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How burnout is plaguing doctors and harming patients
The presidential symposium at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Child Neurology Society of America in early October in Kansas City raised many eyebrows. The first presentation of this symposium focused on burnout rates among neurologists around the country.
Many of my colleagues felt that this was an inappropriate choice, especially with so many trainees and young child neurologists in the audience. Typically, the presidential symposium at a conference of such eminence addresses an issue of scientific importance. But some other colleagues felt that this discussion was essential and that the elephant in the room cannot be ignored anymore.
As I sat through it, I felt…
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How burnout is plaguing doctors and harming patients
As I sat through it, I felt that the presentation was outright depressing, with speakers belting out dismal data about the state of mind of neurologists around the country. The most striking statistic was that about 60 percent of neurologists in the U.S. were experiencing burnout symptoms, including emotional exhaustion or lack of a sense of accomplishment. They also showed signs of depersonalization, which is an impaired perception of self and others that can lead to lack of empathy, including for patients.
NeuRA
Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) is an independent, not-for-profit research institute based in Sydney, Australia. As a leader in brain and nervous system research, our goal is to prevent, treat and cure brain and nervous system diseases, disorders and injuries through medical research.
Child Neurology Society
The Child Neurology Society is the preeminent non-profit professional association of pediatric neurologists in the United States, Canada, and worldwide devoted to fostering the discipline of child neurology and promoting the optimal care and welfare of children with neurological and neuro developmental disorders.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
The mission of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke is to reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of society, by people all over the world.
Society for Neuroscience
The Society for Neuroscience is a nonprofit membership organization of scientists and physicians who study the brain and nervous system.
The Neuropsychology Center
The Neuropsychology Center provides clinical neuropsychological services, professional consultation, education and training, and conducts neuropsychological research.
The Neurosciences Institute
The Neurosciences Institute, formed in 1981, is an independent scientific research organization dedicated to furthering our knowledge of the biological bases of brain function, particularly its higher functions such as perception, memory, and learning.
United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties
The mission of the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties is to provide for accreditation and certification with the goal of enhancing the quality of training for physicians in neurological subspecialties and the quality of patient care.
World Federation for NeuroRehabilitation
The World Federation for NeuroRehabilitation (WFNR) is a multidisciplinary organisation open to any professional with an interest in neurological rehabilitation. The organisation exists to act as a forum of communication between those with an interest in the subject. The WFNR produces a regular newsletter (WFNR Update) that is produced twice a year.
World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
Founded in 1955, the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies is a professional, scientific, non-governmental organization comprising 5 Continental Associations, 98 National Neurosurgical Societies and 6 Affiliate Societies, representing some 30,000 neurosurgeons worldwide.
ASET Foundation
The ASET Foundation supports educational initiatives, programs and special projects designed to advance and support excellence in quality patient care by providing resources to neurodiagnostic professionals whereby they enhance their knowledge, understanding and skills in the field.
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is committed to alleviating the suffering caused by mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research.
Brain Foundation
The Brain Foundation is a nationally registered charity dedicated to funding world-class research Australia-wide into neurological disorders, brain disease and brain injuries.
Brain Injury Association of America
The mission of the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is to advance brain injury prevention, research, treatment and education and to improve the quality of life for all people affected by brain injury.
BrainLine
BrainLine is a national multimedia project offering information and resources about preventing, treating, and living with TBI. BrainLine includes a series of webcasts, an electronic newsletter, and an extensive outreach campaign in partnership with national organizations concerned about traumatic brain injury.
Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition
The CNBC is dedicated to the investigation of the neural mechanisms that give rise to human cognitive abilities, broadly construed. The outstanding faculty of the CNBC includes researchers investigating normal processes and disorders of cognition, and there is a great deal of interest in learning and development.
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association
A World without CMT”: that’s the CMTA’s vision, and the driving force behind our mission. We are devoted to supporting the development of new drugs to treat CMT, improving the quality of life for people with CMT,and, ultimately, finding a cure. Leading the CMTA in its mission is a governing board of directors and a medical advisory board comprised of over 50 clinical and research medical professionals who are experts in neurology, genetics, orthopedic surgery, physiatry, physical therapy and podiatry.
Consortium of MS Centers
Organized in 1986 under the direction of neurologists interested in the clinical care of multiple sclerosis, CMSC has grown to become a multi-disciplinary organization providing a team approach to MS care and a network for all health care professionals and others specializing in the care of persons with MS.
Epilepsy Foundation
The mission of the Epilepsy Foundation is to stop seizures and SUDEP, find a cure and overcome the challenges created by epilepsy through efforts including education, advocacy and research to accelerate ideas into therapies.
Fox Trial Finder
Fox Trial Finder was created by the Michael J. Fox Foundation to help increase the flow of willing participants — both people with Parkinson’s and control participants who do not have Parkinson’s — into the clinical trials that need them, accelerating the Parkinson’s drug development process.
Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center
The Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center has been established at McLean Hospital as a centralized resource for the collection and distribution of human brain specimens for brain research.
Human Brain Project
The Human Brain Project is part of the FET Flagship Programme, which is a new initiative launched by the European Commission as part of its Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) initiative. The goal is to encourage visionary, "mission-oriented" research with the potential to deliver breakthroughs in information technology with major benefits for European society and industry.
Huntington's Disease Society of America
The Society is a National, voluntary health organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with Huntington's disease and their families.
International Brain Injury Association
The International Brain Injury Association (IBIA) is dedicated to the development and support of multidisciplinary medical and clinical professionals, advocates, policy makers, consumers and others who work to improve outcomes and opportunities for persons with brain injury.
International Bureau for Epilepsy
The International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) was established in 1961 as an organisation of laypersons and professionals interested in the medical and non-medical aspects of epilepsy. The IBE addresses such social problems as education, employment, insurance, driving licence restrictions and public awareness.
International League Against Epilepsy
The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) is the world's preeminent association of physicians and other health professionals working towards a world where no persons' life is limited by epilepsy.
International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) is a professional society of clinicians, scientists, and other healthcare professionals, who are interested in Parkinson's disease, related neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders, hyperkinetic movement disorders, and abnormalities in muscle tone and motor control.
Multiple Sclerosis Society
We fund research, give grants, campaign for change, provide information and support, invest in MS specialists and lend a listening ear to those who need it.
National Association of Epilepsy Centers
With the goal of no seizures and no side effects, the National Association of Epilepsy Centers strives to make high quality healthcare available and affordable for epilepsy patients across the country.
National Brain Research Centre
National Brain Research Centre is the only institute in India dedicated to neuroscience research and education. Scientists and students of NBRC come from diverse academic backgrounds, including biological, computational, mathematical, physical, engineering and medical sciences, and use multidisciplinary approaches to understand the brain.
National Headache Foundation
Our mission at the National Headache Foundation has been to further awareness of headache and migraine as legitimate neurobiological diseases. Much has changed during this time, and with aid from advanced technology and clinical innovation, there are more treatment options than ever before. However, we understand that these diseases are still largely misunderstood and that finding the right treatment options for you requires nuanced and adaptable insight.
National MS Society
The National MS Society is a collective of passionate individuals who want to do something about MS now–to move together toward a world free of multiple sclerosis. MS stops people from moving. We exist to make sure it doesn't.
National Neurotrauma Society
The National Neurotrauma Society is committed to the promotion of neurotrauma research by enhancing communications, providing a forum, and increasing support on the national and international level.
NOIGroup
The nervous system is our prime focus, integrating neuroscience, neurodynamics and manual therapy into patient management.
North American Spine Society
NASS is a global multidisciplinary medical society that utilizes education, research and advocacy to foster the highest quality, ethical, value- and evidence-based spine care for patients.
Organization for Human Brain Mapping
OHBM is the primary international organization dedicated to neuroimaging research. The organization was created in 1995 and has since evolved in response to the explosion in the field of human functional neuroimaging and its movement into the scientific mainstream.
Roskamp Institute
The Roskamp Institute is devoted to understanding causes of and finding cures for neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders and addictions.
Sleep Research Society
The Sleep Research Society is a member organization of scientists that exists to foster scientific investigation on all aspects of sleep and its disorders, to promote training and education in sleep research and to provide forums for the exchange of knowledge pertaining to sleep.
The BRAIN Initiative
A focus of the initial years of the BRAIN Initiative is the development of next-generation tools for exploring how dynamic patterns of neural activity in the brain control thoughts, feelings and movements.
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is a public charity foundation committed to fostering collaboration among today’s most gifted and dedicated neuroscientists and physicians.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson’s today.
The Myelin Project
We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization focused on improving the quality of life for those living with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) and adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) through research, advocacy and family support.
TREAT-NMD
TREAT-NMD is a network for the neuromuscular field that provides an infrastructure to ensure that the most promising new therapies reach patients as quickly as possible.
Tremor Action Network
Tremor Action Network connects "the bench to the tremor patient" through innovative surveys, clinical trials, studies, diagnostic, therapeutic, and assistive technology products.
American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons
The Academy was founded in 1977 in order to improve the quality of care for patients requiring expertise in these two major surgical specialties by setting high standards for training, credentialing, peer review and ongoing surgical education.
American Academy of Neurology
The American Academy of Neurology, established in 1948, is an international professional association of more than 21,000 neurologists and neuroscience professionals dedicated to providing the best possible care for patients with neurological disorders.
American Academy of Pain Management
The mission of the American Academy of Pain Management is to advance the field of pain management using an integrative model of patient-centered care by providing evidence-based education for pain practitioners, as well as offering credentialing and advocacy for its members.
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Exclusively serving the needs of today’s physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has over 8,000 members in the United States and abroad.
American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine
The primary goal of the AANEM is to serve physicians who diagnose and treat patients with disorders of muscle and nerve, extend the knowledge of electrodiagnostic medicine, and improve the quality of patient care.
American Association of Neuropathologists
The American Association of Neuropathologists (AANP) began around 1930 as a professional and educational organization representing American Neuropathologists. It was incorporated in the State of Pennsylvania in May 1960.
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
The American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN) is committed to the advancement of neuroscience nursing as a specialty through the development and support of nurses to promote excellence in patient care.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
The mission of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. is to serve the public interest and the professions of psychiatry and neurology by promoting excellence in practice through certification and maintenance of certification processes.
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS) is a professional association dedicated to fostering excellence in clinical neurophysiology and furthering the understanding of central and peripheral nervous system function in health and disease through education, research, and the provision of a forum for discussion and interaction.
American Epilepsy Society
The American Epilepsy Society is one of the oldest neurological professional organizations in this country. The Society seeks to promote interdisciplinary communications, scientific investigation and exchange of clinical information about epilepsy.
American Neurological Association
The American Neurological Association is a professional society of academic neurologists and neuroscientists devoted to advancing the goals of academic neurology; to training and educating neurologists and other physicians in the neurologic sciences; and to expanding both our understanding of diseases of the nervous system and our ability to treat them.
American Parkinson Disease Association
The American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. was founded in 1961 in New York City to "ease the burden - find the cure" for Parkinson's disease. The country’s largest grassroots organization serving 1.5 million American with the disease and their families focuses its energies on research, patient services, education and raising public awareness about the disease.
American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics
The American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics (ASENT) is an independent non-profit organization established in 1997 by leaders in academia, government, advocacy and industry to facilitate the process by which new therapies are made available to patients with neurological disorders. Its primary goal is to encourage and advance the development of improved therapies for diseases and disorders of the nervous system.
American Society for Neurochemistry
The American Society for Neurochemistry's mission is to advance and promote cellular and molecular neuroscience knowledge, to advance, promote, support, encourage and facilitate communication among investigators in neurochemistry and related neurosciences...
American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists
ASET - The Neurodiagnostic Society is the largest national professional association for individuals involved in the study and recording of electrical activity in the brain and nervous system.
American Society of Neuroimaging
The American Society of Neuroimaging (ASN) is an international, professional organization of clinicians, technologists and research scientists who are dedicated to education, advocacy and research to promote neuroimaging as a crucial to the treatment and investigation of disorders of the nervous system.
American Society of Neuroradiology
The American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) is a professional membership society comprised of more than 5,000 physicians specializing in the field of neuroradiology.
American Society of Neurorehabilitation
The mission of the ASNR is to promote the medical and social wellbeing of persons with disabling neurological disorders, to advance training and research in the basic and clinical sciences that can lead to functional recovery of neurologically impaired persons, and to disseminate the knowledge of this research among professionals and the general public.
American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology
The ASPNR was founded in 1992. The objectives and purposes of the ASPNR are to develop, foster, and support the care of pediatric patients undergoing neuroradiologic imaging exams and procedures. The ASPNR aims to maintain the highest standards of practice, research and education in pediatric neuroradiology throughout North America.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 166,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, speech, language, and hearing scientists, audiology and speech-language pathology support personnel, and students.
Association of British Neurologists
The Association of British Neurologists was founded in 1932. The aim of the Association of British Neurologists is to improve the health and well-being of people with neurological disorders by advancing the knowledge and practice of neurology in the British Isles.
British Neuropathological Society
Welcome to the British Neuropathological Society website. The BNS celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2010 and continues to provide a friendly and active forum for both clinical and experimental neuropathology. Our membership is not geographically restricted and we welcome members from all continents.
British Society of Neuroradiologists
The BSNR aims: -To promote high standards in the clinical practice of diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology throughout the UK. -To promote the place of neuroradiology as a core discipline of the clinical neurosciences. -To advise and collaborate with regulatory and professional bodies regarding development of guidelines and standards for the practice of diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology. This includes standards for facilities, delivery of service and professional abilities.
Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation
To support the neuroscience professions in Canada, and particularly those members of the CNSF’s Societies, through education, advocacy, membership services and research. The societies include the Canadian Neurological Society, the Canadian Association of Child Neurology, the Canadian Neurosurgical Society and the Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiologists.
European Academy of Neurology
Our mission is to promote neurological excellence in Europe and across the world, leading to better patient care and outcomes.
European Academy of Otology & Neuro-Otology
Mission is to bring together groups and/or experts in otology, neuro-otology or skull based surgery from all over Europe...
European Association of NeuroOncology
EANO is the pan-European organisation that represents all the medical and scientific disciplines involved in the diagnosis and treatment of tumours of the nervous system. EANO exists to stimulate interaction and collaboration between those with an interest in neurooncology and provides educational activities through events such as the biennial EANO congresses and also via the EANO website.
European Brain Council
The EBC is determined to eliminate the discrepancy between the huge impact of brain diseases and the implications of understanding normal brain function on the one hand, and the modest financial and time resources allocated to brain research, teaching and the care of brain diseases on the other.
European Paediatric Neurology Society
A rapidly growing group of like-minded active professionals who are committed to improving standards of care of all children with suspected neurological problems and to collaborating on training, continuing medical education and research.
European Parkinson's Disease Association
In order to make our vision a reality, we aim to become the leading voice for Parkinson’s in Europe — providing innovative leadership, information and resources to national Parkinson’s organisations, European policymakers, the treatment industry, healthcare professionals and the media. In achieving these aims, we hope to raise the profile of Parkinson’s and enable people living with the disease to be treated effectively and equally throughout Europe.
European Society of Neuroradiology
Our purpose is to promote the speciality of clinical neuroradiology in all its aspects, including diagnostic, interventional, head & neck and paediatric neuroradiology.
International Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiology
The ISIN, the International Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiology, is still a relatively young society, but with each year and symposium we demonstrate the need for, and utility of such a society. The ISIN, with its mixture of membership from multiple medical specialties, offers a special ability to meet these challenges by defining realistic goals within the context of current technology across these disciplines.
International Society of Neuropathology
The aims of the Society are to further the science of neuropathology by: Initiating and maintaining permanent co-operation between national and regional societies of neuropathology. Fostering the formation of national and regional societies of neuropathology. Fostering and maintaining links with other international organisations in the field of neurological sciences and in the various appropriate branches of neuropathology. Initiation of international congresses, meetings, colloquia, symposia and research projects in the field of neuropathology
Irish Institute of Clinical Neuroscience
The Irish Institute of Clinical Neuroscience (IICN) aims to promote the academic clinical neurosciences in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland. It organises academic meetings where teaching is carried out and where findings from neuroscience research are presented. It endorses research in neuroscience in Ireland and offers support for conducting research.
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
The North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society is a professional organization of more than 500 members who are fully trained ophthalmologists or neurologists. It seeks to promote the field of neuro-ophthalmology by supporting all forms of education, encouraging research, fostering clinical expertise and maintaining cordial exchanges.
Southern Clinical Neurological Society
The mission of the SCNS is to support and enhance the study, acquisition, dissemination, and application of knowledge concerning neurology in all of its phases: biological, clinical, and social.
The European Association of Neurological Societies
EANS is an independent, supranational association of national European neurosurgical societies and individual members which arranges congresses, scientific meetings and symposia.
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