EC Paediatrics

Child cancer is a very violent disease. It represents an aggressive reality for the child himself and those who surround him, essentially the medical team. Our work aims to describe the influence of the passage in pediatric hematology-on on the professional and essentially emotional side of pediatric residents. In our survey 68.18% of the respondents were female, in 45.45% of the cases there were only two doctors in the department, the workload was described as enormous by the pediatricians in 77.27%. The emotional burden that predominated at the beginning of their stay in the department was feelings of suffering in 48.72%, fear in 10.26%, and despacologyir in 20.51% upon hearing the word cancer, and found it difficult to announce or attend the announcement.

The patient-caregiver relationship was professional and social at the same time in 64.52%, the pediatricians most often tried to get the patients out of the prevailing cancer climate by organizing several activities, at the same time it creates an environment full of positive vibes that help the doctors to convince the professional burnout.

One hundred percent of residents mentioned that the stay was formative. At the end of their residency, 36.36% of the pediatricians were encouraged to pursue pediatric hematology-oncology as a subspecialty.

Physicians who care for children with cancer experience and live together very strong emotions that mark them forever. None of them can escape an intimate reflection that leads to a profound change in their vision of the world.

Keywords: Resident; Paediatric Oncology; Attractions; Difficulties; Burnout; Supportive Care

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