Helping each other through the pandemic: Providing informal physician-to-physician peer support
March 31, 2020 WellDoc Alberta
This collection of reviewed, synthesized and adapted resources from WellDoc Alberta provides the definition and rationale for informal physician-to-physician peer support as well as tips on how to strengthen informal peer support skills.
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