Browsing: Compassion Fatigue

Medical Education , Compassion Fatigue , Wellness

The Hidden Curriculum

6/12/2021 Joy McLaughlin

At some point along the pathway to becoming a physician - or a better physician - we must pause and ask ourselves, "What am I learning from the hidden curriculum?"

Compassion Fatigue , Wellness

Premeditated Compassion

4/23/2020 Christopher Zalesky, MD, MSc

If your care saves the patient but leaves their mind wounded, have you fully cared for the patient? Adopting a practice of premeditated compassion would allow us to offer our patients empathy reflexiv

Burnout , Compassion Fatigue , Wellness , Editorial

Wellness in All Forms: The Daddy Dance

4/18/2018 Eric McDonald, MD

When a particularly rough shift ends, do you have a way to leave it behind you?

Editorial , Wellness , Compassion Fatigue

Obsidian

8/9/2017 Bart Paull, MD

Obsidian The pager goes off”¦ trauma activation. SICU and I'm on call. I make my way to the ED. My fellow resident is there, doing the lateral canthotomy, ET tube's in. It's bad — auto vs. pedestrian

Editorial , Wellness , Compassion Fatigue

The Crucible of Medicine: Reflections on Becoming a Doctor

6/6/2017 Debra Ravert, MD

The Crucible of Medicine: Reflections on Becoming a Doctor I entered the third year of medical school with great excitement. I was finally out of the classroom and seeing real patients, connecting w

Personal , Workplace , Wellness , Compassion Fatigue , Editorial

Recognizing Compassion Fatigue: Seeing Past the Present

12/1/2016 Katie Rebillot, DO

Recognizing Compassion Fatigue: Seeing Past the Present She was constantly in the emergency department for alcohol and drug intoxication. Staff dreaded her because she was usually inebriated and aski

Editorial , Compassion Fatigue

How Becoming a Patient's Family Member Changed Me as a Doctor

8/1/2016 Thaer Ahmad, MD

How Becoming a Patient's Family Member Changed Me as a Doctor How on earth did patients and loved ones who have no formal training in health care or medicine manage to keep their composure when battl

Wellness , Compassion Fatigue

On Being the Best

1/29/2016 Tom Walker, BSc, MSW , Blair Bigham, MD, MSc, ACPf

On Being the Best The first-ever Emergency Medicine Wellness Week™ was observed this January. It was a good opportunity to take stock of wellness on a personal, program-based, and profession-wide lev

Editorial , Burnout , Wellness , Compassion Fatigue

Wake-Up Call: Fear and Empathy in Emergencies

6/12/2015 Jamie R. Santistevan, MD

Wake-Up Call: Fear and Empathy in Emergencies The shrill sound of my pager rang me out of my early-morning stupor at 5 a.m. The small screen indicated that a Level 1 trauma was heading our way soon –