Physician Wellness Resources

Useful Links for Physician Self-Care and Addressing Burnout

LOCAL RESOURCES:

• Finding Balance & Wellness – Physician Leadership Toolkit
• North Ok Health & Safety Committee – info page

PROVINCIAL RESOURCES:

• BC College of Family Physicians – resilience and wellness resources:  https://bccfp.bc.ca/resources/resiliency-and-wellness/
• Provincial Physician Health Program
  • Hotline for confidential guidance and support with referral and counselling options available.  Excellent resources for physicians, residents, and medical students.  Also provides guidance for physicians who may be worried about the health of a colleague, and also has links for families of physicians to access support. (https://www.physicianhealth.com/)
  • PHP’s policy on Physician Stress and Burnout 

• Care to Speak – Connect with a Peer Supporter for free, unbiased, and confidential mental health support by calling or texting 1-866-802-7337 (PEER), or chatting online.  More info: https://www.careforcaregivers.ca/caretospeak/
• DocTalks – a Doctors of BC podcast series covering multiple topics.

NATIONAL RESOURCES:

• Canadian Medical Association
  • Wellness Hub for physicians, medical learners and educators with a resources such as webinars and tip sheets.  (https://www.cma.ca/physician-wellness-hub)
  • Online courses through Joule – list of topics and enrolment courses available. (https://joulecma.ca/learning/physician-leadership-institute)

 

Shuswap North OK FP Divisions’ CALMER SUTURE TOOLKIT links:

• • ABC123 Psychological First Aid Tool
  • Mindfulness in Medicine
  • Moral Injury vs Burnout
  • SOBER Breathing Space
  • One Minute Breathing Space
  • Coursera – De-Mystifying Mindfulness
  • The Great Courses Plus – The Science of Mindfulness:  a research-based path to well being

APPS and Online Program links:

• Aura – personalized mindfulness
• Breathe2relax – breathing for stress management
• Calm – sleep, meditation and relaxation
• Headspace – sleep, movement and meditation
• MindShift CBT – anxiety and mindfulness help
• Moodgym – anxiety and depression help
• Starlingminds – mental health assessment and ongoing therapy
• Waking Up App – meditation/mindfulness
• Living This Moment – Mindfulness with Dr. Mark Sherman