Burnout, a form of work-related distress, among medical professionals reached epidemic proportions.
As patient care becomes increasingly complicated with the addition of numerous duties on the healthcare professionals such as increasing work load, complex quality measures, arduous licensing requirements, obligatory insurance prerequisites, ever-expanding policy stipulations, coupled with meagre organizational support, medical staff across the nation is plagued with increasing work-related distress. The rates of depression and suicides are increasing among the emotionally withdrawn and exhausted medical professionals. Such a state of affairs is not only detrimental to the individual but it also results in poor patient experience, higher patient mortality rates and higher costs to health systems.
Rajeev Kurapati, MD, offers a guide to recognize burnout and provides practical techniques for developing resilience at both organizational and individual level to regain freedom from burnout. Based on latest evidence-based research, the actionable items provided in this book will help the medical community bring back the joy of practicing medicine.
Assessment:
Plot: Kurapati’s guide is well-organized, with clearly arranged constructs that support the central theme. Some of the information comes across as fairly basic for professional readers, although its simplicity reinforces the work’s structure.
Prose/Style: Kurapati’s prose is clear and concise, mirroring the guide’s methodical layout. The writing is dynamic in all the right places, elevating some of the more fundamental ideas.
Originality: Burnout in Healthcare covers the expected bases but does not expand enough on the essentials to cultivate added knowledge.
Character Development/Execution: Burnout in Healthcare is persuasive, with plenty of straightforward material and collateral information to shore up its advice. Kurapati successfully accomplishes the work’s overarching goal with minimal distraction.
Date Submitted: October 01, 2021
