Leaders

Check out the Royal College Physician Wellness Task Force’s recommendations on physician wellness in medicine and medical education.

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Psychologically safe learning Establishing a wellness mindset

Building on her crisis care experience in the Canadian Forces, resident Dr. Stephanie Smith will explain the mental readiness model she learned in the military, and how it can be used to manage the stressors facing physicians today. 

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COVID-19 wellness resources Stress

COVID-19 has upended health systems around the world. Organizational psychologist Michael West will explain the principles of compassionate leadership, and how medical leaders can use this model to overcome some of the hurdles they’re facing.

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COVID-19 wellness resources Leadership and professional development Relationships

This episode explores the broader state of physician health and wellness in Canada during the pandemic in light of new data from the CMA’s 2021 National Physician Health Survey.

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Burnout Resilience Building a case for support Physician health and wellness data

Patient perspectives on the state of physician burnout and the Canadian health system. Informed by the 2021 National Physician Health Survey conducted by the Canadian Medical Association.

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Physician health and wellness data COVID-19 wellness resources Burnout Leadership and professional development Measurement and outcomes Organizational wellness Self-care Stress

This episode talks about the wellness benefits of collaborating with other health care professionals in a team environment.

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Burnout Peer support Organizational wellness

Experiences of Indigenous medical students that explore the unique challenges faced in applying to and traversing medical school. Learn more from Santanna Hernandez, Josha Rafael and Jayelle Friesen-Enns.

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Equity and diversity in medicine Stress COVID-19 wellness resources

Dr. Ghazala Radwi describes the importance of cultivating trauma-informed learning environments in medical education.

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Psychologically safe learning Establishing a wellness mindset Stress Relationships Physical, psychological and cultural safety

This episode explores why two Canadian emergency doctors chose to volunteer at the Ukraine/Poland border and how the experience left them with a renewed sense of purpose in medicine.

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Relationships Burnout Leadership and professional development

This podcast explores why many Canadian physicians are cutting back on clinical hours or leaving medicine altogether in the wake of the pandemic.

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Burnout Self-care Stress

The study examines the levels of burnout among emergency medicine physicians during the second wave of the pandemic.

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Burnout COVID-19 wellness resources

Learn what Bill C-3, the new anti-harassment law, means for doctors.

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Threats and harassment Conflict management and prevention