Bulletin of Semashko National Research Institute of Public HealthBulletin of Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health2415-84102415-8429FSSBI «N.A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health»1578Научная статьяPROFESSIONAL BURNOUT OF MEDICAL WORKERS DURING THE PANDEMICAksenovaE. Ieiak@mail.ruShkrumyzkA. Rshkrumok@gmail.comResearch Institute of the Organization of Health Care and Medical Management18122021414815508042022Copyright © 2021,2021The article deals with the issues related to the "professional burnout" of medical workers, which faced the health systems of all states especially acutely during the outbreak of the pandemic due to the spread of COVID-19 infection. Now the profession of a doctor and medical personnel, despite its increasing demand and importance in the context of the implementation of national tasks for the preservation of public health, is one of the most stressful and tense. The application of huge efforts from medical specialists was also required to resist the spread of COVID-19, which determined the relevance of the topic of this study. Currently, when the peak of the outbreak of infection has passed and its spread has slowed down, many medical personnel may face the problem of "professional burnout" due to such titanic work in the fight against the spread of the disease. The authors consider recommendations for medical professionals who are in an environment of increased psycho-emotional stress and are at risk of professional burnout. The purpose of this article is to study the concept of "professional burnout" and the causes of it among health care workers, as well as to consider recommendations for medical workers in difficult conditions of providing medical care that require a high level of mobilization and the highest dedication from doctors and paramedical personnel. Based on the results of the work, the author concludes that in difficult conditions and an increasingly complicated technical working environment, along with checking the personal qualities of a specialist, such as patience, compassion, empathy, there is also a professional test, such as the ability to make important decisions in a short time.public healthmedical workersprofessional burnoutprofessional competenciespsychoemotional loadобщественное здоровьемедицинские работникипрофессиональное выгораниепрофессиональные компетенциипсихоэмоциональная нагрузка1.Худова И.Ю. «Выгорание» у медицинских работников: диагностика, лечение, особенности в эпоху COVID-19 / И.Ю. Худова, Г.Э. Улумбекова // ОРГЗДРАВ: новости, мнения, обучение. Вестник ВШОУЗ. - 2021. - Т. 7. - № 1. - С. 42-62.2.Малярчиков А.В. Уровень удовлетворенности трудовой деятельностью и степень эмоционального «выгорания» у анестезиологов-реаниматологов, работающих в красной зоне COVID-госпиталя / А.В. Малярчиков, К.Г. Шаповалов // Вестник анестезиологии и реаниматологии. - 2021. - Т. 18. - № 2. - С. 17-22.3.Рекомендации для медицинских работников, находящихся в условиях повышенных психоэмоциональных нагрузок в период пандемии COVID-19. - М.: Научно-образовательный центр современных медицинских технологий, 2020. - 46 с.4.Hudova I.Yu., Ulumbekova G.E. "Burnout" in medical workers: diagnosis, treatment, features in the era of COVID-19. ORGZDRAV: novosti, mneniya, obuchenie. Vestnik VShOUZ [ORGZDRAV: news, opinions, training. VSHOUZ Bulletin], 2021, vol. 7, no 1, pp. 42-62 (in Russian).5.Malyarchikov A.V., Shapovalov K.G. The level of job satisfaction and the degree of emotional "burnout" among anesthesiologists-resuscitators working in the red zone of the COVID hospital. Vestnik anesteziologii i reanimatologii [Bulletin of anesthesiology and resuscitation], 2021, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 17-22 (in Russian).6.Rekomendacii dlya medicinskih rabotnikov, nahodyashchihsya v usloviyah povyshennyh psihoemocional'nyh nagruzok v period pandemii COVID-19 [Recommendations for medical workers who are under conditions of increased psychoemotional stress during the COVID-19 pandemic]. Moscow, Scientific and educational center of modern medical technologies, 2020. 46 p. (in Russian).