Physician Wellness Program University Of Ottawa

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Physician wellness program university of ottawa. Borrowing from an intervention program developed by us in the early 1980s for university of ottawa pediatric residents in distress and from a hospital based support program in family medicine at the sir mortimer b. In 2008 she founded the international alliance on physician health realizing her dream of bringing together experts worldwide to collaborate on work in this. How can you become a code 99 physician. Recognizing the mental health challenges physicians may be facing during the covid 19 pandemic the canadian medical association cma is funding a data driven research initiative to investigate their wellness.

All ottawa area physicians and learners of the faculty of medicine university of ottawa are welcome to utilize the program. She is a graduate of mcmaster medical school and the university of ottawa family medicine residency program and she holds a masters of public health from harvard university. Physician skills development part 1 compulsory courses at the 2000 level. The faculty wellness program is a standing program within the university of ottawa s faculty of medicine.

The cma contributed 420 000 to the initiative dubbed health evaluation and liveliness for physicians through meaningful data or help md. University of ottawa health services tel. Gautam founded the university of ottawa s faculty of medicine wellness program which served as the template for canadian medical association center for physician health and wellbeing. Elizabeth muggah assistant dean faculty wellness program.

The team from the ottawa hospital the. Wellness uottawa ca confidential wellness supports for all faculty of medicine tmm and graduate students residents and faculty including. Family physicians interested in providing care to colleagues are invited to contact the faculty wellness program to be included as a resource. Clinical counselling referral to health and wellness services medical accommodation support educational programs and workshops.

The team from the ottawa hospital the bruyère research institute and the university of ottawa will use the largest population level physician health database in north america by linking anonymized data from more than 50 000 ontario physicians to vast health databases at ices. Davis jewish general hospital montreal 9 13 the task force developed a faculty outreach program entitled the neighbourhood. Faculty wellness program counselling services information and consent form. Elizabeth muggah is a family physician who for the past 20 years has provided comprehensive care.

The mandate of the committee is to assist the assistant dean of the faculty wellness program and the dean of the faculty in promoting the health and well being of members of the faculty of medicine including faculty and learners. The program leading to the doctor of medicine degree includes 147 weeks of instruction 72 weeks of which are devoted to clinical work scheduled over four calendar years.