Canadian Medical Association

Knowing what to do when a peer is experiencing significant stress can help to re-establish resiliency and joy in medicine. Learn the fundamentals of stress first aid. Stress first aid is a framework for providing peer support or self-care for health care professionals experiencing significant stress. The framework encompasses five essential needs that promote resiliency and joy in work: a sense of safety; calming; social support; occupational and coping competence; and confidence in oneself, others and the future.

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