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. 2020 Aug;32(4):706-708.
doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13571. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Safer coalmines, happier, healthier and more engaged canaries

John Bonning  1   2   3 , Didier Palmer  1   2   4 , Clare Skinner  2   5 , Andrew MacDonald  6
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Safer coalmines, happier, healthier and more engaged canaries

John Bonning et al. Emerg Med Australas. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Addressing and limiting burnout and its significant impacts on emergency physicians is an important and ongoing challenge, requiring much more than a focus on individual resilience. This is a key understanding which guides and informs the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine's holistic approach and advocacy efforts when it comes to the wellness of emergency physicians and the health systems in which they operate.

Keywords: advocacy; burnout; engagement; leadership; resilience; wellbeing.

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