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Study finds one in 10 Canadian ER doctors leave specialty due to burnout

  • By: Tessa Bennett
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A bleak trend in Canada’s health-care system shows one in 10 emergency doctors are leaving the specialty due to burnout. A new study published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal notes for many physicians “the future of emergency medicine was hopeless, with no possibility of recovery.” Trending Now’s Tessa Bennett spoke with some of the doctors involved with this report and has the details.

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