Peer Support Drop-in Available to PEI Physicians

Peer support available for physicians - hosted by MH professionals (psychiatrists, physicians, etc.) to discuss any challenges physicians are facing MSPEI’s Physician Health Program, provided through Doctors of BC, is now hosting free drop-in COVID-19 Physician Peer Support Sessions via Zoom

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Team Huddles

A structured, brief (5-15 min) routine (daily or multiple times a day), face-to-face communication of a team’s membership; has been shown to improve patient safety by enhancing teamwork creating standardized communication processes and providing a feeling of shared responsibility.

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Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS)

A validated curriculum for teaching interprofessional communication; used with health workers; focuses on five key principles (leadership, situation monitoring, mutual support, communication, and team structure)

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Death Cafes for Prevention of Burnout

Informal discussions focusing on death, dying, loss, grief, and illness. They allow for reflection on distressing events and offer community and collaboration among hospital employees outside of work. With Covid-19 limiting social interactions and overloading of ICUs worldwide, their virtual administration provides an innovative strategy to mitigate burnout

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Well-being debriefings for health care workers: An Evidence-based method for improving well-being

A facilitator training manual to lead informal, peer-facilitated, small-group meetings where health workers have an opportunity to give voice to the difficult nature of their work and discuss issues that negatively affect resiliency

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Commensality Groups

Commensality Groups are an evidence-based innovation to increase the sense of connection and collegiality among physicians and build comradery and meaning in work. By providing protected time for facilitated small-group discussion, improvements can be made across various dimensions of physician well-being, including meaning, empowerment, and engagement in work and reduction of distress.

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Battle Buddies

A psychological resilience intervention founded on a peer support model; involves pairing individuals together based on their clinical areas of practice, responsibilities, experience, seniority, and life circumstances

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How to Implement a Peer Support Program During a Crisis

A webinar that covers the importance of peer support, the fundamentals for operationalizing a peer-support program in health systems and practices, and how peer support can potentially change organizational culture – especially during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Health and Wellbeing Conversations

Regular health and wellbeing focused conversations held by line managers/ supervisors with their staff helps to foster a positive staff experience.

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Faculty Support Calls

A program of voluntary and informal 1-hour group support video calls to help medical faculty address their challenges, listen to how they are coping, and describe lessons learned.

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Mentorship Program for Medical Students

A support for resident-students/fourth-year medical students (during their 4-week emergency medicine sub internship).

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Voices of Duke Health

A listening booth and podcast project that invites Duke Health providers, staff, students, trainees, patients, and visitors to have one-on-one conversations about what is meaningful in your lives, work, and relationships.

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Women in Dentistry

Work, Life, Balance Group of female dentists gathered together to chat about an array of issues relevant to women in dental profession (clinical aspects, social and family life).

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Schwartz Rounds

A standardized rounding program designed to openly and honestly discuss social and emotional issues that health workers face in caring for patients and families.

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Wobble Room

A physical space for health workers to unwind and connect. It is open to all employees 24/7 to help release tension and recharge.

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Balint 2.0: A Virtual Balint Group for Doctors Around the World

A Balint group is a purposeful, regular meeting among family physicians, with a trained facilitator or leader, to allow discussion of any topic that occupies a physician's mind outside of his or her usual clinical encounters.

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Line Manager Competency Indicator Tool

Allows managers to assess whether they currently have the behaviors identified as effective for preventing and reducing stress at work

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#2022 Healthcare Workforce Rescue Package

Evidence-based actions that can support healthcare team member well-being. The first-of-its-kind list prioritizes five critical actions leaders can take now to safeguard the emotional and psychological needs of healthcare workers

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