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	Podcast:		Sleep Eat Perform Repeat
	Episode:		#160 Dr Chris Luke - Emergency Physician and Author of 'A Life in Trauma: Memoirs of an Emergency Physician'
	Category:		Education
	Duration:		00:47:40
	Publish Date:		2022-02-21 05:00:00
	Description:		Today we spoke with Dr. Chris Luke - Emergency Physician and Author of 'A Life in Trauma: Memoirs of an Emergency Physician'. This episode was brought to you by Hauora - a performance wellbeing growth partner. Hauora aims to educate and impact individual and organisational culture to ignite health, wellbeing, and performance. Find out more at www.HauoraLife.com Dr. Chris Luke qualified in 1982 at University College Dublin and has been an emergency physician for over 35 years, serving others. He has worked in frontline medicine in Ireland, the UK, and Australia, and has been a consultant in emergency medicine in Cork for over 20 years. Today we speak about why Chris studied medicine, his mother as a role model, and his legacy in Ireland. Chris talks about the perils and potential of a well-functioning A&E, current pressures in healthcare systems, and the compassion equation - empathy plus action. We unpack the meaning behind him describing himself as a slightly militant altruist, burnout - and performing under pressure in primary care and hospital settings. It was fascinating to hear from a doctor who has displayed resilience at the frontline, witnessed so much trauma and distress...and is now sharing his story with us, and you. In this episode we discuss
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