Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2022; 119(2): 317-318
Much More Than Just Women: Wonder Women
This Short Editorial is referred by the Research article "Women Physicians: Burnout during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil".
The impact of the SARS-Cov2 pandemic hit the world quickly and overwhelmingly and highlighted the heroes of the white cover: healthcare professionals. It took more than two years of uninterrupted work, facing various challenges and external and internal conflicts to preserve the patient’s life, colleagues, their families and themselves. A complicated scenario, not only due to the overload of professional demand but also the scientific lack of knowledge of what we were facing. Scientists worldwide have joined forces to disseminate scientific evidence, and, at the same time, medical societies have mobilized to optimize care procedures with protection for active professionals.
Stress and Burnout syndrome are part of occupational diseases in health professionals. However, the particular scenario of Covid-19 has shown that although it is not easy to be on the front lines in the fight against SARS-CoV2, nurses and doctors demonstrated high stress and exhaustion in studies, so behavioral/collective strategies can help.– This mini-editorial is dedicated to female doctors.
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