BRiC study update: December 2022 - Update No. 5

BRiC Study - Burnout and Resilience in Organ Donation Coordinators

December 2022 - Update No. 5

Background

In the Burnout and Resilience in Organ Donation Coordinators (BRiC) study we are implementing an innovative way to address burnout and enhance resilience among Organ and Tissue Donation Coordinators (OTDCs) in Canada through early identification and intervention of stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue to support the well-being and the retention of skilled, trained professionals and optimize organ donation among organ donation organizations (ODOs).

Overview

BRiC is the core three-phase study and arms projects that were developed as we saw the need to further explore some aspects of work-related issues among OTDCs.

BRiC Phase I  – Scoping review 

The aim of this review was to collate and synthesize available literature on burnout and compassion fatigue among OTDCs worldwide. Published.

BRiC Phase II – Mixed-methods study

The aim of the mixed-method study (online survey followed by qualitative interviews) we are conducting is to explore work-related issues among OTDCs and further understand their perceptions about these issues. We are thrilled to have such a high participation rate and enrolment of OTDCs from various ODOs (ON, BC, MB, NB, NS, AB, SK, QB, NL). We are currently collecting and analyzing data from surveys and interviews.

‘Inter-phase’: Working Meeting

To help guide the development of phase 3, we are planning a working meeting in early 2023 with some stakeholders to share the preliminary results from phase 2 and identify the priorities for interventions in each ODO considering the uniqueness of each provincial organization.

Phase 3: Interventional Study

This phase will be developed based on results from phase 2 and the working meeting and it will consist of tailored interventions for each ODO to help interning in work-related issues among OTDCs and improve their work-related wellbeing.

Additional projects related to BRiC

  • The Experiences and Perceptions of Participating in a Team Cohesion and Communication Workshop: An Exploratory Descriptive Qualitative Study - Published
  • Burnout and Compassion Fatigue Among Organ Donation Coordinators: a Canadian Perspective - Published
  • Burnout, compassion fatigue and work-related stressors among organ donation and transplantation coordinators: A qualitative study - Published

2022 achievements

  • Conference presentations at ITNS, TTS, CDTRP, CTS, CACCN
  • CHAMO grant awarded
  • Significant progress in phase 2 with data collection completed in 7 provinces out of 9 ahead of the initial research schedule

If you would like to know more and potentially collaborate with this study, please contact the research coordinator at  asilva@cheo.on.ca or the research leaders at vsilvaesilva@brocku.ca and sdhanani@cheo.on.ca

 

 

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