Mindfulness: the terminology of stress
Mindfulness and the ED Doctor, chapter 2. Examining how our default reaction patterns can be changed with the practice of mindfulness
Category SMILE2
SMILE2 is a collection of pages featuring overviews of important and interesting topics relevant to clinical education, improving the performance of healthcare individuals and organisations, and improving the outcomes of patient care.
Mindfulness and the ED Doctor
Mindfulness and the ED Doctor. Why should I need mindfulness, as an ED Clinician? The answer is, of course you don’t – if you see no value in it for you...
Clinical debriefing
Clinical debriefing refers to learning conversations that occur soon after clinical events and involve the frontline workers that took part in patient care.
Psychological Safety and Simulation
An overview of psychological safety and simulation, including: pre-conditions, explicit and implicit strategies, and how to manage breaches in psychological safety.
Vaccination Hesitancy
Review of the different motivations for vaccine “hesitancy” or “refusal” with discussion on vaccination hesitancy in the model of a new syndrome
Bully For You
I, like a lot of you, have witnessed bullying and stood by, afraid to speak out. ACEM have a working party to investigate the prevalence of discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment.
Simulation Scenario Design
A guide to simulation scenario design for clinicians involved in simulation-based education.
Teaching Practical Skills with SETT UP
Teaching practical procedures on the shop floor, the five stage approach to SETT UP for success
Physician Suicide
A friend of mine killed himself recently. This is a call to arms. As a profession it’s time for us to wake up to this problem, and to act.
On Camshafts and Communication
If only I knew my camshaft from my timing belt then I might even be ready for a career change...
Working with the ED Admitting Officer
Dr Clare Skinner shares a Christmas tale and insights on working with the Emergency Department Admitting Officer.
Career Suicide and some Unspoken Rules
“The best advice I can give you is to just swallow. Don’t spit it out, don’t complain. Just swallow” Advice from Anonymous PGY3 Junior Doctor I always thought career suicide would consist of something more dramatic. Stealing drugs from the…