High levels of non–face-to-face work are a well-recognized contributor to clinician burnout, and reducing this burden has become a priority across health systems. Yet accurately assessing this time requires a nuanced understanding of real-world clinician workflows. This talk will present a pilot project designed to refine EMR-based measurement of non–face-to-face workload in academic internal medicine, with the goal of informing better strategies to quantify and ultimately mitigate this contributor to burnout.

UC San Diego’s Center for Research on Empathy and Compassion proudly presents the Empathy & Compassion Research Speaker Series for Spring 2026.

This free virtual series highlights the impactful and groundbreaking research that Sanford Institute-affiliated faculty and researchers have played an integral role in. This series is designed for anyone with an interest in empathy and compassion in neurobiology and healthcare.

Register here for this free online event. Please note, this event has been standardized to the Eastern Time Zone.