In the beginning – I had little interest in healthcare worker wellness. I had heard the occasional tragic story about a doctor dying by suicide. This saddened me, but doing anything to prevent this felt entirely out of my control. I had heard the shocking figures on the number of physicians getting “burnt out”.… Continue reading Why I WRaP EM – Suneth Jayasekara
Why I Wrap EM – A deeply personal perspective Eudaemonia – human flourishing, prosperity, happiness with satisfaction, wellbeing Over 10 years ago, I was a ‘new consultant’ negotiating that awkwardness of reconciling clinical identity and nonclinical identity within my personal style, within the workplace. I loved it as I worked in a great place with… Continue reading Why I Wrap EM – Charley McNabb
I am so grateful for the opportunity given to me to be part of this wonderful group of like-minded clinicians and educators who are dedicated to the goal of bringing clinician wellbeing to the forefront of our attention in healthcare. Being part of WRaP EM aligns with my values of kindness and connection, as… Continue reading Why I WRaP EM – Dr Allison Fifoot
It was an interesting and somewhat enlightening experience to sit and try to really distil down Why I WRaP EM. My first challenge was to overcome my writing related imposter syndrome, and I can only hope that what I share will help or interest any of our readers. I think there are 3 main… Continue reading Why I WRaP EM – Dr Ashwini Amaratunga
By Tracy Churchill When I first heard of this new group called WRaP EM, I was super excited. I have long been an advocate of health in health practitioners - it has always amazed me that the people promoting health (US!!!) have the most physically and psychologically draining work conditions. Long hours, random shifts and… Continue reading Why I WRaP EM – Taking one for the team
This blog piece has been a long time coming. In fact, I think I may be one of the last of the WRaP EM founders to put finger to keyboard. It certainly isn’t a lack of passion about wellbeing that has delayed me. I have been interested in doctors’ health and wellbeing since I was… Continue reading Why I WRaP EM – Dr Alex Markwell
For me, 2017 was a year of reflection, discovery and action. I had been working quite a lot in the wellbeing space. I was researching and experimenting with different wellbeing strategies in order to develop a wellness program for students and interns at Toowoomba Hospital - to support them in their transition to practice… Continue reading Why I WraP EM – Kate Jurd
I have a chronic condition. It’s called imposter syndrome. The only tribe of medicine that has ever extended group membership to me is the eclectic emergency physicians. Even with that, confidence and self-belief are issues that I have had to work on especially during Fellowship training. I had great supervisors, great peers and fantastic… Continue reading Why I WraP EM – Charley McNabb
It was me. I’m one of those doctors who did the thing that elicits gasps of shock and sympathy when you tell the story. I missed a diagnosis and a patient died. Not just any patient, but the spouse of one of my work colleagues. It was in my first few years of doctoring… Continue reading Why I WRaP EM – Dr Bethany Boulton
The Silo effect by Una Harrington – Founder of WRaP EM Have you ever heard of Emergency Departments (EDs) being likened to silos? Places with tall walls and only one door in and out; places where we go about our core business feeling removed from the rest of the hospital; places with no direct connection… Continue reading Why I WRaP EM – Dr Una Harrington
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