Burnout Prevention for neurosurgeons

• Empathy burnout among neurosurgeons
• Burnout in Neurosurgery in the Postpandemic Era
• A Well-Being Well-Check for Neurosurgery: Evidence-Based Suggestions for Our Specialty Based on a Systematic Review
• The Prevalence of Burnout and Its Associated Factors Among Surgical Specialists in Kuwait Ministry of Health Hospitals
• Paving the Path to Wellness: A Systematic Review of Wellness Programs for Neurosurgery Trainees
• A Scoping Review of Burnout in Neurosurgery
• Assessment of burnout prevention and wellness programs for US-based neurosurgical faculty and residents: a systematic review of the literature
• Personal and psychosocial factors of burnout: A survey within the French neurosurgical community

Occupational health programs should design and implement interventions that can treat and prevent burnout ¹⁾

Ongoing education, recognition, and targeted interventions for neurosurgeons at different career stages are needed to manage burnout proactively and ensure a resilient neurosurgery workforce ²⁾.

A few training programs have instituted wellness initiatives for trainees, and the feedback was generally positive. However, objective measures of efficacy such as validated questionnaires and scales yielded mixed results ³⁾.

The impact of wellness programs on trainees is unclear but group exercises may offer the most benefit ⁴⁾.

Many neurosurgery programs have instituted wellness programs to combat burnout, but few have published evidence of improvement after implementation. While studies have shown that residents and faculty recognize the importance of wellness and look favorably on such initiatives, very few studies have reported objective outcomes ⁵⁾.