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Unprecedented: COVID-19 and its impact on physician wellness

Published: Jan. 19, 2021, 5 p.m.

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\\u201cI can honestly say I have never been through anything like this in my life.\\u201d \\u2013 Dr. Sabrina Akhtar, Toronto.

When a global pandemic was declared in March 2020, medical professionals went into hyperdrive to try and contain the virus, treat patients, and keep themselves safe. Nearly a year later this work continues, but what is the cost to physician wellness? Do we need to re-think wellness supports during COVID-19?

In this episode, Dr. Sabrina Akhtar explains the stress and burnout she\\u2019s experienced since the pandemic was declared, and Dr. Caroline G\\xe9rin-Lajoie talks to Dr. Joy Albuquerque, medical director of the Ontario Medical Association\\u2019s Physician Health program, about how she sees the pandemic impacting physicians.

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