• Emerg Med Australas · Oct 2024

    Supporting clinicians post exposure to potentially traumatic events: Emergency department peer support program evaluation.

    • Belinda Carne and Jeremy Furyk.
    • University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
    • Emerg Med Australas. 2024 Oct 13.

    ObjectiveWorkers in EDs are regularly exposed to potentially traumatic events. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been exponential interest in peer support programs (PSPs) in a range of settings. We describe a PSP implemented in 2017 at University Hospital Geelong (UHG) ED together with results of a survey.MethodsTo describe the program such that others can replicate it in their settings in addition to feedback evaluation. Method involved a survey emailed to the ED doctors.ResultsThirty responses from 96 emails with a range of feedback.ConclusionED Doctors place high value on the PSP.© 2024 The Author(s). Emergency Medicine Australasia published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.

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