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RDoC Roles Out New Resident Resiliency Training

2/28/2017

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Many of those who work in the health professions can attest to the stress that comes with the job; the result of a combination of an environment involving sleep deprivation, high demands and responsibility, and pressure-fueled situations that are constantly changing and which we have limited control of. Due to this, physicians and medical trainees are at increased risk of burnout, depression and anxiety, and suicide. 

While there is a growing body of evidence that demonstrates the problem of stress among those who work in the healthcare industry, we haven't yet caught up with ways to tackle the problem. However, the Resident Doctors of Canada are implementing a new program that aims to improve physicians' resiliency and in doing so prevent burnout. Interestingly, the initiative is based on a training program utilized by the US Navy Seals and Canadian military to enhance the psychological and emotional strength of their troops. 

"The training consists of two key pillars.

Participants are taught to spot where they fall at any given time on a mental health "continuum" or colour-coded stress scale. 

Four zones — green, yellow, orange and red — represent escalating levels of stress and dysfunction and include recommended actions that doctors can take to reduce their levels of stress.
The second pillar consists of four skills that can control the body's hormonal response to stress, with the goal of overriding fear.

The skills seek to bypass the brain's amygdala — the emotional response centre that can stimulate a fight-or-flight response — and favour the frontal lobe, where rational decision-making occurs."


To find out more, click here:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/doctors-military-training-pressure-stress-1.3994718

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A new paradigm for mental health. 

9/26/2016

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#depression redefined in Dr. Kelly Brogan's new novel ' A Mind of Your Own' where she cites lifestyle imbalances and inflammation as potential causes. She urges her patients to see:
'depression as an opportunity, a sign for us to stop and figure out what’s causing our imbalance rather than just masking, suppressing, or rerouting the symptoms. It’s a chance to choose a new story, to engage in radical transformation, to say yes to a different life experience.'


​http://goop.com/the-roots-of-mental-health-maybe-theyre-not-in-our-heads/?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=The+Roots+of+Mental+Health

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Resiliency Training Starting To Roll Out Across Canadian Medical Programs

9/18/2016

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With increasing evidence shedding light on the high rates of burn-out, depression, and suicide among medical students, residents, and new physicians, there has been a new focus on better training our new generation of physicians for dealing with the emotional and psychological strain and stress of medical training. 

Recently, an article was published by Macleans, which reviews some of the new resiliency programs being offered to medical students and residents at programs across the country.

To find out more, click here: ​http://www.macleans.ca/education/new-curriculum-addresses-mental-health-for-young-doctors/

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A Resident Speaks Up About Resiliency

8/8/2016

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A resident speaks up about how her hospital and residency program handled physician wellness and building ‪‎resiliency‬ after the third internal medicine resident died by ‪suicide‬. She also offers suggestions on how our healthcare system should really be supporting their learners. A powerful ‪‎must read‬ for all ‪‎med students‬ and residents alike ...

"At that noon conference, we found out that one of our fellow residents had committed suicide by jumping from the hospital housing building. This intelligent, dedicated, accomplished young physician was the third internal medicine resident in our 22 square mile city to perform this act with identical detail in just under 2 years. We were dismissed to return to our pagers.

We picked ourselves up, literally, from sobbing piles on the bathroom floor and answered our pages. The work did not stop."
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For the full article, read here:
http://news.doximity.com/entries/4120720

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