Provides assistance to physicians, medical learners, and their families who may be struggling with various issues (mental health, substance use, relationships, etc.). It offers assessment and treatment, education, counselling and coaching, monitoring, and advocacy to help physicians engage in effective medical practice.

Provides confidential peer-to-peer support for members and their families who are dealing with personal or professional problems. Can also be accessed by Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association and Nova Scotia Dental Association members and their families as well as dental and veterinary students, and veterinary assistants.

Confidential support for dentists and their families delivered by experienced program staff and/or an extensive network of counsellors, therapists and coaches.

A professional leave of absence seen as a development experience meant to foster growth and revitalize careers.

This publication aims to catalyze a national discussion on violence in health care. It brings together the disparate stories from coast to coast, highlighting its broad and pervasive impacts.

Ensure that dentists who must withdraw from practice to undergo treatment for mental health or addiction reasons keep their practice viable in their absence (see p. 7).

For dentists, the process of returning to work after treatment for mental health or addiction problems can be extremely challenging. There is a need for a policy to address and protect the future insurability of the dentist for short- or long-term disability once they have undergone rehabilitation (see p. 7).

Dentists who are living with addictions and require more comprehensive assessment and rehabilitation services can take advantage of a range of rehabilitative services for health-care providers.

This critical integrative review explored the impact of colleague suicide on surviving co-workers and reviewed postvention guidance for workplaces. It demonstrates the need for robust, systemic postvention for colleagues impacted by the complex issue of colleague suicide.

These Six Pillars were developed to communicate clearly and succinctly who community health workers (CHWs) are, what they do, and their capacity and needs for sustainability. They aim to confront strategies, policies and programs that often do not respect, protect or authentically partner with them.

This series provides physicians and their care teams with resources to reduce guesswork and administrative burdens so the focus can be on streamlining clinical workflow processes, improving patient outcomes and increasing physician satisfaction. It aims to help them understand medical regulatory requirements.