Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #PhysicianWellness
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Threw out my back and couldn’t walk but still had to come in for a 24hr shift as I couldn’t find coverage. My unit nurses wheeled me down to ED to get a shot of toradol and dex to help me get through the shift. My ED colleague took one look at me and said 1/3
You shouldn’t be here. I’m writing you a note to send you home.
I consider myself a champ for self care & drawing boundaries. But this reminded me how deeply we are trained to sacrifice all at the altar of service. And some sacrifice is necessary—but we’re not taught when 2/3
I consider myself a champ for self care & drawing boundaries. But this reminded me how deeply we are trained to sacrifice all at the altar of service. And some sacrifice is necessary—but we’re not taught when 2/3
…sacrifice turns into exploitation. I’m so grateful for my ED colleague reminding me of those boundaries and taking the onus off of me and onto the system to figure out staffing so I could focus on needed self-care. #MedTwitter #physicianwellness 3/3
How we implemented specific & tangible #PhysicianWellness recommendations into our national #anesthesia guidelines @CASupdate
🧵of highlights
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
At the end of 2019 the @CASUpdate wellness committee was formed. I had two broad goals for my term as Chair
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🧵of highlights
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
At the end of 2019 the @CASUpdate wellness committee was formed. I had two broad goals for my term as Chair
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supported by an amazing committee (I didn’t know a 🌎 pandemic ws coming!)
1.Train anesthesiologists 2provide quality evidence based #PeerSupport 2one another,esp after critical events&encourage creation of institutional peer support programs
👀 4more on this another day
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1.Train anesthesiologists 2provide quality evidence based #PeerSupport 2one another,esp after critical events&encourage creation of institutional peer support programs
👀 4more on this another day
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2. To embed tangible & specific wellness recommendations into our National Guidelines (because healthy physicians are safer physicians and also…urmmm…basic humanity!)
- Appropriate breaks 🚽
- Enough rest 😴
- Skilled help esp after hrs 👩🏽⚕️
- Transparent&equitable policies
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- Appropriate breaks 🚽
- Enough rest 😴
- Skilled help esp after hrs 👩🏽⚕️
- Transparent&equitable policies
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Thread: As Chair of the very newly formed @CASUpdate #PhysicianWellness committee (we have not even had our first meeting yet), I've been thinking &talking alot about the physical & psychological wellbeing of my colleagues amidst #covid19. I applaud leaders like @amit_pawa for 1/
the reminder that it is indeed "OK to *not* be OK". We are facing many unknowns in a rapidly changing situation. We are at the frontline of acute care, charged with performing high-risk procedures in potentially time-pressured and resource contrained systems. The balance 2/
between professional duty&our own health and the health of those we love is at the forefront of our minds. Many of us are likely fluctuating between fear and duty, between calm and storm.Please don't think you are alone in the frenzy of your mind.I'm working on collating some 3/
@mssnytweet Two viruses are approaching. The 1st from China is a potentially lethal respiratory #Coronavirus. The second potentially career-ending from Albany is Health&Mental Hygiene #SectionL (p 24-25) budget.ny.gov/pubs/archive/f…
Last week @HealthNYGov Commish Zucker expressed real interest in #PhysicianWellness.
