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Table 8 Discounted cost (2010 CAD$ million) of physician burnout in Canada*

From: An estimate of the cost of burnout on early retirement and reduction in clinical hours of practicing physicians in Canada

Specialty

Early retirement

Reduced clinic hours

Total

$

%

$

%

$

%

FP

$118.53

55.6%

$6.83

3.2%

$125.36

58.8%

Surgeons

33.68

15.8

18.77

8.8

52.45

24.6

Other specialists

32.96

15.5

2.31

1.1

35.27

16.6

Total

$185.17

86.9%

$27.91

13.1%

$213.08

100%

  1. *Discount rate 3% annually.