| What is known about the topic? | |
| Little is known regarding emergency physicians’ clinical experiences and moral concerns during a pandemic. | |
| What did this study ask? | |
| This study explored Canadian emergency physicians’ experiences, concerns, and perspectives during the first wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. | |
| What did this study find? | |
| Emergency physicians felt a strong sense of responsibility to care for patients. They may underestimate the emotional impacts of their work. | |
| Why does this study matter to clinicians? | |
| This knowledge will inform educational tools to prepare physicians during a pandemic and assist in designing future investigations into physician wellbeing. |
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