Canada, Ontario, Other/Mixed, Primary, Secondary, System, Multileveled, Managing Workload, Free, Article (Specific), Mixed, Explicitly Intersectional, English Ivy Bourgeault Canada, Ontario, Other/Mixed, Primary, Secondary, System, Multileveled, Managing Workload, Free, Article (Specific), Mixed, Explicitly Intersectional, English Ivy Bourgeault

Confronting the Invincibility Myth in Health care

This study involved semistructured interviews with 22 faculty physicians working in Canada. It focused on their experiences of wellness and burnout, their perceptions of wellness initiatives, and how their experiences and perceptions influence their uptake of the rapidly proliferating strategies aimed at nurturing their resilience. Participants denounced the “Invincibility Myth” in which physicians are expected to be “superhuman” and “sacrifice everything” for medicine.

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Burnout Toolkit, Canada, Employer, Primary, System, Managing Workload, Free, Article (Specific), Primary Care, Implicitly Intersectional, English Ivy Bourgeault Burnout Toolkit, Canada, Employer, Primary, System, Managing Workload, Free, Article (Specific), Primary Care, Implicitly Intersectional, English Ivy Bourgeault

Duty Hour Limitation Policies

“This study provides evidence on Canadian midwives’ preferences for and experiences with policies and guidelines which limit the hours of work and weeks per year preferred to be on call, and examines the relationship between preferences and midwives’ intention to stay in the profession.”

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