Attention Western NSW Doctors

Our sponsors the Medical Benevolent Association of NSW-ACT https://www.mbansw.org.au

are hosting two Reflect and Connect workshops In September in Dubbo ( 20/9/24) and Orange (21/9/24) for doctors in Western NSW.

These events are designed to offer a unique opportunity for doctors to reflect on the challenges of practicing in rural, regional, and remote areas. Attendees will gain practical tips on maintaining well-being while enjoying a relaxed environment to connect with peers across Western NSW.

They have an outstanding line-up of presenters, including Dr Jo Braid Braid, Dr Ashe Coxon, A/Prof Antonio Di Dio, Dr Claire Noonan, Dr Sue Velovski, Dr Michele Blandford, and Dr Oliver Bennett.

Thanks to funding from the NSW Government (under the NGO Flood Recovery Program), these events are FREE to attend, although registration is required.

📅 Dates and locations

Dubbo: Friday 20 September 2024, 12:30 - 10:00 pm

Reflect and Connect Dubbo

Orange: Saturday 21 September 2024, 12:45 - 10:00 pm

Reflect and Connect Orange

While we encourage full participation, a limited number of tickets are also available for those who can only attend the networking drinks and dinner from 6:00 PM onward.

The Mind Full Medic Podcast Book Club #1: Just One Heart with author Dr Jonathan Fisher and co-host Dr Anna Baverstock

S5 E10 and our inaugural podcast bookclub! Please find the audio link below:

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Alternatively grab a cuppa and find a cosy corner on the couch and join us for the full video recording here:

Just One Heart can be ordered here:

Just One Heart

Crazy Socks 4 Docs 2024 and a message from founder Dr Geoff Toogood

Cardiologist and Founder Dr Geoff Toogood and his team are gearing up for the 8th Crazy Socks 4 Docs Day on Friday June 7th. Over the past seven years this event and charitable not-for-profit organisation has gained considerable momentum nationally and indeed globally making impact to reduce the stigma associated with clinician mental ill health and barriers to seeking and accessing support and help. I vividly recall the first time I heard Geoff speak in the lead up to the inaugural event in 2017 and I have been fortunate to listen to and learn from him many times since.

In this short conversation Geoff tells me about the plans for this year's events in Darwin and Townsville, the focus on our rural and regional workforce, his triumphs to date, hopes going forward and how we can support and get involved.

I look around my growing coalition of colleagues in healthcare leading organisational wellbeing change and amongst them I see directors of training who have sat in the rubble with their trainees, psychiatrists who have treated their colleagues as patients, anaesthetists who have lost colleagues and emergency physicians who know that some of the highest rates of professional burnout are contributing to their colleagues' occupational distress. I've also seen the positive change and impact of their work over the past decade and tomorrow is also

an opportunity to celebrate their collective efforts.

Thank you to Geoff and my colleagues for their tireless advocacy and action to help improve the future for all of us in healthcare.

Learn more, get involved and donate here

Related podcasts:

Dr Kym Jenkins and Dr Tahnee Bridson - Peer support, caring for our carers and supporting a healthy medical profession

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Dr Geoff Toogood - Walking the talk and addressing the missing middle in mental health advocacy with cardiologist, Beyond Blue Ambassador and founder of Crazy Socks 4 Docs

Listen here