The relationship you have with your nurses will make or break you. You want need to have a strong working relationship with them. Here are some tips on how to do this, featuring amazing advice from ‘a washed up ex-ED nu…
This past Tuesday (September 17th) was the first annual National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. CORD, ACEP, SAEM and a number of other EM organizations paired with organization from other specialties to raise awareness of the epidemic. It…
At our wellness conference we talked about different strategies to manage burnout through gratitude, deep breathing exercises and story-telling. Today we will add another technique to our wellness arsenal: spending time in nature. In NYC, t…
Congratulations to the graduates of the Class of 2016! –On behalf of the attendings for whom you lightened the burden, the residents for whom you paved the way, and the patients for whom you cared. Best wishes. Don’t forget to v…
In light of my being called in for sick call today and working a shift, here are 2 short and simple Wellness Pearls brought to you by Abe Lishansky and Jeff Nusbaum, respectively. Follow these steps to create about 1200 MB free space…
I once lost a 25 year old on a cardiac shift. Later, after the shift ended, I was thinking of his whole life gone and wondering if I could have done more, performed more excellently. I wondered if another resident would have lost him if in…
“Lack of support in hospital/department. Social isolation, Lack of free time. Loss of confidence in your own abilities.” “…the fact that everything is on you…to push patients, to draw labs, to call consults, to juggle everything and have ex…
“I’m worried about losing my sense of humor…sometimes situations make me feel I’m losing that and then I’m just bitter.” “I actually think I’ve retained my compassion and empathy well…I think I have gained skepticism perhaps in exess of wha…
