Appendix Quick Resources
CHAPTER 1: MINDFULNESS AND THE EMERGENCY MEDICINE MIND
Recommended Apps
- Headspace
- Calm
- 10% Happier
- Insight Timer
Recommended Books
- The Mindful Geek: Secular Meditation for Smart Skeptics, by Michael W Taft
- Insight Meditation, by Joseph Goldstein
- Buddhism Without Beliefs, by Stephen Batchelor
- 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help that Actually Works - A True Story, by Dan Harris
Podcasts/Websites
- All It Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes TED Talk by Andy Puddicombe
- Free Guided Meditations from UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
- EMCrit - Vipassana Meditation
- The Overwhelmed Brain - a podcast on personal growth, with episodes on meditation and banishing negative thoughts
- Mindfulness in Plain English
CHAPTER 5: TREAT YOUR BODY RIGHT
Meal Kit Services
Prepared Delivered Meals
CHAPTER 7: PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT
- National Institute of Drug Abuse
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- American Society of Addiction Medicine
- American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- International Doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous
- Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Federation of State Medical Boards
- Federation of State Physician Health Programs
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
- AMA Steps Forward Physician Well-Being Modules
- ACGME Physician Wellness Education Resources
- Med Ed Portal (resources for curricula and programs, including wellness)
SUICIDE PREVENTION AND POST-VENTION
SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE
In a crisis call 1-800-273-8255 or
text “HOME” to 741-741
- Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255
- Take 5 to Save Lives
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- After a Suicide: Toolkit for Physician Residency/Fellowship Programs
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE WELLNESS ORGANIZATION RESOURCES
- Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association Wellness Resources and Articles
- American College of Emergency Physicians Wellness Resources
- Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors Physician Resilience Resources
- American Association of Emergency Medicine Wellness Committee Resources
- Academic Life in Emergency Medicine Wellness Think Tank
