By Shahina Braganza and Ashwini Amaratunga You’ll get by with a little help from your friends! This statement is as true in everyday life - and in an Emergency Department - as when sung by musical superstars! Developing and maintaining supportive relationships with those at home and at work enhances social wellness. For lots of… Continue reading Social spoke – 16/03/2018
By Sophie Brock - Emergency Medicine Trainee I was unsurprised to learn that recent studies have revealed that almost half of practicing physicians find medical practice very or extremely stressful1 and almost half are in the advanced stages of burnout2. What can we do to ensure that we as individuals do not fall prey to these… Continue reading Social spoke – trainee perspective
By Tracy Churchill and Kate Jurd Take a deep breath and slowly let it out. Roll your shoulders backwards and then forwards. Smile. You have made the wise decision to come to the spiritual spoke of the wellness wheel. We are glad you are here. Have you ever considered how spirituality affects your health… Continue reading Spiritual spoke 15/03/2018
By Alex Markwell and Ashwini Amaratunga Executive summary Live within your means - this could mean living like a registrar especially when you become a new consultant Extras are important - private indemnity insurance (i.e. you are a member of a medical defence organization such as MDA National or Avant); income protection insurance; salary… Continue reading Financial spoke – 14/03/2018
Podcast Dr Ashwini Amaratunga interviews ED trainee Dr Courtney McPhail About Ashwini Amaratunga About Courtney McPhail
By Una Harrington Wellness Week Take Home Points Move your body in any way at all – be opportunistic and be organised Being well fed literally will fuel your performance……Just ask Dr. Jane Lemaire Move your body – in any way at all As a shift worker, it is really challenging to commit… Continue reading Physical spoke – 13/03/2018
By Bethany Boulton and Shahina Braganza Emotional bandwidth - part 1 - the rich and colourful tapestry of working in EM Jonathan* was 42 years old and the paramedics were performing CPR as they wheeled him through the door on the ambulance trolley. He was a known illicit drug user in a community where it… Continue reading Emotional spoke – 12/03/2018
By Dan Pitt - Emergency Medicine Trainee Emotional Overload We’ve all been there. The dead of night. Ten names still on the screen, their wait times ticking ever closer to the four-hour mark. Patients or relatives who have been waiting the longest stand, if they can, at their cubicle entrance, staring, eyebrows pulled together, attempting to… Continue reading Emotional spoke – trainee perspective 12/03/2018
By Melanie Rule and Allison Fifoot “Maintaining joy and satisfaction in our work in the ED” Intro As part of Wellness week we want to remind ourselves what inspired us to choose Emergency Medicine as a career and what keeps us coming back. In this podcast, some colleagues have kindly shared with us what they… Continue reading Occupational spoke – 11/03/2018
By Matt Klan - Emergency Medicine Trainee Still better than dentistry – a trainee’s perspective on enjoying ED My first resus shift was about 3 weeks into my ED term, which was my first term as an intern. Around midday, before the evening staff had come to bolster the line, a patient rolled in… Continue reading Occupational spoke – trainee perspective – 11/03/2018
