[Taskforce work-life balance-concepts instead of slogans]
A Beck1, F M Wundrack2, A Mattigk3
1Klinik für Urologie, Kath. Marienkrankenhaus, Alfredstraße 9, 22087, Hamburg, Deutschland. andreas.e.beck@web.de.
Der Urologe. Ausg. A
|March 5, 2020
Summary
The Young Urologists' Working Group addresses work-life balance, developing guidelines for parental leave and part-time work requests. They are also surveying surgery during pregnancy to inform clinical practice.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Urology
- Occupational Health
Background:
- The Young Urologists' Working Group established a "Work-Life-Balance" taskforce in April 2018.
- Key issues include part-time work, parental leave, and inconsistencies in continuing medical education absence crediting.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop structured guidelines for discussing part-time work and parental leave requests.
- To address regulatory inconsistencies in continuing medical education absence crediting across federal states.
- To survey and evaluate the practice of surgery during pregnancy and workplace risk assessment for pregnant women.
Main Methods:
- Development of a discussion guideline for leave requests.
- Analysis of regulatory discrepancies in continuing medical education.
- Conducting and evaluating a survey on surgery during pregnancy and workplace risks for pregnant professionals.
Main Results:
- A guideline for structured and transparent discussions on working hours for parental leave and part-time requests has been created.
- Identified inconsistent regulations regarding the crediting of absences during continuing medical education.
Conclusions:
- Recommendations for clinical practice regarding surgery during pregnancy and workplace risk assessment are anticipated from the ongoing survey.
- The taskforce aims to improve work-life balance and address systemic issues for young urologists.
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