• 45% of physicians in Canada are in advanced state of burnout. Source: Dr. Dana Hanson, President of the world Medical Association, 2003

• 21% of physicians report seeking help for emotional problems. Source: Physician Health in Canada: current status and recommendations for action. CMA 2002

• 58% of physicians strongly agree that their personal or family life has suffered because they chose medicine as a profession. Source: (CMA PRQ 2001)

• 45% of Canadian physicians report having a personal physician who provides regular care. Source: Physician Health in Canada: current status and recommendations for action. CMA 2002

• Physicians have over twice the suicide rate of the general Canadian population with women physicians especially at risk. Source: Demands, values and burnout, Canadian Family Physician Vol 55, Dec. 2009

• 64% of Canadian physicians feel their workload is too heavy, while 48% have had their workload increase in the last year. Source: Canadian Medical Association

These alarming facts are a call for action especially when you stop to acknowledge the impact of stress on an individual’s capacity for clear thinking and sound decision-making. Learn more about physician stressors.

Research findings suggest that work demands are more likely to overwhelm health care professionals than are family demands.

The good news is that stress can be managed and coaching can help.

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