Occupational Stress and Burnout in Health Care Providers

Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia, OT Reg. (Ont.), PhD, FRSA, is an occupational therapist and assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy where he holds the Emily Geldsaler Grant Early Career Professorship in Workplace Mental Health. Dr. Nowrouzi-Kia's research program is a systematic study of occupations in the areas of work disability prevention, return to work, and disability management. This approach is designed to produce results directly applicable to identify and assess risk and to develop interventions for preventing/improving and optimizing functioning in the workplace. His work uses a biopsychosocial perspective to understand work disability and incorporate personal characteristics and environmental factors in improving health outcomes