Articles and Tools
- Am I alcohol dependant? Try this self-assessment tool.
- Hail Physician: Dare to Care, Part I: Dr. Dianne Maier
- What is substance use disorder (SUD) and how can the AMA's PFSP help Alberta physicians? Watch the video.
- Webinar recording (member login required): A Physician's Story of Addiction, Depression, Hope and Recovery with Dr. Adam Hill
- CanMEDS Session Department of Surgery, "And Then Everything Changed: When Adverse Events Happen at the Onset of Practice"
- Dealing with Adverse Events, Complaints, and Medical Legal Processes
PFSP info-sheet - The impact of an adverse event in early practice
PFSP Perspectives: November-December 2020 Alberta Doctors’ Digest - Transcend adversity
Dr. Nancy Love
- Sound Mind podcast
Conversations about physician wellness and medical culture - Am I at risk for burnout? Try the BMA Doctors for Doctors Burnout Questionnaire.
- Mini Z burnout survey
Find out how your workplace stress levels measure up against others in your field
American Medical Association - Medscape Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2024
'We have much work to do' - Physician Wellness: Preventing Resident and Fellow Burnout
American Medical Association - Preventing Physician Burnout
American Medical Association - ProQOL
The ProQOL is the most commonly used measure of the negative and positive effects of helping others who experience suffering and trauma. The ProQOL has sub-scales for compassion satisfaction, burnout and compassion fatigue. - Rates of burnout, depression reported by doctors, residents concerning: report
Sheryl Ubelacker | The Canadian Press - Self-compassion quiz by Kristin Neff, Ph.D
26 Likert scale questions that measure your self-compassion.
- Alberta Health Services
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Gender Expression (SOGIE) Safer Places Toolkit - Canadian Mental Health Association
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & Queer Identified People and Mental Health - Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Capability Self-Assessment Tool
- Physician Leadership Toolkit for Encouraging and Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
- COVID Trauma Response Working Group Rapid Guidance
Moral Injury in Health Care Workers Associated with COVID-19 - Managing Mental Health Challenges Faced by Health Care Workers
Neil Greenberg and colleagues set out measures that health care managers need to put in place to protect the mental health of health care staff having to make morally challenging decisions during COVID-19 Pandemic.
- AMA President on physician mental health and PFSP: Watch video
- The magic white coat: How doctors deal with their own illnesses
Dr. Terrie Brandon - Physician health issue
Vital Signs, March 2017
- Understanding and processing our grief when a colleague dies
Dr. Jane Loehr (Calgary Family Physician, PFSP Assessment Physician) and Fleur Yumol (MSc., MSW, RSW, Unify Consulting Managing Director) - Webinar: Feeling Distress, Understanding Loss and Finding Meaning
- Fifteen Years into My Brilliant, but Unbalanced Career — Now what?
Dr. Vincent Hanlon - Keeping the igloo warm
Dr. Marc Cherniwchan
- Relationships: What Works for Physicians?
Dr. Monica Hill - PFSP e-book: The Well-Being of Medical Relationships
A helpful resource for physicians to refer to for assistance with developing and maintaining healthy, happy personal and professional relationships.
- Managing Compassion Fatigue is an Organizational Responsibility
Dr. Sharron L. Spicer, Vital Signs, April 2018
- Suicide Prevention for Health Care Workers
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - When a colleague dies: growing through tragedy
Presentation by Dr. Michael F. Myers - Health care Professional Burnout, Depression and Suicide Prevention
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - A Physician Public Health Imperative: Respond to Physician Mental Illness and Suicide
PFSP Perspectives, Alberta Doctors' Digest, January-February 2008 - Dr. Dianne Maier - Preventing Physician Distress and Suicide:
Recognize and respond to physician distress and suicidal behavior
American Medical Association - The Complexity of Physician Suicide
The BMJ, September 10, 2018 - Dr. Michael Myers
Physician wellness websites and organizations
View the CMA’s Statement on Physician Health and Wellness, its physician health policy, key issues in physician health and wellness and more.
CMA Physician Wellness Hub
Original CMA content and curated information from other trusted sources for physicians, residents and medical students seeking guidance and wellness self-help. Also included is material for those leading wellness initiatives in institutions or medical departments.
Connecting Canadian member physicians with risk-management training, legal defense and liability protection.
A financial services firm dedicated exclusively to the financial well-being of Canada’s physicians and their families.
View what all Canadian provinces and territories medical associations offer their physician members.
Resident Physician Wellness Month: Resident physician-related events and initiatives celebrated annually in May.
Resources for Residents, including intimidation and harassment prevention, Crisis resources and debriefing after negative outcomes.
CanMEDS Physician Health Guide: A practical handbook for physician health and well-being.
A physician wellness initiative led by Dr. Jane Lemaire that offers training modules to address issues such as nutrition, coping strategies, bio-feedback for stress and resilience.