Ep 103 Preventing Burnout and Promoting Wellness in Emergency Medicine
Nov 7, 2017
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Code Lavender Retirement Surprise
- Anton ran to what he thought was a code blue and found a retirement party instead.
- The 'code lavender' story shows simple wellness gestures can break stress and reconnect teams.
Wellness Directly Impacts Patient Care
- Burnout raises physical and mental health risks and harms professional performance.
- Addressing wellness improves patient care and reduces physician morbidity including suicide risk.
Personal Loss Fueled a Wellness Shift
- Sara recounts two close friends' suicides that changed her outlook on life and medicine.
- Those tragedies pushed her to prioritize wellness and reject perfectionism.