CAEP Wellness

Welcome to CAEP Wellness! Our committee will strive to advocate for and promote both personal and professional wellbeing in Emergency Medicine across Canada.

On shift ⁦⁦@NiagaraHealth⁩ -St. Catharine’s- an awesome nurse colleague shares her go-to wellness tip! #CAEPWW2023

Also, discuss your success stories and share your uncertainties, find something you are proud of every day, and (of course) go for a run 🏃‍♀️

Tell us how you build wellness in your ER department and we'll retweet! #CAEPWW23 @CAEP_Docs @CAEPResidents @CFMSFEMC @NENACanada

ER wellness tips: Pre shift: Play a fav song while getting into scrubs (+ dance around if locker room is empty) During: Actively complain less – it only brings everyone down Post: drink a full water bottle on drive home- beat the post-work parch! more at #1608581667705-f3a42276-1adf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">caep.ca/caep-emergency…

Looking to build wellness in your ER department? Here's a few ideas: -introduce a physician in triage shift -make in-person socials a seasonal priority -start a camaraderie group program! link to CAEP's Camaraderie Groups Wellness Toolkit: caep.ca/wp-content/upl… #CAEPWW23

More insight into Danish EM from Dr. Dea Kehler & Dr. Katrine Nielsen... read how YDAM (Younger Danish Emergency Physicians) and DASEM are working towards improving wellness in EM. Link to post below @DanishEM @IFEM2 #1608581735787-956f446b-91ea" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">caep.ca/caep-emergency…

DAY 4! We are in this together: a Danish perspective How is it going in Denmark in terms of EM doctors' mental health and burn out? Don't forget to check out amazing posts by: Dr. Kim deSouza, Dr. Dea Kehler and Dr. Katrine Nielsen! bitly.ws/zhiL #CAEPWW2023 @CAEP_Docs

Day 4! A Danish Perspective. Today We have amazing posts by Dr.@kimdesouza, a Canadian EM doc based in Denmark, Dr. Dea Kehler Chair of the Work Environment Committee and Dr. Katrine Nielsen Chair of YDAM. Do we experience the same levels of burn out? #CAEPWW2023" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bitly.ws/zhiL#CAEPWW2023

Dr. Dea Kehler, Chair of the Work Environment Committee at Danish Society of Emergency Physicians and Dr. Katrine Nielsen Chair of Younger Danish Emergency Physicians provide insight into Danish emergency medicine! What is it like to be a Danish EM Doctor?#CAEPWW23 @DanishEM

Learning Danish EM perspectives from Canadian trained @kimdesouza What's different: 37 hr work week, social system benefits- paid vacation, pension, maternity leave, sick days What's the same: CanMEDS framework! called “7 lægeroller/ 7 Doctor Roles” in Denmark @DanishEM

Cultivate shame resilience within yourself and your team with @curiousdoc's tool kit for shame resilience for physicians (& residents and learners!), discussed at National Grand Rounds today @CAEP_Docs @CAEPResidents caep.ca/wp-content/upl…

#letstalk about how we can we learn how to navigate the deep waters of our feelings and name the shame that silences us as physicians. Tune in to National Grand rounds at 2pm! @curiousdoc @EmICUcanada #BellLetsTalk my.caep.ca/s/community-ev…

today, and every day, let's keep talking about mental health and wellness. You are not alone. #BellLetsTalk

When we talk with one another about mental health, we let others know that we’ll be there for them when they need us. They are not alone. Resources are available if they – or you – need help. Wellness Together is one of them, and you can access it here: bit.ly/3XS4737

It's not too late to sign up for National Grand Rounds @ 1400 ET! Learn about @curiousdoc's tool kit to combat shame in the culture of medicine & much more. Lots of insight, plus 1 Mainpro+ credit. Sign up ASAP! my.caep.ca/s/community-ev…

It is day 2 friends! Today we have an excellent post by @NourKhatibMD, CAEP's Global Health Swiss Liason, and Eric Heymann, an EM doc based in Switzerland. Burnout in Canada has hit hard, but can we in Canada learn from the Swiss & vice-versa? bitly.ws/zhiL #CAEPWW2023

It is tomorrow!!! Do not forget the sign up and attend Grand Rounds tomorrow with @curiousdoc and moderated by @EmICUcanada. Sign up here: caep.ca/cpd-courses-2/…

Welcome to Wellness Week! Our first post is by @kerstindewit, an Associate Professor in the Department of EM at Queen’s University. She writes about an exciting study she is carrying out on EM physician wellness! bitly.ws/zhiL #CAEPWW23

Wellness Grand Rounds this Wednesday! OPEN session for everyone. You'll just need to register to receive your accreditation certificate. caep.ca/cpd-courses/ca…

Remember waiting for Thurs night TV? Next Wed Jan 25th is just like that! Tune in for CAEP National Grand Rounds together!