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GU Cancers 2026 | Supporting clinician well-being to improve patient care outcomes

Gabriela Ilie, PhD, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, discusses the importance of addressing psychological distress among clinicians, highlighting the burden it places on healthcare professionals and the system as a whole. There is, therefore, a need to shift from a transactional approach to a more relational one, allowing for meaningful connections and reflections, and empowering patients also requires prioritizing clinician well-being. This interview took place at the 2026 ASCO GU Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, CA.

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It is absolutely essential. We know that there is a burden among clinicians, among nurses, among residents. Psychological distress affects not just the patient, but it affects the healer. And also we have a system that has been burdened over the years, right? So we have a lot of, you know, things are speeding up. Transaction is now the norm, whereas in the past, relation would be the norm, right? You have a relationship, you have time to connect, to reflect...

It is absolutely essential. We know that there is a burden among clinicians, among nurses, among residents. Psychological distress affects not just the patient, but it affects the healer. And also we have a system that has been burdened over the years, right? So we have a lot of, you know, things are speeding up. Transaction is now the norm, whereas in the past, relation would be the norm, right? You have a relationship, you have time to connect, to reflect. There is no time. 15 minutes, if you’re lucky, five minutes at appointments. It’s very transactional. And that has really taken the stuffing. And I’m talking about the healing stuffing out of the healthcare when it comes to you clinicians and their well-being so we need to bring some of that relation back into the program with that empowerment piece that we have for patients right where we activate their role in their own care that also has to happen for clinicians we can’t neglect clinician well-being

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