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ReviewUnited European gastroenterology journal2026

Promoting Well-Being Among Gastroenterologists - A Call for Systemic Action.

Katharina Zimmermann, Iago Rodríguez-Lago, Reena Sidhu, Henriette Heinrich, Paula Sousa, Egle Dieninyte, Marjolijn Duijvestein, Alexander Hann, Manik Gemilyan, Helge Knüttel and 12 more

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Review in United European gastroenterology journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Katharina ZimmermannDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7363-8423
Iago Rodríguez-LagoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de Galdakao, Biobizkaia Health Research Institute, Deusto University, Galdakao, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-4578
Reena SidhuDivision of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0820-2400
Henriette HeinrichDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clarunis Universitäres Bauchzentrum, Universitätsspital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Paula SousaGastroenterology Department, Hospital São Teotónio, ULS Viseu Dão-Lafões, Viseu, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9009-9635
Egle DieninyteVilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0525-3453
Marjolijn DuijvesteinDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4814-9376
Alexander HannDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Interventional and Experimental Endoscopy (InExEn), University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8035-3559
Manik GemilyanYerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0939-4889
Helge KnüttelUniversity Library, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2654-6517
Andrea NowakUnited European Gastroenterology Headquarters, Governance & Community Management, Vienna, Austria.
Paolo MontaltoGastroenterology Unit, ASL Toscana Centro, Pistoia, Italy.
Mohamed G ShihaDivision of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Petra Krčálová2nd Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University Hospital and Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Petr VanekFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Vita SkujaAnti-Aging Institute, Health Center 4, Riga, Latvia.
Martin DuricekClinic of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Martin, Slovakia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0754-4532
Francesca ManzaAcademic Unit of Gastroenterology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, UK.
John OngCambridge Stem Cell Institute, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Dina TiniakosDepartment of Pathology, Aretaieion University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4657-7780
Neeraj BhalaUniversity of Nottingham, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2502-1177
Martina MüllerDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8520-4568

Funding

United European Gastroenterology
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

United European Gastroenterology (UEG) has launched an initiative to promote physician well-being and prevent burnout. This current concept article is based on a survey of the National Societies Forum and National Societies Committee, a meta-analysis by Shiha et al., and a scoping review of evidence-based interventions. It identifies key systemic and individual drivers of burnout, outlines its consequences, and presents strategies for intervention-recognising that physician burnout threatens individual health, patient safety, and the sustainability of health care systems. Burnout in gastroenterology is driven by demanding workloads, complex procedures, and increasing administrative tasks. Addressing physician well-being must be viewed as a systemic challenge requiring coordinated efforts from individuals, hospitals, and scientific societies. National and specialist GI societies are pivotal. They must implement initiatives and advocate for systemic change through education, policy advocacy, and sustainable work design. Acknowledgement of burnout is a start. Progress requires commitment to well-being and continuing research.

Indexed as

Burnout, ProfessionalGastroenterologistsGastroenterologyHealth PromotionEuropeHumansJob SatisfactionSocieties, MedicalWorkloadburnoutendoscopyevidence‐informed well‐being interventionsgastroenterologyhepatologyindividual‐level interventionsorganisational interventionsphysician well‐beingresiliencescoping review

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PMID41347687
PMCPMC12799596

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