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In this real-life coaching session, we walk Dr. Brit Long through building a framework to help navigate being overwhelmed during the middle part of an emergency department shift. Since this session, he has become more efficient, gotten home earlier on a consistent basis, lowered his stress level, felt less burnout, and experienced more joy in his career. Guest Bio Brit Long is an assistant professor of emergency medicine in San Antonio, Texa, and Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Content at emcdocs.net. He is one of the most published authors in the field of emergency medicine. In addition to that, he is a father of two and works in both academic and community settings. ºººººººººººººººººººººººººººººººººº Awake and Aware | Our 2024 Live Event Join us at Awake and Aware 2024, a transformative 3-day workshop from May 1st to 3rd in Bend, Oregon. Focusing on interactive experiences, this event offers a unique opportunity to reset, reflect, and connect with like-minded individuals. Limited slots. Website: Awakeandawarebend.com Early bird discount code: FULLYAWAKE24. $100 off registration. Expires Jan 31, 2024 CME? Yes! This is a CME event ºººººººººººººººººººººººººººººººººº The Flameproof Course | Self-mastery and anti-burnout This 6 month, bi-weekly course will make you so burnout-resistant that when they tell you to see 5 patients an hour with only a rusty spoon in your pocket and a unit clerk at your side, you will just smile (results not guaranteed). The next cohort begins Feb 1, 2024. Learn more here. ºººººººººººººººººººººººººººººººººº Love medicine, but the job itself leaves a lot to be desired? I work with many docs in your shoes. To learn more about 1-on-1 coaching, start here.
4 free resources specifically designed to address pain points in emergency medicine practice
For full show notes of this episode and all sorts of other goodies, visit our podcast website We Discuss: - The fundamental differences between the beginning, midpoint, and end of the shift
- Why mid-shift is so fraught
- What we usually do when feeling overwhelmed
- Why willpower will almost always fail as a sole strategy for keeping up with documentation
- The specific steps for navigating mid-shift overwhelm
- Early detection of overwhelm
- A mid-shift action plan
- How to keep up with documentation
- The real reason timely documentation is important
- Breaking through your comfort zone
- Brit’s plan for triaging tasks
- Why deferring charts is so seductive and a slippery slope
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