What is Burnout?
The term ‘burnout’ has become ubiquitous within the common vernacular. Yet what do we actually mean when we say we feel burnt-out?
The term ‘burnout’ has become ubiquitous within the common vernacular. Yet what do we actually mean when we say we feel burnt-out?
Emma Gold, UK emergency medicine trainee and current clinical fellow for the African Federation for Emergency Medicine (AFEM) reports from Cape Town, South Africa. Hello from Cape Town! Over the …
Ed – We have previously covered the concept of moral injury on the blog and podcast, largely in respect to the experience of managing patients with traumatic injury. In 2020 …
Fair warning: this is a difficult read. Many thanks to Janos Baombe, Liz Crowe and Cathy Wield for your wisdom and support in making this post a little less uncomfortable. …
Over the last few years there has, thankfully, been more of a realisation that we need to look after ourselves and each other. “Wellbeing” is the hot topic, yet I …
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Dr Roberto Cosentini is an old friend of St Emlyn’s who works in Bergamo, in Northern Italy. He is right at the heart of the recent Covid-19 outbreak. He kindly …
Covid-19 Podcast from Italy with Roberto Cosentini. St Emlyn’s Read More »
Ed – This blog by Laura Howard is based on her excellent work on the impact of events on emergency care clinicians. We hope that you read this alongside the …
The practice of military emergency medicine and civilian emergency medicine frequently overlap, often in a symbiotic relationship​1,2​. The hard-won lessons from the operational environment are often incorporated into civilian practice …