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Distress among residents

Roger Ladouceur
Canadian Family Physician February 2015, 61 (2) 105-106;
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  • Addressing resident distress through resiliency training
    Nureen Sumar
    Published on: 02 March 2015
  • Re:Distress among Residents
    John W. Crosby
    Published on: 26 February 2015
  • Kate Slivko
    Published on: 15 February 2015
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    Addressing resident distress through resiliency training
    • Nureen Sumar, Vice-President
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    In a time where resident doctor suicides are increasingly in the media and much more resident distress undoubtedly goes unreported, the CFP Journal is to be commended for calling for interventions to reduce resident distress. Resident Doctors of Canada (formerly the Canadian Association of Internes and Residents) is proud to be developing one such intervention to improve wellness in Canadian resident doctors. Based on th...

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    In a time where resident doctor suicides are increasingly in the media and much more resident distress undoubtedly goes unreported, the CFP Journal is to be commended for calling for interventions to reduce resident distress. Resident Doctors of Canada (formerly the Canadian Association of Internes and Residents) is proud to be developing one such intervention to improve wellness in Canadian resident doctors. Based on the evidence-based Road to Mental Readiness curriculum developed and implemented over the last 7 years by the Canadian Armed Forces, the Resident Doctors of Canada curriculum will teach residents practical tools for identifying stress and improving resilience. On February 20, 2015, a summit on this topic was held in Ottawa to gain feedback from national medical organizations, wellness experts, and resident doctors. We are thrilled by the overwhelmingly supportive comments we received, and excited to bring this to medical training across the country very soon, in order to benefit the mental health of physicians across Canada.

    Dr. Nureen Sumar MD CCFP, Vice President, Resident Doctors of Canada,

    Dr. Simon Moore, MD CCFP, former President, Canadian Association of Internes and Residents

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    Re:Distress among Residents
    • John W. Crosby, Family Physician
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    Dear Roger, I always enjoy your very practical comments. I currently have a family practice resident with me in my solo FHO family practice For the last 3 years I have given a 2 hour lecture to the 22 final year FP residents from the Waterloo Campus of McMaster on time and stress management. I am happy to give it for free in person or by teleconference or webinar anywhere in Canada. I always get rave reviews. I also have...

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    Dear Roger, I always enjoy your very practical comments. I currently have a family practice resident with me in my solo FHO family practice For the last 3 years I have given a 2 hour lecture to the 22 final year FP residents from the Waterloo Campus of McMaster on time and stress management. I am happy to give it for free in person or by teleconference or webinar anywhere in Canada. I always get rave reviews. I also have given lecture and workshops world wide for family physicians over 90 times. My most recent lecture was in Guelph to a 10-doctor family health team and their staff. In one month I will be giving it to 75 doctors and their families on a Tahiti Cruise. (Works for my stress)!

    Here is a link to my e book, please share it with anyone that you feel may benefit. http://www.canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca/physicians/discussions/blogs/kindly-country-quack/delegating-an-underrated-an-underused-skill-16367 If you are not a registered user, please go to http://www.canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca to register.

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    • Kate Slivko, resident

    Thank you for the article. I have experienced some very stressful times during residency, through a combination of both personal and workplace factors. Just like the students you reference, I entered residency without mental health problems, but am finishing it on medication despite my best efforts at work-life balance. I do not regret my career choice and am looking forward to entering practice, but I can now understan...

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    Thank you for the article. I have experienced some very stressful times during residency, through a combination of both personal and workplace factors. Just like the students you reference, I entered residency without mental health problems, but am finishing it on medication despite my best efforts at work-life balance. I do not regret my career choice and am looking forward to entering practice, but I can now understand the physicians I have met over the years who commented that they would never want their child to go into medicine.

    I definitely think giant leaps have been made in terms of identifying learners in distress and providing them with support. However, the oversight lies in the lack of effort to prevent learners from becoming distressed and entering crisis state in the first place. Just like in treating our patients, we cannot get hung up on treating crises and acute illnesses - we need to focus on prevention, and simply having a mandatory lecture about the importance of sleep, regular exercise, and healthy diet is not the right prescription.

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