Aug 18, 2021
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In this episode, Sarah talks about wellness with the Assistant Dean of Wellness at Dalhousie University, Angela Cooper.
Resources:
Angela Cooper - Department of Psychiatry - Dalhousie University - medicine.dal.ca/departments/depar…ngela-cooper.html
Faculty Wellness - Continuing Professional Development - Dalhousie University - medicine.dal.ca/departments/core-…lty-wellness.html
Executive Leadership and Physician Well-being: Nine Organizational Strategies to Promote Engagement and Reduce Burnout - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27871627/
Physician burnout: contributors, consequences and solutions - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29505159/
Episode Guide:
0:05 Introduction
1:09 Keeping well during the pandemic
5:19 The importance of informal conversations with patients
8:06 Being vulnerable
12:34 Chronic toxic stress and trauma among doctors
21:22 Why wellness interventions don't work
27:38 Using the mindset of a researcher
33:26 Work life intergration
39:30 Ignoring the naysayers
41:02 The antidote to burnout