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Emergency physicians field your questions about what’s plaguing Canada’s ERs

Emergency physicians field your questions about what’s plaguing Canada’s ERs1 Aug54 min

A study published this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal reveals that one in 10 emergency room physicians is leaving the specialty, citing burnout and a "broken" system. ER doctors join us to answer your questions about what’s driving their colleagues away and how to fix the issues plaguing Canada’s emergency rooms.

Dr. Rodrick Lim is an ER physician and the co-author of the burnout study. And Dr. Rodrick Lim is an ER physician and the co-author of the burnout study. And Dr. Carolyn Snider, an emergency physician and co-lead of the leadership committee at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians.