The COVID-19 pandemic has had detrimental effects on healthcare professionals and in diverse ways including physically, mentally, socially, and financially. The new and unique challenges directly associated with the COVID-19 pandemic are exacerbating an already stressful work environment for pharmacists too. Pharmacists are reporting high level of stress and burnout in practice. Hence, there is an urgent need for pharmacists to be equipped with the knowledge, tools, and resources to cope and thrive in crises. This webinar provides perspectives from research and practice on the impact of workplace burnout on pharmacist mental health and highlight evidence-based supportive mechanisms and prevention tools to improve the mental health and wellbeing.
Suicide prevention, burnout and pandemics: Supporting pharmacists’ mental health and wellbeing
