Dr. Pietro Emanuele Garbelli is the award-winning author of The Doctor’s Voice: Empowering Solutions to Physicians’ Frustrations, Burnout, and Healthcare Inefficiencies, a compelling and practical guide designed to empower doctors to speak up, collaborate, and thrive.
A specialist in Acute Internal Medicine, clinical director, and Thriving Healthcare Consultant, Pietro has witnessed and experienced first-hand the inefficiencies, frustrations and struggles that patients, relatives and providers have with the current healthcare system, and uses lessons learned to provide medical thought leadership. By fostering a successful collaboration between empowered physicians and healthcare stakeholders, he aims to contribute towards creating high-quality, sustainable healthcare for all.
This one-on-one interview shares Dr Pietro Emanuele Garbelli’s background and experience in writing The Doctor’s Voice: Empowering Solutions to Physicians’ Frustrations, Burnout, and Healthcare Inefficiencies.
Tell us about The Doctor’s Voice: Empowering Solutions to Physicians’ Frustrations, Burnout, and Healthcare Inefficiencies.
Doctors leaving the medical profession is a global problem that can no longer be ignored. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated burnout for physicians and administrators alike, and it is clear the healthcare industry as a whole is broken.
The Doctor’s Voice is an informative and practical book that offers the prescription we need to address this crisis. The book presents a comprehensive understanding of the common sources of physicians’ frustrations and illuminates a path to empower doctors to use their voices as vital feedback, ultimately boosting engagement, productivity, and retention. It is a blueprint that organizations can use to build engagement and trust across the spectrum of healthcare stakeholders to create thriving healthcare. It is an eye-opener for individuals in the healthcare industry and a must-read for those seeking to improve overall well-being and performance.
What inspired you to write The Doctor’s Voice: Empowering Solutions to Physicians’ Frustrations, Burnout, and Healthcare Inefficiencies?
As a medical professional, I witnessed firsthand the detrimental effects of stress, burnout and declining mental and emotional well-being on physicians, and how this impacted the quality of healthcare they provided. I could see there was an increasing trend of doctors moving from job to job, going part-time, taking extended sick leave, retiring early, leaving the profession altogether, and, in the worst cases, committing suicide.I no longer wanted to be a passive observer of what was happening.
I felt called to raise awareness about these critical issues, shed light on their underlying causes, and offer empowering solutions. In The Doctor’s Voice, I break down the complexity of the current healthcare environment, revealing the unexpected consequences of physician struggles while addressing healthcare inefficiencies and proposing practical strategies for creating efficient healthcare delivery.
My aim is to create a dialogue between doctors and other healthcare stakeholders to spark change across the healthcare industry as a whole.
How did your background and experience influence your writing?
For years, I felt trapped working in an environment that did not proactively solve the issues that prevented me from doing my job well. Despite my attempts to speak out and be a part of the solution, I felt silenced, ignored, and irrelevant.Having reached the peak of my frustrations, I found myself at a crossroads between leaving my profession and investing time, energy, and money working with my coach to clarify what I could do to make a significant difference—not only for fellow struggling doctors, but also for the medical profession as a whole.I worked one-on-one with my coach during week-long retreats to obtain a clear and accurate view of the challenges I and fellow physicians faced. It was during this work that I realized that writing a book would be a wonderful way to share my insights, reach physicians around the world, and create a movement that empowers doctors to be at the forefront of healthcare improvement.As a part of writing the book, I gathered relevant data, identified reviewers, and wrote and synthesized my experience and knowledge to present the readers with an informative and actionable guide readers from all backgrounds and experience could use to create valuable and meaningful change within the industry.
What is one message you would like readers to remember?
I wrote The Doctor’s Voice to educate, inspire, and move healthcare professionals, policymakers, and organizations into action to address the underlying causes of physician burnout and professional exodus. As the issues physicians face affect everyone involved in providing healthcare, my goal is to work collaboratively with all healthcare stakeholders to create a more efficient and supportive environment where doctors can thrive and provide excellent care.
Purchasing the Book
The Doctor’s Voice: Empowering Solutions to Physicians’ Frustrations, Burnout, and Healthcare Inefficiencies is available for sale on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple iBooks, Kobo, Nook, Google Play and other online bookstores. Readers are encouraged to purchase their copy today: https://www.amazon.com/Doctors-Voice-Empowering-Frustrations-Inefficiencies-ebook/dp/B0BV244569/
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