This year there has been an explosion of interest in maintaining the wellness of ourselves and our colleagues in Emergency Medicine. That interest is long overdue. As many have identified, wellness is the result of many influences including individual actions, organisational issues and collegiate support. For what it is worth, here is what I… Continue reading Ways to Wellness – Dr Mike Cameron
Many of us here at WRaPEM understand firsthand the juggle that comes with being both a doctor and a parent. In the following blog posts, two doctors share their stories of how they successfully combine parenting and emergency medicine, and how their perspectives about their work changed after becoming a parent. Course collision And learning… Continue reading Parenting – part 2
Many of us here at WRaPEM understand firsthand the juggle that comes with being both a doctor and a parent. In the following blog posts, two doctors share their stories of how they successfully combine parenting and emergency medicine, and how their perspectives about their work changed after becoming a parent. Building a positive mindset… Continue reading Parenting – part 1
Post by Annonymous Foreword: This generous guest blog has been written by an Emergency Physician who, understandably, wishes to keep her identity anonymous. In it, she describes the raw and gritty experience of being diagnosed with a mental illness while fighting to remain functional as a doctor, mother and wife. For her, there has been… Continue reading I think you have depression…
By Una Harrington Welcome back to Part 2 in the series on how to find your ‘I’ in Ikigai. In Part 1 of Finding the ‘I’ in Ikigai, I referenced Tait Shanafelt’s paper stating that if you can find 20% of your work to have Meaning, it will protect you against the risk of… Continue reading Finding the ‘I’ in Ikigai – Part 2
By Una Harrington Welcome to Part 1 of how to find your ‘I’ in Ikigai. I was first introduced to the concept of Ikigai when I was attending SMACC Dub in 2017. During my own journey since then, whilst exploring the wellbeing and performance optimisation literature, I have been brought back again and again… Continue reading How to find the ‘I’ in Ikigai – Part 1
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
