What are the other sites doing? This knowledge sharing newsletter shares strategies and experiences between medical staff associations (MSAs), physicians, support teams and health authority partners. You may wish to adapt ideas for your own planning, or share your experiences with other MSAs here.>
ZEROING IN ON PHYSICIAN WELLNESS
The issue of physician wellness and burnout has never been more pressing. While there are immediate needs to be addressed, MSAs are also working on longer-term strategies to support physician wellness. Examples shared here and in future newsletters may inspire your local planning.
HOW DOES ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT WELLNESS? Through Facility Engagement and the joint collaborative work in BC, physicians are working with health authorities to make improvements in the work environment, while continuing activities to support peers. READ>
At the same time, Doctors of BC is enhancing supports to meet the individual wellness needs of physician members. READ>
TACKLING WELLNESS: WHERE TO START? Vancouver-area physicians are breaking down the wellness challenge into department-level solutions. Download their "how to" steps here (PDF)>
WHAT ARE OTHER MSAs DOING AROUND WELLNESS? PROVINCIAL ROLL UP: Browse a growing list of MSA-FE activities that support physician wellness. Contribute your own wellness activities to the list. GO>
WELLNESS SHARING: The Physician Health Program is creating a provincial physician wellness network in 2022 for organization representatives that have a formal or informal leadership role in physician wellness, including MSA and Division leaders. (Details and invitations to come soon.) It will include virtual round table discussions for sharing wellness strategies and initiatives.
WORKING ON ENGAGEMENT? ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE NOW. MSAs and health authorities can use this roundup of handy tips and opportunities to support engagement and/or SRRP planning. Gathered from across BC in last year's FEI evaluation, they are sorted into IAP2 engagement framework categories. DOWNLOAD PDF
WATCH: RECENT FACILITY ENGAGEMENT VIRTUAL SESSIONS
- Exploring Funding Opportunities in Interior Health GO>
- Optimizing Funding for Success for Tier 6 Sites GO> (Also read summary here)
- Moving the Engagement Dial with Practical Examples GO>
MISSED THE PREVIOUS NEWSLETTER? Peer-to-peer sharing includes strategies for effective collaboration and communication to build community. GO>
ABOUT THIS KNOWLEDGE SHARING NEWSLETTER
This provincial Facility Engagement Initiative (FEI) publication responds to requests from MSAs, physician leads, project teams and health authority partners to learn from others' experiences. It is one piece of a broader, growing FEI knowledge sharing strategy that aims to increase cross-site pollination and opportunities to connect and share around common priorities to achieve success.
Note: this publication differs from the monthly Facility Engagement e-news, which shares operational updates with MSA project teams.