Every Doctor

The second edition of this well-received text advocates for a transformational change in the way doctors protect their mental health, look out for their colleagues, co-create a kinder, more humane work culture and lead health system reform. Offering practical strategies and real solutions, based both on medical literature and the wisdom of experienced doctors, the new edition reimagines healthcare, where every doctor is encouraged and supported to: - Prioritise psychological wellbeing and physical protection - Promote healthy workplace cultures, fairness and safety - Build strong relationships by sharing challenges - Save lives through medical co-leadership - Rediscover the joy in medicine Brimming with poignant and hopeful stories and quotes from a diverse array of doctors from many different specialities and at all career stages, the book is a celebration of the growing global interconnectedness and the changing face of the medical profession. An invaluable support and companion for those in the early years of medicine, Every Doctor is a must-read for all doctors across all specialties and wherever they practise in the world, because exemplary care of patients, peers, profession and self is a lifelong journey.

Leanne Rowe General Practitioner and Past Deputy Chancellor, Monash University, Australia. Vihangi Abeygunawandana Intensive Care Registrar, Northern Health, Australia. Michael Kidd General Practitioner and Past President, World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA).

Part 1: Every Doctor prioritising psychological and physical protection first 1. Re-writing personal stories of hope 2. Staying mentally strong under pressure 3. Making time for what matters most 4. Reassessing goals in all dimensions of life 5. Rethinking optimism with self compassion 6. Preventing and managing burnout 7. Sleeping well naturally night or day 8. Nurturing loving relationships at home 9. Trusting our own treating doctor Part 2: Every Doctor promoting healthy workplace cultures, fairness and safety 10. Co-creating kinder cultures and clinical teams 11. Responding to challenging interactions with patients 12. Learning from mistakes, complaints and clinical incidents 13. Calling out conscious and unconscious biases 14. Eliminating discrimination, racism, sexual harassment, and bullying 15. Confronting Narcissistic Personality Disorder 16. Preventing and managing patient initiated violence Part 3: Every Doctor building strong relationships by sharing challenges 17. Mentoring every junior doctor 18. Preventing and identifying mental injury 19. Reducing mental illness stigma 20. Helping colleagues seek early mental health care 21. Improving every doctors' mental health literacy 22. Supporting colleagues with mental illness 23. Learning from loss, grief and serious physical illness Part 4: Every Doctor saving lives through medical co-leadership 24. Making medical organisations work for us 25. Practising leadership values and ethics 26. Advocating through publishing and public speaking 27. Honouring inspirational stories of medical co-leadership 28. In conclusion Index