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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.
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Time for action

In light of recent junior doctor deaths from suicide, Sandra Lussier shares her experience of depression and shows how we can take action.
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To the Nightshift ED Doctor

It's four in the morning. It's been a long night... I know, believe me. But before you discharge the 60 year-old man who came in gasping for air a few hours earlier, take the time to consider a few things.
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Let There be Light

Sleep is a little bit like sepsis. Both start with S and the importance of proper management has been underestimated for years - so lets find a solution
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Night shift and paying it forward

Tom survived. After five days on ECMO, another seven ventilated and a total of three weeks in hospital, we strapped our tiny bundle into his capsule and, driving slowly and carefully, took him home. I don't mind working night shift anymore...