It's Always Sunny in Surgery29 Okt 2023

Y'alright Our Kid?

Our kid

Pronunciation: /ɑː.kɪd/

Noun: One's sibling or close friend

(Northern England, especially Manchester)

’You alright our kid? You sure? You look dead miserable; is there summat on your mind?’

This episode we’re just going for it. We’re gonna talk about burnout 🔥🔥🔥

Surgeons have the unique honour of being amongst the most burnt out specialities in medicine. We’re joined by Dr. Sobia Khan (Research Psychologist and Clinical Psychotherapist at the University of Manchester) as we get into it and talk about our own experiences of it. What is burnout? What does it look and feel like? Does it spread like an inferno or could be it be smouldering away in the background for some time?

What are the symptoms? How does it show itself and what is the relationship with depression? Is it dangerous for us and for our patients? And how can you tackle it?

Can we safely open up about it?

Taking charge of it ourselves seems like a really daunting first step, but you can’t always rely on others to protect your welfare.

We’ll give it a go though. Y’alright our kid? But seriously… are you?

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If this strikes a chord with you, you might be burnt out: https://imgur.com/a/YR1EdrT

How it can feel being training: https://imgur.com/a/IRsFsgy

Kendrick Lamar - Count Me Out: https://youtu.be/5GhhVHpPR_M?si=0333YOqYQGxkpv--

(a powerful track and music video which contains many of the aspects we touch on in the episode)

RCS England Confidential Advice and Support Service: 0800 028 0199 (24hr line)

BMA Confidential Counselling Line: 0330 123 1245 (24hr line)

Burnout in trauma and orthopaedics: a cross-sectional study of surgeons from across the United Kingdom | The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England (rcseng.ac.uk)

Burnout Within UK Surgical Specialties: a systematic review https://publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/full/10.1308/rcsann.2020.7058

Supporting the wellbeing of surgeons and surgical teams during COVID-19 and beyond — Royal College of Surgeons (rcseng.ac.uk)

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