Compassion Fatigue/Burnout

The After Cancer with Janet Abrahm MD, FACP, FAAHPM, FASCO

Video 8: What Clinicians Can Offer When Life-Extending Therapies are Exhausted

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The After Cancer with Janet Abrahm MD, FACP, FAAHPM, FASCO

Video 7: Shifting from Empathy to Compassion in Clinical Practice

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The After Cancer with Janet Abrahm MD, FACP, FAAHPM, FASCO

Video 6: Understanding the Difference Between Compassion and Empathy

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Video 5: Practical Support for Clinicians Suffering from Burnout

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Video 3: How Clinicians Cope with the Emotional Load of Their Work

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Video 4: Recognizing the Signs of Caregiver Burnout

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Video 2: Tools Clinicians Can Use to Acknowledge Their Emotions

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Video 1: The Emotional Burdens Clinicians Carry but Rarely Discuss

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Winer EP, Levit LA, Basch E, Chavez-MacGregor M, Dubois R, et al.

Promoting reasonable career expectations and maximizing professional fulfillment for academic oncologists: ASCO recommendations for academic medical centers.

J Clin Oncol 2025;43:2017-2023 (see also Ryan editorial)

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Speers CW, Patel M, Dixit N.

Rx for resilience: curing burnout in oncology through smarter workflows and supportive practices.

JCO Oncol Practice 2025;21:903-905 (see Paper by Lapen).

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About Dr. Abrahm

Janet Abrahm, MD is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is among the founders of Palliative Care in the United States and the author of four comprehensive books on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer. Dr. Abrahm is a former practicing oncologist who created the Palliative Care Service at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute over 20 years’ ago. She is an award-winning clinician and educator and continues to practice palliative care at Dana Farber.

Dr. Abrahm's Book

Dr. Abrahm is the author of four comprehensive editions  on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer, the first published in 2000 and the latest in 2022.

Her extensive work offers oncologists and other oncology and palliative care clinicians a place to turn to find the most up-to-date evidence-based practices, resources, and practical advice on how to care for patients across the full range of issues they will experience during their illness.