Podcast Dr Ashwini Amaratunga interviews ED trainee Dr Courtney McPhail About Ashwini Amaratunga About Courtney McPhail
Category: Wellness – individual
Physical spoke – 13/03/2018
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
Emotional spoke – 12/03/2018
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
Emotional spoke – trainee perspective 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
Occupational spoke – 11/03/2018
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
Occupational spoke – trainee perspective – 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
Wellness week teaser
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
