Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2020
Burnout is the canary in the coalmine; the solution is not stronger canaries.
Strategies to increase personal wellness and resilience are being increasingly promoted by organisations as a response to occupational burnout. Thought leaders in burnout research believe that this approach is unlikely to be effective as it does not address the underlying causes of burnout which is poor workplace design.
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2020
Distant supervision of trainee emergency physicians undertaking a remote placement: A preliminary evaluation.
Clinical supervision is an essential part of post-graduate medical training. The current study investigated emergency medicine trainees' experiences and preferences regarding distant supervision via information and communication technology (ICT). ⋯ According to trainees, distant supervision had positive and negative effects on their supervision experiences, professional development and on patient management. Trainees used ICT infrequently. The trainee's perspectives on the ideal components of a remote placement programme are presented.
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2020
Multicenter Study Observational StudyComprehensive identification of medication-related problems occurring prior to, during and after emergency department presentation: An Australian multicentre, prospective, observational study.
Patients present to EDs with various medication-related problems (MRPs). MRPs are also associated with ED care, occurring during ED presentation or shortly afterwards. The aim of the present study is to describe the prevalence and nature of MRPs that occur prior to, during or shortly after leaving ED. ⋯ Patients experienced a range of MRPs throughout the ED continuum of care. From these data, screening tools will be developed so that ED clinicians may identify patients at greatest risk of MRPs.