By Eric Levi 1. What do you do to look after your own health? When I think of health, I think of it in four general domains: physical, mental, social and occupational. All four have to be cultivated, otherwise the balance is lost. I could be the best triathlete in the world (not at all… Continue reading Mo-vember WRaP EM Blog
Category: Wellness – individual
OT in the ED – one size doesn’t fit all!
Nicole Bensink - occupational therapist This October marks the 21st year celebrating World Occupational Therapy Day, a profession that has been around since the early 1900s and one that I have been practicing in for over a decade. Occupational Therapy (OT) in the Emergency Department however, remains an emerging area of OT and so we… Continue reading OT in the ED – one size doesn’t fit all!
Q&A with Toni-Ann Taylor
Toni-Ann Taylor - Clinical Nurse with Mental Health portfolio - Gold Coast University Hospital ED 1. Would you say you pay attention to your Wellness? (Please elaborate) Not always. When on shift I put my team first, making sure they have had their breaks before my own, checking in on them and attending to debriefs, if… Continue reading Q&A with Toni-Ann Taylor
Caring for the Care Givers – WRaP EM meets Mind Check HP
Dr Amy KwanDirector and Clinical PsychologistBA (Psych) MEd (C.Psych) DPsych (Clin) MAPS 1. MINDCHECK HP provides psychology services for health professionals. How can a psychologist help a health professional in the area of wellness in general? In particular how can it help a performance throughout a health care career? A psychologist can help drive real… Continue reading Caring for the Care Givers – WRaP EM meets Mind Check HP
Q&A with Jess Young
Jessica Young – Principal Medical Education Officer – Gold Coast Health EDs 1. Would you say you pay attention to your Wellness? (Please elaborate) I try to. I am a bit prone to busyness and productivity, but am working on this. I try to eat mostly healthy. I try to be mindful throughout my day,… Continue reading Q&A with Jess Young
The Front Foot and the Back Foot
Kirsten Strudwick - Physiotherapist By Kirsten Strudwick Would you say you pay attention to your Wellness? Yes, before I had learned of the term “wellness” I had always evaluated myself as either being on the front foot or the back foot. Living on the front foot looks like: - life admin being in order -… Continue reading The Front Foot and the Back Foot
RUOK: Which is harder – To Ask or Be Asked?
Foreword by Shahina Braganza During events around RUOK day 2020, WRaPEM founder Úna Harrington contemplated the idea and intention behind RUOK? She pondered the experience of being on the receiving end of the question, and wondered whether the confidence we have developed in asking RUOK is as yet matched by the confidence we have in answering it. WRaPEM’s call to action… Continue reading RUOK: Which is harder – To Ask or Be Asked?
A better person and a better doctor
Dr Felicia Cox - ACEM trainee It was around 3am on night shift when I decided to take the job. It had been yet another busy shift, with the kind of presentations that make your heart sink. I had missed another family engagement to be here, and I had another supermarket frozen meal in the… Continue reading A better person and a better doctor
International nurses day blogpost
Grace Xu, Nurse Practioner, QEII Hospital , Brisbane Q1.Would you say you pay attention to your wellness? A1. I was totally unaware of my own wellness as an ED nurse for many years. As our working environment is always challenging and demanding, I consistently felt that the solution I needed was to keep working harder.… Continue reading International nurses day blogpost
Occupation violence in health care – one nurses’ story of creating change
@wrapemtweet talks with advocacy superstar and nurse Lita Olsson about the tricky and sometime harrowing topic of occupation violence in health care. Here’s her story of creating change in that space @CENAorg @acemonline @qldclinsenate How did you get to where you are – the journey from ED nurse to Occupational Violence Strategy Unit clinical lead? It… Continue reading Occupation violence in health care – one nurses’ story of creating change
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