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Resilient MD: Self-Regulation: Key Cornerstone of Doctor's Well-Being
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Self-Regulation: Key Cornerstone of Doctor's Well-Being. My good friend and colleague, Christopher Simon. Will shortly complete (as far as I can tell) Canada's first Ph.D. focused on physician health and well-being. His postgraduate research is now in the first phase of publication and his data will be of interest to anyone with interest in health-professional sustainability and well-being. His first paper was released this week. I've observed that when a physician has either lost their sense of purpose ...
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Resilient MD: Celebration Saturdays: Dr. Helen Ward - Innovator in Forensic Psychiatry
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Celebration Saturdays: Dr. Helen Ward - Innovator in Forensic Psychiatry. Colleague Dr. Helen Ward has won the College of Physician's and Surgeon's prestigious Council Award. A well deserved honour. Dr Ward is a highly regarded educator, clinician, and colleague. Her innovative application of best practices in serving the needs of society's most mentally ill has been recognized by her peers across Ontario. The CPSO press release. Dr Ward is a tireless advocate for the mentally ill. She has spoken at ...
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Resilient MD: When to stop: Normal Cognitive Decline Amongst Aging Physicians
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When to stop: Normal Cognitive Decline Amongst Aging Physicians. The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association hosted its first physician-health retreat, Safe Harbour. This past weekend. One of the attendees pulled me aside and shared their concern about their memory, concentration, and processing speed. I suggested they talk with their family physician and see if a formal assessment by a neuropsychologist was in order. Lee and Weston took a thoughtful approach in giving advice to physicians like the...
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Resilient MD: How much is that burnout in the window?
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How much is that burnout in the window? Burnout rates among Canadian physicians have been well-established. For many years and appear to be in the range of 40-45%. This raises a number of important questions, such as:. How can burnout be prevented? What methods of intervention work best? What can the individual physician do to minimize or recover from burnout? What is the role of the practice environment? And how does this affect patient care in a socialized health care system? As physician health servic...
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Resilient MD: September 2014
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The importance of work for doctor's health - Profession Dame Carol Black at the 13th International Conference on Physician Health. The 13th International Conference on Physician Health (ICPH) opens today in London, UK. The conference is sponsored by the American, British and Canadian Medical Association and has chosen to focus on milestones and transitions relevant to the lives of physicians around the world. Professor Dame Carol Black. Some of these lessons include:. Product of labour is health. Providi...
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Resilient MD: The importance of work for doctor's health - Profession Dame Carol Black at the 13th International Conference on Physician Health
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The importance of work for doctor's health - Profession Dame Carol Black at the 13th International Conference on Physician Health. The 13th International Conference on Physician Health (ICPH) opens today in London, UK. The conference is sponsored by the American, British and Canadian Medical Association and has chosen to focus on milestones and transitions relevant to the lives of physicians around the world. Professor Dame Carol Black. Some of these lessons include:. Product of labour is health. Providi...
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Resilient MD: August 2014
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Great Read: What Doctors Feel (How emotions affect the practice of Medicine) by Dr. Danielle Ofri. Several years ago, a colleague was cleaning out his bookshelf and gave me copies of Dr. Danielle Ofri's books Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue. And Medicine in Translation: Journeys with My Patients. We never really know what a physician is thinking or feeling as they care for their patients.if they have just been yelled at by a hostile colleague, experienced a frustrating patient deat...
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Resilient MD: Avoiding Burnout in First Year Residents: "It really isn't that hard" - Dr. Elisabeth Paice
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Avoiding Burnout in First Year Residents: "It really isn't that hard" - Dr. Elisabeth Paice. In Medicine, exciting things happen in July. Perhaps the best is the opportunity to welcome all of our new residents to our postgraduate programs and join them in the journey of advanced training. These are hard working, innovative, and dedicated colleagues who will help advance health and wellness around the world and it is in our collective interest to support them on that journey. In follow up to the UK study:.
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Resilient MD: Great Read: What Doctors Feel (How emotions affect the practice of Medicine) by Dr. Danielle Ofri
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Great Read: What Doctors Feel (How emotions affect the practice of Medicine) by Dr. Danielle Ofri. Several years ago, a colleague was cleaning out his bookshelf and gave me copies of Dr. Danielle Ofri's books Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue. And Medicine in Translation: Journeys with My Patients. We never really know what a physician is thinking or feeling as they care for their patients.if they have just been yelled at by a hostile colleague, experienced a frustrating patient deat...
