Burnout has been an issue for those in health care long before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the increased stress and anxiety we face now have caused a host of new problems.

The current environment health care professionals (HCPs) find themselves in has brought issues of physical and emotional exhaustion, compassion fatigue, and moral injury, not to mention more instances of second victim syndrome (the effect of an unanticipated, adverse medical event on a clinician).

If left untreated, these issues will contribute to burnout, which is already of epic proportion.

What is peer support for HCPs, and why is it needed now more than ever?

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