title: The Claude Organ Memorial Lecture: the practice of surgery: surgery as practice.
abstract: Compassion fatigue or "burn out" occurs in all surgeons at some point in their career. Compassion fatigue can be identified, prevented and treated by simple measures of self care. In addition, learning techniques of mindfulness can allow surgeons to see their work in a way that decreases stress.
authors.affiliation: Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin St., Room CCC, Houston, TX 77030, USA. brandt@bcm.edu
authors.forename: Mary L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Brandt
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004032:Diet; D004645:Empathy; D015444:Exercise; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans