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DHQ Celebrates 31 Years
Doctors’ Health in Queensland’s service arm board chair Ross Phillipson led the charge in acknowledging the honourable work the organisation has done for the medical community since it first began operations more than 31 years ago. Along with formally announcing the...
DHQ in the News!
Listen to our DHQ radio segment that aired on Friday PM on ABC NQ Radio Drive - our piece is at 2:06:35 https://www.abc.net.au/radio/northqld/programs/north-qld-drive/drive/12561362 The online story is...
Research on Doctors’ Mental Health
Written by Dr Ross Phillipson Research has shown that the majority of doctors generally enjoy good physical health. However, there has been concern expressed over many years that the mental health of doctors is not as high as it should be. Sadly, the suicide rate...
Queensland’s bespoke support service for doctors and medical students is pleased to announce a new name to better reflect the support we’ve been providing to doctors and medical students in Queensland for over 30 years. Formerly your local doctors’ health advisory service (DHAS(Q) & QDHP) we will be now known together as “Doctors’ Health in Queensland” (DHQ).
Callers to our help-line will always speak to a senior GP or specialised counsellor who has had training and is experienced in supporting doctor and medical student colleagues with a wider range of general health and stress-related problems. Doctors’ Health in Qld’s...
***Big news!***
The Queensland Doctors' Health Programme is now Doctors' Health Queensland! Our helpline number is the same (07 3833 4352).
Its our 4th Birthday on the 1st June!
QDHP is celebrating 4 years this Monday 4th of June 2020. We have some exciting changes coming soon. We would like to thank all the wonderful people who have helped QDHP grow and have been involved in doctors' health in Queensland.
2020 Crazy Socks 4 Docs Day 5th June
Join colleagues, friends and health professionals Australia wide to kick off the 2020 CrazySocks4Docs Day with a not-to-be-missed virtual event hosted by Dr Sally Cockburn – family doctor, health advocate, media presenter and writer.Don your craziest socks...
A polite reminder:
We have recently been receiving a number of calls from concerned members of the public looking for guidance on the coronavirus. For information on the coronavirus please call the Department of Health's dedicated Coronavirus Health Information Line on 1800 020 080....
What to expect when you call the QDHP Helpline:
When you call the Helpline, an agent at our paging service will answer your call. They will ask you for *a* name and contact number on which our on-call GP or counsellor can reach you. The confidential helpline is staffed by trained senior General Practitioners and...
October 10th was World Mental Health Day.
The following podcasts feature doctors talking about their own experiences with mental ill health. They speak out to inspire us all to #SeeBeyondTheStigma. In this Lifeline "Holding on to Hope" podcast, Dr Kieran Allen, himself a psychiatry registrar, speaks openly...
Check out the fantastic video by James Kable of The Hype Project of our art exhibition opening night event! Great memories.
https://vimeo.com/thehypeproject/review/365459220/16c123c19a
Reflections on the Creative Careers in Medicine Conference by the Queensland Doctors’ Health Programme’s Education Officer and Counsellor Vicky Dawes.
As a former doctor who now works in doctors’ health, I often walk away from medical conferences feeling slightly inadequate. My inner critic pops up saying “you could never do that”, “those speakers were all so much more intelligent/resilient/creative/hard-working...
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We’re thrilled to hear from Dr Caroline Walker, one of the keynote speakers at our upcoming forum, The New Horizon.![]()
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Dr Caroline Walker is a UK-based psychiatrist and psychotherapist, who became interested in the wellbeing of doctors after she struggled with her own mental health as a junior doctor.![]()
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Caroline is now an international role model for doctors with mental health conditions. She cares for an active caseload of doctors for NHS Practitioner Health and in 2017 she founded The Joyful Doctor – a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving the wellbeing of doctors through coaching, webinars and workshops, online courses, events and anti-stigma campaigning across social media. Throughout the COVID pandemic Caroline’s videos on the mental health challenges facing healthcare professionals have reached tens of thousands of doctors across the globe.![]()
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We help doctors to look after themselves, beat stress and burnout and thrive at the meaningful work they love.
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Liz Crowe spent 25 years as a social worker, predominantly in paediatric intensive care and critical care. During that time she developed a passion for clinician wellbeing and started researching how she could support her colleagues. Her passion recently became her profession and Liz now draws on her clinical experience and research in her new role as a Staff Wellbeing Consultant, Counsellor and Coach at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.![]()
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In her interview with the Queensland Clinical Senate, Liz shares some of her experiences, along with tips to help fill our tanks, feel less stressed and more engaged, particularly in the midst of a global pandemic. Listen now at Whooshkaa or Apple.![]()
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Support for doctors is available here in Queensland by calling (07) 3833 4352. One of your peers is available to answer the call. Its free, its confidential, and its designed to support you.
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A senior medical student ponders when does tough love blur into bullying territory? Is it used to excuse bad behaviour or can it push us to be more resilient? medicguild.com/articles/toughen-up-tough-love-or-bullying-in-medicine/ #medtwitter #medstudenttwitter cc ![]()
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Toughen Up - Tough Love or Bullying in Medicine?
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A senior medical student ponders the fine line between tough love and bullying looking at what helps us grow and hinders that growth.
It’s our honour to introduce Dr Jillann Farmer, one of the keynote speakers at our upcoming forum, The New Horizon.![]()
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Dr Jillann Farmer commenced as the Deputy Director-General of Clinical Excellence Queensland in June 2020, returning to Queensland Health after employment as the Medical Director of the United Nations, based at the headquarters in New York for 8 years. During tenure in this role, she was responsible for the health, safety and wellbeing of all UN personnel deployed throughout the world and was also responsible for the standards in healthcare facilities operating under UN the UN flag.![]()
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Prior to serving in the UN, she was the Medical Director of the Patient Safety Centre in Queensland Health, and the inaugural Director of the Clinician Performance Support Service.![]()
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In her earlier career, Jillann worked as a GP, and also for the Medical Board of Queensland, building the Health Assessment and Monitoring Program for management of registrants with illnesses that impact on their ability to practice. She has been a Director of Medical Services at a mid-size acute Hospital, and a Senior Medical Officer Emergency Medicine. She holds fellowships of both the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators.![]()
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During 2014, she led the UN’s internal response to Ebola, allowing the safe deployment of UN personnel into the Ebola Outbreak area, and ensuring delivery of healthcare services to them throughout the crisis. In 2020, she led the UN’s New York response to the first wave of COVID-19 in the USA, advising the Secretary General and the then President of the General Assembly.![]()
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During her tenure as UN Medical Director, she developed and launched the UN system workplace mental health strategy, developed the UN Safety and Quality Standards and implemented reforms of the UN Trauma care system.![]()
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AS DDG Clinical Excellence Queensland, Jillann has the lead for safety and quality across the healthcare system of Queensland.![]()
Outside of work, Jillann has been a martial arts practitioner for over 30 years, and is a keen hiker, kayaker, cyclist and cross-country skier.![]()
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The New Horizon - Leading doctors' health into the future
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Doctors' Health in Queensland proudly invites you to attend an unmissable health and wellness forum for our Queensland Doctors.
DHQ is looking forward to seeing you at the RACGP 62nd Clinical Update Weekend. Dr Margaret Kay will be sharing her extensive knowledge on What GPs need to know about GP wellbeing on Sunday. ![]()
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Doctors' Health in Queensland Forum- The New Horizon will focus on establishing strong leadership across the profession with the aim of improving the health of doctors and medical students in Queensland. Tickets are still available through the QR code or www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-new-horizon-leading-doctors-health-into-the-future-tickets-137209367913
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A beautifully written post by The Joyful Doctor. Dr Caroline Walker will be a keynote speaker at our unmissable health and wellness forum for our Queensland Doctors - The New Horizon.![]()
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Building on our previous learnings and recent experiences, this New Horizon Forum focuses on establishing strong leadership across the profession with the aim of improving the health of doctors and medical students in Queensland![]()
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Tickets available through Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-new-horizon-leading-doctors-health-into-the-future-tickets-137209367913![]()
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Support for doctors is available here in Queensland by calling (07) 3833 4352. One of your peers is available to answer the call. Its free, its confidential, and its designed to support you.As healthcare professionals, it can be easy to listen to others, to hear their needs and to help them, after all that is what we are trained to do. ![]()
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But when it comes to being on the other side - when we are the ones who need help and support - that can be a whole different ball game!![]()
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It is hard to be the vulnerable one. It is hard to show others we are struggling and we need support. It can be hard to ask for help. ![]()
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And what we forget, when we’re busy focusing on how to ‘solve the problem’ ourselves, or how to ‘just get on with it’ and cope, is that we are denying someone we care about a chance to help us.![]()
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We love it when someone we care about asks us for help. We don’t love it when they stay quiet and suffer on in silence, when we could do something simple and meaningful to make their life easier. The same is true for the people in your life.![]()
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Give people a chance to help and support you - they want to.![]()
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Doctors' Health in Queensland proudly invites you to attend an unmissable health and wellness forum for our Queensland Doctors. ![]()
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With keynote speakers: Dr Jillann Farmer, Deputy Director -General of Clinical Excellence, Dr Bethan Richards, Chief Medical Wellness Officer and Dr Caroline Walker, The Joyful Doctor.![]()
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Together we can establish the compassionate leadership we need for our doctors now and into the future. Please join us at this important doctors’ health event for 2021.![]()
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Tickets are available for general admission, medical students and online participants.
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Taking a break is NOT an indulgence. Its vital to sustained health & wellbeing. And can be started in med school. ![]()
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"Burnout is almost synonymous with perfectionism, and perfectionism is almost synonymous with med students." Taking a break actually enhances your efficiency and health, rather than inhibits it! #MedTwitter #MedEd medicguild.com/articles/prophylaxis-for-burnout-the-sabbath-can-med-students-take-a-day-off/
Prophylaxis for Burnout: The Sabbath- Can Med Students Take a Day Off?
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A final year med student goes back to his Jewish roots to realise the power of rest, reflection and recharge.
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Purpose To explore factors impacting the health and well-being of doctors undertaking various specialty training programs, and attitudes towards and utilisation of supports during their training. This...
Welcome to the week! Let's commit this week to stop normalizing working too much. ![]()
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Fatigue is a huge risk personally and professionally for medical students and doctors. ![]()
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#worklifebalance #restrecover #mentalhealthawareness #doctorssupportingdoctors
Today is World Health Day. Do you know who's health is just as important as everyone else? Doctors and Medical Students. ![]()
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Today is #WorldDoctorsDay, where we celebrate the unwavering commitment and incredible dedication of our health heroes right across the state.![]()
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A heartfelt Thank You to all of Queensland's doctors.![]()
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Support for doctors is available here in Queensland by calling (07) 3833 4352. One of your peers is available to answer the call. Its free, its confidential, and its designed to support you. ![]()
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The last 14 months has been big for our healthcare workers, which is why taking a moment to say thank you can make a bigger difference. Shout out to a #HealthHero through the Queensland Health Instagram page below.![]()
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Instagram Post by Queensland Health • March 30, 2021 at 06:32PM AEST
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Lockdown. Variant strains. Doctors contracting the virus whilst at work. This is relentless. And doctors are at the forefront. ![]()
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#caringforthecarers #doctorsneeddoctors #peertopeersupport #confidentialconversations #COVID19
It's Harmony Week! A week to celebrate Australia's cultural diversity. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.![]()
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@DocHealthQLD sends our respect to all culturally diverse doctors and medical students. ![]()
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#EveryoneBelongs #HarmonyDay_AU #respect #Internationalmedicalstudents #Internationaldoctors #belonging
Its Friday and for some of us, its the weekend. What's your plans to wind down, switch off and practise self care? ![]()
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Avant - Self care strategies for doctors in training
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Working as a doctor in training is physically and emotionally draining. Many young doctors fear a loss of face, reputation and pride if they are seen to be suffering from fatigue, stress or any health...
....junior doctors routinely work around 16 hours of overtime a week, ....about 60% admitted to making a clinical error due to the excessive workload. theage.com.au/national/victoria/no-one-cared-junior-doctors-sue-hospitals-over-unpaid-hours-20210...![]()
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‘No one cared’: Junior doctors sue hospitals over unpaid hours
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Junior doctors have reportedly been told not to record huge rates of overtime and remain fearful speaking up will impact their careers.
R U OK? Three powerful words. ![]()
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If you feel like something’s not quite the same with someone you know, trust that gut instinct and ask them “Are you OK?”![]()
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R U OK? | Signs it's time to ask
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Inspiring and empowering people to meaningfully connect and lend support to the people in their world who may be struggling with life. Find conversation tips, resources and more so you can ask "are yo...
It is with great pleasure that QDHP announces the appointment of Dr Beres Wenck to the position of Interim Medical Director. Dr Wenck’s experience as a senior General Practitioner, together with her experience as a Helpline panel member and in a multitude of senior roles in the medical profession means she will bring a wealth of knowledge and wisdom to QDHP. ![]()
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On this #IWD2021, DHQ celebrates and applauds the strength, leadership and achievements of #womeninmedicine. We 'Choose to challenge' so that together we can create a profession that supports and celebrates the contribution of female doctors across the globe.![]()
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Ahead of International Women's Day on Monday, we are focusing on #womeninmedicine ![]()
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If you feel concerned, uncertain, or need some solid advice from someone who's been there, call (07)3833 4352. ![]()
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Vulnerability and Shame in Medicine - FemInEM
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In health care, we are hard wired to do all we can to minimize error and avoid failure. The journey of training and practicing medicine rests on the premise of perfection. And yet, perfectionism and s...
Ahead of International Women's Day on Monday, its great to see DHQ celebrating Women in Medicine & Art and Medicine.![]()
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#COVID19 is a heavy burden. Doctors are working long hours in difficult conditions and risking their own health. Confidential support is available in every state and territory here: drs4drs.com.au or call Lifeline 13 11 14 #MH4Docs #medtwitter![]()
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February is almost over. I know! Where has the year gone? ![]()
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By now you might be feeling fatigued and overwhelmed, or not really certain you're doing a good-enough job? ![]()
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Fatigue and its management in the workplace
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Fatigue and workplace sleepiness are consequences of modern industrial society. Fatigue is a complex biological phenomenon that occurs as a function o...
Getting together after a critical incident is good practice, yet is often not prioritized. ![]()
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Thanks to Nikita Devarajan for sending this through. ![]()
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I just wish we'd debriefed: The risk of not meeting after a critical incident
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As doctors we encounter a number of traumatic experiences. Debriefing is key not just for your mental health, but also for your educational development.
Today is Random Acts of Kindness day. ![]()
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How will you celebrate today? Tell us in the comments below 👇![]()
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Random Acts of Kindness Day 2021
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Help up celebrate kindness on Random Acts of Kindness Day, February 17, 2021.
Working in a caring profession sometimes tests personal and professional boundaries, it can stretch friendships, and it can throw up any manner of tricky situations. ![]()
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Caring for those who care is the primary reason this helpline exists. Encouraging doctors to place as much emphasis on their own physical and mental well-being as they do their patients. ![]()
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We hope this week has been kind, challenging (in a good way) and balanced. Its been a week of new rotations, new teams and new patients. ![]()
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5 Ways to Boost Your Confidence in a New Job
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Starting a new job can stir anything from first-day jitters to deep feelings of anxiety. An expert shares his tips for easing your fears and keeping those nerves at bay.
As January becomes February, and we settle into the rhythm of work and life, we would like to gently remind you of this fabulous initiative: aci.health.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/kindness![]()
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Spread only kindness. To yourself and others. ![]()
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If you need kindness from someone who understands what you're experiencing, call (07) 3833 4352. ![]()
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Shout out to the fabulous Queensland clinicians who contributed to the Pandemic Kindness Movement: Dr Shahina Braganza & Dr Lynne McKinlay!![]()
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#doctorssupportingdoctors #aboveallkindness
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The Pandemic Kindness Movement was created by clinicians across Australia, working together to support all health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have curated respected, evidence-informed res...
We are sorry we've been silent for so long. We've had a few technical issues here at DHQ with this page. So, we reached out to someone who understood the problems we were having. And now, we are back! ![]()
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If you're having technical issues with your role as a doctor or medical student, follow our lead and reach out to someone who understands. ![]()
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