Understanding and addressing workplace burnout: Strategies for supporting patient/client wellbeing

Learning outcomes

• Identify signs and symptoms of workplace burnout for clients/patients, including physical and psychological symptoms, and work environment risk factors.
• Explain practitioner challenges in helping clients/patients experiencing symptoms of burnout to constructively engage with the workplace.
• Describe ways to collaborate with employers and supporting health practitioners to prevent and treat symptoms associated with workplace burnout to promote client/patient wellbeing.
• Recommend ways to facilitate safe and sustainable work participation for clients/patients experiencing workplace burnout.

Our interdisciplinary panel:

• Assoc Prof Antonio Di Dio (General Practitioner, ACT)
• Suzanna Gibson (Clinical Psychologist, NSW)
• Erin Gooey (Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing – Medibank, Vic)

Facilitator: Prof Steve Trumble, General Practitioner (Vic)