by Numan Shaikh | Jun 28, 2022 | Burnout, Business and Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Health and Wellness, Professional Skills
I’ve been keeping a secret from you over the past year as I’ve struggled with family members’ health and my own mental health. In this interview with Mike Koelzer from The Business of Pharmacy, I finally talk about exactly what I’ve been going through. We cover how...
by Numan Shaikh | Jun 27, 2022 | Burnout, Career, Health and Wellness
Well Being Report: Are Pharmacists going crazy? Listen to the full episode at the link below: Pharmacist well-being: Changes Post-COVID-19 78% of Pharmacists say they are not happy at work Post COVID-19 Pandemic. Many surveys conducted before COVID among...
by Numan Shaikh | Mar 30, 2022 | Burnout, Career, Health and Wellness, Network, Workplace Matters
After eight years, Dr. Ken O’Shea recently quit his role as a retail pharmacist to pursue a career in insurance. He shared his experience and reasons for quitting in an interview with the New York Times. One of the reasons he cited was the increasing pressures...
by Numan Shaikh | Feb 17, 2022 | Burnout, Career, General, Health and Wellness
We’re taught from a very young age that the most important person in the whole wide world is you. Oftentimes this simple truth gets blurred, leaving us feeling empty and unfulfilled. As pharmacists it’s easy to see how this happens. You’re constantly taking care of...
by Numan Shaikh | Dec 9, 2020 | Health and Wellness
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 profession, is to take...
