by Ken Milne | Jan 30, 2019 | Featured, Physician Wellness
Today, we’re fortunate enough to be joined by Dr. Ken Milne, also known as BATDOC, from the Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine Ken has an impressive social media reach, and has managed to become a successful emergency medicine clinician, researcher, an...
by Samantha Calder-Sprakman | Jan 29, 2019 | Featured, Physician Wellness
Despite what you might think when you initially hear the term, there is more to social wellness than having an active social life. Social wellness is the positive effect that friends and loved ones have on your mental and physical health.(1,2) Sure, spending time with...
by Erica Lee | Jan 28, 2019 | Featured, Physician Wellness
It’s no surprise to any resident that debt is a large contributor to stress. We have high debt levels that continue to rise1, and less job security as employment and career opportunities become harder to secure. We rarely talk about money during our training, and...
by Lisa Fischer | Jan 27, 2019 | Featured, Physician Wellness
We’re back! Move aside John Snow, winter has arrived. The ED’s are crowded, influenza droplets permeate the air, and many of us are still recovering from the working blitz that is required of us during the holiday season (24/7/365 after all). We are feeling the...
by Samantha Calder-Sprakman | Nov 2, 2017 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Patient Advocacy, Physician Wellness
Patient experience and patient satisfaction during Emergency Department (ED) encounters has come to the forefront of ED quality improvement initiatives. To highlight the importance and evolution of patient experience during ED care, we seek to: Discuss the buzz around...
by EMottawa | Jan 12, 2017 | Grand Round Summaries, Physician Wellness
For many of us in Emergency Medicine, PTSD is something we don’t really think about. We might pause before using ketamine for sedation in a war veteran, or seek psychological support for victims of sexual assault, but it is not a topic that we usually discuss or...
