To get us all warmed up for Wellness Week, Dr Emma Horrocks interviews the esteemed Dr David Cooksley, sharing some incredible stories from his years of experience and some pearls of wisdom! A must listen!!! Interview with Dr David Cooksley - "why I still love emergency medicine" About David Cooksley About Emma Horrocks
The Silo effect by Una Harrington – Founder of WRaP EM Have you ever heard of Emergency Departments (EDs) being likened to silos? Places with tall walls and only one door in and out; places where we go about our core business feeling removed from the rest of the hospital; places with no direct connection… Continue reading Why I WRaP EM – Dr Una Harrington
My interest in physician wellbeing and subsequently my involvement in WRaP EM, came from my own episode of burnout early in my career as an Emergency Physician. I didn’t know it was burnout at the time as that word was not yet part of the common vernacular of the medical profession. For many years, I… Continue reading Why I WRaP EM – Dr Melanie Rule
WRaP EM is a coalescence of several interfaces in my work-life. I have had a keen interest in Physician Wellness since an episode of burnout as a second-year trainee in 2002. After an initial flurry of literature review – from which my main skewed “take-home message” at the time was that burnout was a consequence… Continue reading Why I WRaP EM – Dr Shahina Braganza
by Melanie Rule This story begins with an email. I had always believed that much like a phone call at 3am, nothing good ever comes in an email. However the story of how this group, WRaP EM (Wellbeing, Resilience and Performance in Emergency Medicine) was formed, has changed that perception for me. Somewhere… Continue reading Getting started!!
