ICU Physicians go through a lot. Facing constant life-or-death scenarios along with other demands, they are often lead to burnout. Burnout can manifest in many different ways but certainly goes against the principles of preventive medicine in living your best life possible. Hear from Dr. Jeremy Topin about his story of burnout, how views of work-life balance and much more in this episode. Dr. Topin completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago before completing a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care medicine at Feinberg School of Medicine. He writes about various topics on his website jtopinmd.com, has been featured in podcasts and traditional news outlets, and is also an avid triathlete, water polo enthusiast

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1. What lead you to critical care medicine, when did you realize you were burnt out, and what do you do now?
   
2. What does preventive medicine mean to you?
   
3. How do you stay out of the ICU and from various critical care scenarios and conditions?
   
4. What does the feeling of burnout entail, and how can it be prevented?
   
5. How do we reduce burnout in stressful careers within medicine such as critical care, what about other stressful healthcare careers?
   
6. Work life balance is an ideal that many aim to achieve but never really do; is it possible, and if so, how does one create this for themselves? What does it look like for you?
   
7. When did you start writing?
   
8. What was your experience like in Ukraine as a volunteer? What does preventive medicine look like at this level, is it even possible?
   
9. If someone asks you “How do I get healthy?” while you’re waiting for your coffee at Starbucks, what do you tell them in 2 minutes?
   

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