Doctors and medical students : know where and how to access crisis support and help. Doctors' Health NSW Doctors' Health Alliance Doctors' Health in Queensland Victorian Doctors Health Program Doctors' Health Advisory Service WA Doctors' Health SA Medical Benevolent Association of NSW-ACT(MBA NSW-ACT) Lifeline Australia Black Dog Institute Beyond Blue Hand-n-Hand Peer Support Inc.Australian Medical Students' Association (AMSA) and AMA 🚦 Guide
Books we loved in 2023 and two we are are patiently waiting for in 2024! 📚 🎙️
2023 :
Beyond the Stethoscope Lucy Mayes
Boundaries for Women Physicians Tammy Chang MD
Battling Healthcare Burnout Thom Mayer, MD
Right Kind of Wrong Prof Amy Edmondson
Collective Genius Prof Linda Hill
2024:
Just One Heart Jonathan Fisher, MD FACC
Revitalized Andrea Austin MD ( Episode coming in January !)
Updated: Dec 22, 2023
Earlier this year I posted about my new #Hellomynameis badges from Badgemaster. The post resonated widely with over 120,000 impressions and 80 reposts. Dr Kate's legacy is profound.
Chuffed with my new little badges. These are powerful tools in healthcare. Made famous and founded by the late Dr Kate Granger who launched the #hellomynameis campaign whilst a patient herself, terminally ill with cancer. As she tells it :
"I made the stark observation that many staff looking after me did not introduce themselves before delivering my care. It felt incredibly wrong that such a basic step in communication was missing. After ranting at my husband during one evening visiting time he encouraged me to “stop whinging and do something!” We decided to start a campaign, primarily using social media initially, to encourage and remind healthcare staff about the importance of introductions in healthcare.
I firmly believe it is not just about common courtesy, but it runs much deeper. Introductions are about making a human connection between one human being who is suffering and vulnerable, and another human being who wishes to help. They begin therapeutic relationships and can instantly build trust in difficult circumstances."
My colleague Dr Eve Purdy, emergency physician, anthropologist and researcher, has further commented that clinicians coming together to care for patients often do not know each other's names. https://lnkd.in/gSV3qbBS The power of a name badge is thus further reaching in an environment where closed loop communication, high performance teamwork and psychological safety is paramount to quality and safety of patient care.
