By Shahina Braganza Emergency Departments are typically known for their team ethos, the camaraderie between staff, and the attitude of “any patient, any time, any circumstance” – even when the circumstance might be acute under-staffing due to illness, heavy patient load, and of course the ever present access block. We pride ourselves on being… Continue reading Winter is coming
By Una Harrington, Shahina Braganza and Jason Brooks In this episode Una and Shahina interview Dr Jason Brooks of Phenomenal Docs about the challenges of teaching performance optimisation in a healthcare setting. Jason is a performance coach who has done extensive coaching and consulting with physicians and understands the performance challenges of the profession - and how… Continue reading Podcast – Teaching Performance Optimisation in the Healthcare setting – Some practical Tips
By Ben Cohen “I’m finding this very difficult!” I find myself saying in broken Spanish, sitting cross-legged before the Meditation Master. These are the first words I’ve uttered in days and they ring loudlyin my ears. My friend sits in the row in front of me, also sternly looking at the Master. We sit on… Continue reading The Alternative Path to Fellowship
Little moments with big impacts: great leaders through the eyes of a timid registrar By Casey Bennetts I was a fourth-year student when we met. A mother reluctantly attended the ED on her teenager’s insistence, for investigation into her shortness of breath. In part I remember the case because it was my first cardiac… Continue reading Do You Remember When?
By Melanie Rule and Bethany Boulton If there’s one thing we know for sure, it’s that a career in Emergency Medicine is full of challenges. So, Te Wero, the challenge, was an apt theme for the ACEM Winter Symposium in Rotorua this week. Did our New Zealand brothers and sisters rise to the challenge? They… Continue reading WRaP EM WRaP Up ACEM Winter Symposium – Te Wero – The Challenge
By Dr Caroline Macari Fore and After word by Una Harrington In early 2019, I travelled to Sydney to take part in the NSW ED Wellbeing day. While I was there, I heard this honest and poignant story from Dr. Caroline Macari. The effect this story had on those in the room was palpable.… Continue reading Grief in the ED – personal lessons from loss
By Josh Lock What would you do if you started to show symptoms almost pathognomonic of a disease? The typical ‘Aussie male’ response is to ignore it and hope that it just goes away. This was the position I found myself in almost 18 months ago. I had recently become a first time Dad and… Continue reading A diabetes diagnosis – defining a new normal
There is no such thing as a perfect transition from resident to registrar. It is one of the scariest big jumps on the escalator (or treadmill) of medical career progression; a sudden leap in responsibility in which some thrive, and some flounder. Here are my 6 top tips to make it easier. Be… Continue reading Transitioning from resident to registrar in the ED – 6 top tips – By Claire Mitchell
'I want to work in emergency to have a rest’ … said no one ever. I have heard the opposite said though, and I’m ok with that. Let’s face it: emergency nursing is hard work, it’s demanding and has been somewhat accurately referred to as a battlefield. This may seem counterintuitive when talking about wellness;… Continue reading Wellness Week – Love is a battlefield – By Anna Ballantyne
Performance as told by a mid career (not old) emergency physician Disclaimer - Maths and physiological concepts prerequisite to interpret this blog. Context: In considering performance whether on my own or in discussion with colleagues, I use a personal model that helps me visualize my perspective. Note there are seven discrete possibilities of… Continue reading Wellness week – Emergency Physician performance over a career span
