workplace. Burnout
In the 1976 Olympics, the Russians were accused of cheating due to their racking up gold medals in nearly every event. Rumors and assumptions were made they had to be abusing drugs to be winning these medals at an unprecedented
Did you know that 92% of New Year’s Resolutions are never achieved? Perhaps, in a society that expects overnight success, we’ve set ourselves up for disappointment.Perhaps our goals were not broken down into bite-size things that we could tackle.Perhaps we didn’t
Does prioritizing self-care means betraying your patient care? I asked this question to myself when I was working as a hospital pharmacist and slowly burning out. Our patients have always been our priority as the sole reason for the pharmacy
I knew in January that I was going to retire later in the year. That was good. It meant that I had a lot of time to plan.Retiring doesn’t mean that you just stop working. There were a lot of
I recently read an article on the Becker’s Hospital Review about how overcoming impostor syndrome decreases physician burnout. After reading, I thought it would be interesting to discuss the factors that are influencing burnout in the world of pharmacy.Not long
Imposter syndrome. I hear about it all the time. It runs rampant in pharmacy, in particular. Why is it though, that after all pharmacists have done—both academically and professionally—to prepare for a career in pharmacy, they feel like a fraud?Imagine this:It’s
Pharmacists have demanding work environments. Many on their feet for 10 to 12 hours a day. Those hours are hard on the body and leave little time and energy to rest.People tend to assert self-care as a cure-all for exhaustion.