‘A colleague admitted me to ED to force me to rest’: Doctor’s story of surviving burnout
Dr Andrew Dean has shared his story of burnout and what got him through to the other side.
Emergency specialist Dr Andrew Dean has discovered there can be stillness and calm even amid the chaos of the ED.
However, it took an admission to his own department to find it.
He had gone through the quiet arrival of burnout, pushing through stressful ED shifts on top of his teaching responsibilities.
But when he was admitted to his own ED with pneumonia, he knew he had to find a different way.
