Tracey Churchill 1. Would you say you pay attention to your Wellness? Yes. But this was not always the case. Before I had children, despite doing shiftwork, I regularly attended dancing classes, went to the gym, meditated and always had my next holiday booked. When I had children and went to full time work, a lot of that… Continue reading Ways to Wellness
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My Medical Mixtape
Dr Kathryn Clark “Without music, life is a mistake.” – Friedrich Nietzsche This quote doesn’t resonate with everyone, but I have an internal soundtrack. On days that there isn’t a song in my head, I know something is wrong. Music has always been a big part of my life and that of my whānau. My… Continue reading My Medical Mixtape
Providing safe, compassionate, culturally sensitive care to everyone who walks through the ED door
Kitty Synot - Wamba Wamba, Nurse of 12 years, experience in general medical, surgical, primary health care, Indigenous health and emergency. Currently working as a Registered Nurse in the GCUH ED for the past 4 and a half years. TECs local champion and TECs statewide co-chair. Jess Payne – Yuwaalaraay, Nurse of 8 years with experience… Continue reading Providing safe, compassionate, culturally sensitive care to everyone who walks through the ED door
PERFORM – Novel research in health performance optimisation
Helen Church Intro In what feels like many moons ago, in 2021, I virtually attended the International Physicians Health Conference. There I heard Dr Helen Church, from the University of Sheffield, talk about her research with the snappy title, The PERFORM PhD Project. Her research investigates whether performance related interventions could work for a real… Continue reading PERFORM – Novel research in health performance optimisation
Moments that echo
Anna Ballantyne Dedication To Dr James Tilleard – maker of many enduring moments for many people – thank you’. One of my favourite things about emergency is that is contains untold potential to make a significant difference to outcomes, in a short period of time. This is based on expert knowledge, clinical skills, and the… Continue reading Moments that echo
Unicorns, gender and belonging
Aaron Gribble - RN Aaron is an RN working in at the RBWH ED who loves his job in addition to living with 3 great - and rather opinionated - kids, a dog and 3 noisy parrots. 1. I heard about The Gender Unicorn for the first time at your talk at the ACEM Autumn Symposium.… Continue reading Unicorns, gender and belonging
‘Doctor – Don’t Heal Thy self’
Dr Natasha Yates Natasha, what do you think are the three most important reasons for a doctor to have their own GP? 1. For the sake of our patients: Having our own GP helps us focus on being the best Doctor we can, while someone else (ie our GP) helps us maintain our health. It… Continue reading ‘Doctor – Don’t Heal Thy self’
The Resilient Human – one man’s journey from Burkina-Faso to Sunshine Coast
Dr. Moussa Ouedraogo Part 1 Intro When the WRaP EM Sunshine Coast ED physicians met Dr. Moussa Ouedraogo, they knew his story was one we needed to share. In fact, the Blog Bio is normally a short paragraph about the author. But Moussa’s story is one of such profound strength, that this extended Bio. forms… Continue reading The Resilient Human – one man’s journey from Burkina-Faso to Sunshine Coast
Q & A with Vivien Triz
Vivien Triz – Registered Nurse – Gold Coast University Hospital ED 1. Would you say you pay attention to your Wellness? I think I do. If I feel stressed, out, I like to take some time out for myself. 2. What is your experience of how your wellness at work translates into how you do… Continue reading Q & A with Vivien Triz
Où Allons Nous?
By Thomas Brough Thomas Brough Around the time of writing this, I was on the cusp of the ACEM fellowship clinical exam, surrounded by practice OSCE stems, motivating phrases on a white board, and self-critical thoughts about neglected relationships. This milieu is a psychologically provocative one and I find myself reflecting on a particular piece… Continue reading Où Allons Nous?
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