Resources for Education on Wellbeing

Websites

Conferences

Websites

https://wellmd.stanford.edu/

https://www.cma.ca/physician-health-and-wellness

https://www.acponline.org/practice-resources/physician-well-being-and-professional-fulfillment

https://self-compassion.org/

Dr. Kristen Neff's beautiful site

https://caep.ca/caep-emergency-medicine-wellness/

CAEP's Wellness Section

Books

Conferences

Websites

Tait Shanafelt and Stephen Swensen, 2020. Mayo Clinic Strategies to Reduce Burnout

Mamta Gautam, 2011.

The Tarzan Rule: Tips for a Healthy Life in Medicine

Mamta Gautam, 2004.

Irondoc: Practical Stress Management Tools for Physicians

Conferences

Other Physician Wellbeing programs

American Conference on Physician Health

https://www.physician-wellbeing-conference.org/

Canadian Women in Medicine Wellness Conference

https://www.conference.cwimgather.com/projects-3

Canadian Conference on Physician Health

https://www.cma.ca/canadian-conference-physician-health-2019-conference-presentations

AAFP Physician Health & Wellbeing Conference

https://www.aafp.org/cme/all/physician-well-being/physician-health-and-well-being-conference.html

International Conference on Physician Health

https://www.international-conference-physician-health.org/

Other Physician Wellbeing programs

USA:

https://wellmd.stanford.edu/

Alberta:

https://www.welldocalberta.org/

Vancouver:

https://ourvancouvermsa.ca/wellness-steering-committee/

https://ourvancouvermsa.ca/2020/10/26/working-towards-improved-physician-wellness/

Medical Literature

Other Physician Wellbeing programs

General Tips and Tricks

Adibe et al. 2021, NEJM. Creating Wellness in a pandemic: a practical framework for health systems responding to Covid-19. https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/cat.20.0218

Tait D. Shanafelt, Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2021. Physician Well-Being 2.0: Where are we and where are we going? https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(21)00480-8/fulltext

Sara Gray - Fail Better with a Failure Friend

https://feminem.org/2017/12/05/fail-better-failure-friend/

Medscape Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2022

https://www.medscape.com/slideshow/2022-lifestyle-burnout-6014664#1

General Tips and Tricks

Other Physician Wellbeing programs

General Tips and Tricks

Healthy sleep

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/shift-work-disorder/tips/coping-strategies

https://thriveglobal.com/categories/sleep-well/

https://www.brighamandwomens.org/initiatives/sleep-matters/sleep-resources

http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/need-sleep/

Healthy nutrition on shift

https://www.healthstandnutrition.com/nutrition-for-shift-workers/

Resources for Assistance

Peer Support Program

PAMQ - Quebec Physician's Health Program

If you are a JGH ED physician in need of support, please contact the Peer Support lead, Dr. Ahronheim.

PAMQ - Quebec Physician's Health Program

Confidential and Free of charge to medical students, residents and physicians.

https://www.pamq.org/en/contact-us/

514-397-0888

1-800-387-4166

info@pamq.org

Mental Health

PAMQ - Quebec Physician's Health Program

CIUSSS Resources

Quebec Order of Psychologists

https://www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/english

Rachel Goodman 514-667-3830 x.217 rachel@aspler.com

Diana Shannon 514-839-6774

Ann Emery 514-819-3146 dr.ann@emerypsychology.com

Lisa Modell 514-919-3460 lisamodell@gmail.com

Vivian Akerib 514-898-3394 info@montrealneuropsychologist.com

Miglena Grigorova miglena@neuropsychology-montreal.ca

Emily Kerner www.emilykernerphd.com

CIUSSS Resources

Students and Residents

CIUSSS Resources

Employee Assistance Program - Lifeworks

Counselors, legal, financial specialists

Wellness resources

Access to help for members of your family

and more

https://www.ciussswestcentral.ca/employees-corner/services-for-staff-and-managers-during-the-pandemic/eap-lifeworks/

Employee Assistance Program - PeakSanté

Virtual Fitness Classes

Wellness workshops

Meditation library

and more

https://www.ciussswestcentral.ca/employees-corner/services-for-staff-and-managers-during-the-pandemic/eap-lifeworks/peak-sante/

CIUSSS Childcare

Students and Residents

Daycare

Ground floor, Pav N at JGH

Priority 1 given to CIUSSS employees and physicians

info.lesfrimousses.ccomtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

To register: https://www.laplace0-5.com/

514-270-5055

Students and Residents

https://www.mcgill.ca/wellness-hub/

WALKSAFE 514-398-2498 for accompaniment when walking at night - anywhere in Montreal

McGill University Sexual Identity Centre

https://www.mcgill.ca/musicmentalhealth/

Sexual Assault Centre of the McGill Students' Society

http://www.sacomss.org/wp/

McGill Equity, diversity and inclusion

https://www.mcgill.ca/studentservices/equity-diversity-inclusion

https://pgss.mcgill.ca/en/equity-committee

Suicide Prevention / Support

Crisis Services Canada 24/7/365

1-833-456-4566

Quebec: 1-866-APPELLE (1-866-277-3553)

https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/

Suicide Action Montreal 514-723-4000 24/7/365

infosam@suicideactionmontreal.qc.ca

www.suicideactionmontreal.org

National Physician Suicide Awareness Day website (USA)

https://npsaday.org/

Youth and Kids

Suicide Prevention / Support

Kids Help Phone https://kidshelpphone.ca/

Text CONNECT to 686868

1-800-668-6868 24/7/365

www.Youthspace.ca

Intimate Partner Violence

Suicide Prevention / Support

Intimate Partner Violence

Women's Centre of Montreal

514-842-4780

https://centredesfemmesdemtl.org/en/personal-support/psychosocial-support/support-for-victims-of-domestic-violence/

SOS Violence Conjugale

https://sosviolenceconjugale.ca/en

1-800 363-9010, 24/7/365

Shield of Athena

http://shieldofathena.com/en/home-page

514-274-8117 or 1-877 274-8117 (Montréal)

For Men specifically:

https://www.serviceaideconjoints.org/en/

514-384-6296

CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html

Sexual Assault

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Intimate Partner Violence

Montreal Sexual Assault Centre

https://www.cvasm.org/en/

Sexual Violence Help Line

https://sexualviolencehelpline.ca/1/home

1-888-933-9007

Sexual Assault Centre of the McGill Students' Society

http://www.sacomss.org/wp/

LGBTQIA2+

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

https://www.gris.ca/en/lgbt-resources/

https://pridetherapynetworkmontreal.com/resources/

McGill University Sexual Identity Centre

https://www.mcgill.ca/musicmentalhealth/

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

https://www.mcgill.ca/skillsets/framework/equity-diversity-inclusion

https://pgss.mcgill.ca/en/equity-committee

More Resources for Assistance

Grief and Bereavement

Montreal Children's

https://www.thechildren.com/grief-and-bereavement-resources

Hope & Cope - JGH, for cancer patients and families

https://www.jgh.ca/care-services/segal-cancer-centre/oncology-interdisciplinary-teams/hope-cope/

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association - long list of resources

https://www.chpca.ca/resource/grief-and-bereavement-resource-repository/

Pregnancy Loss

Grief and Bereavement

JGH - list of support groups at bottom of page

https://www.jgh.ca/care-services/emergency/early-pregnancy-loss/

From the Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (Ontario, but many resources)

https://www.pcmch.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/PCMCH-Early-Pregnancy-Loss-G-List-of-Pregnancy-Loss-Resources-for-Families-and-Healthcare-Providers_Updated.pdf