In the beginning – I had little interest in healthcare worker wellness. I had heard the occasional tragic story about a doctor dying by suicide. This saddened me, but doing anything to prevent this felt entirely out of my control. I had heard the shocking figures on the number of physicians getting “burnt out”.… Continue reading Why I WRaP EM – Suneth Jayasekara
Can you remember a time when your working day felt like it was filled with boundless opportunities? Does your working day now feel repetitive and tedious? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could somehow re-capture the exuberance, passion and meaning in our work in healthcare? Resilience has recently become a bit of a platitudinous word… Continue reading A flourishing team – by Tona Gillen
Why I Wrap EM – A deeply personal perspective Eudaemonia – human flourishing, prosperity, happiness with satisfaction, wellbeing Over 10 years ago, I was a ‘new consultant’ negotiating that awkwardness of reconciling clinical identity and nonclinical identity within my personal style, within the workplace. I loved it as I worked in a great place with… Continue reading Why I Wrap EM – Charley McNabb
By Melissa Parsons My fertility journey is not typical. I have not spent years “trying”. In fact, I have spent years trying NOT to get pregnant! My husband has two daughters – AND a vasectomy. So getting pregnant was a known challenge. Luckily, I like challenges. We went to an infertility specialist, who told us… Continue reading I Am the One Percent – When the Doctor Becomes the (Infertile) Patient
By Chris Edwards Góðan dag! (G’Day in Icelandic) You may be wondering how on earth I landed in a place so far away and so different from Australasia. Well, having completed FACEM training in August last year, I was keen to pursue alternative experiences in Emergency Medicine. I had struggled with burnout on and off… Continue reading WRaP EM Global – Iceland
I am so grateful for the opportunity given to me to be part of this wonderful group of like-minded clinicians and educators who are dedicated to the goal of bringing clinician wellbeing to the forefront of our attention in healthcare. Being part of WRaP EM aligns with my values of kindness and connection, as… Continue reading Why I WRaP EM – Dr Allison Fifoot
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – Hospital Edition by Anonymous ‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the ED, The patients were arriving, without sign of reprieve. The stockings were hung in the fishbowl with care, In a way that infection control staff wouldn’t dare. The patients were nestled all snug in their… Continue reading Christmas poem
by Una Harrington & Shahina Braganza Whilst you tuck into your mince pies, chilled prawn cocktails and Christmas ham over the coming weeks, WRaP EM wanted to spare a thought and a blog post for those of us who will work through Christmas 2018 and New Year’s 2019. Many of us know how the negotiations… Continue reading Xmas WRaP
By Melanie Rule Technology is a wonderful thing. It helps us with so many aspects of our personal and professional lives. We have smart phones, ipads, laptops and fitbits, all of which provide us with instant access to our emails, friends, digital memories, heart rates and step counts. Almost all the information that exists in… Continue reading Out of the Office – Why we should all take a technology holiday.
By Alex Markwell, Bethany Boulton & Melanie Rule We’re writing this from the airport lounge after an amazing week at Australasian College for Emergency Medicine’s Annual Scientific Meeting 2018 - On the Edge. Congratulations to the conference organisers who offered a balanced and well curated program of science, humanity and entertainment, which attracted more than… Continue reading ACEM ASM 2018 Thoughts and Reflections – The vibe
