Rising from the pandemic ashes: Reflections on burnout and resiliency from the infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship workforce
Hospital epidemiologists, infection preventionists, and antimicrobial stewards are integral to the pandemic workforce. However, regardless of pandemic surge or postsurge conditions, their workload remains high due to constant vigilance for new variants, emerging data, and evolving public health guid...
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2022-01-01
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| description | Hospital epidemiologists, infection preventionists, and antimicrobial stewards are integral to the pandemic workforce. However, regardless of pandemic surge or postsurge conditions, their workload remains high due to constant vigilance for new variants, emerging data, and evolving public health guidance. We describe the factors that have led to burnout and suggest strategies to enhance resilience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cec39a5fbadf4bd28289cfc29beec7792023-03-09T12:28:16ZengCambridge University PressAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology2732-494X2022-01-01210.1017/ash.2022.240Rising from the pandemic ashes: Reflections on burnout and resiliency from the infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship workforcePriya Nori0Michael P. Stevens1Payal K. Patel2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8666-7313Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Health System, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New YorkDivision of Infectious Diseases, Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Ann Arbor Healthcare System and University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MichiganDivision of Infectious Diseases, Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine, Richmond, VirginiaHospital epidemiologists, infection preventionists, and antimicrobial stewards are integral to the pandemic workforce. However, regardless of pandemic surge or postsurge conditions, their workload remains high due to constant vigilance for new variants, emerging data, and evolving public health guidance. We describe the factors that have led to burnout and suggest strategies to enhance resilience.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X22002406/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Priya Nori Michael P. Stevens Payal K. Patel Rising from the pandemic ashes: Reflections on burnout and resiliency from the infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship workforce Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology |
| title | Rising from the pandemic ashes: Reflections on burnout and resiliency from the infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship workforce |
| title_full | Rising from the pandemic ashes: Reflections on burnout and resiliency from the infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship workforce |
| title_fullStr | Rising from the pandemic ashes: Reflections on burnout and resiliency from the infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship workforce |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rising from the pandemic ashes: Reflections on burnout and resiliency from the infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship workforce |
| title_short | Rising from the pandemic ashes: Reflections on burnout and resiliency from the infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship workforce |
| title_sort | rising from the pandemic ashes reflections on burnout and resiliency from the infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship workforce |
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