YAY Friday School! This Friday, Dr. Dan Sweeney (PCCM) and our awesome PCCM fellows (Mazen Odish, Jacob Bailey, Erica Lin, Jeff Barry) taught us how to perform a FAST exam, and how image the aorta, the IVC, the femoral and popliteal veins to look for DVT. We practiced on a simulator, and on LIVE models, including a very nice volunteer with Polycystic Kidney Disease.
Our residents then participated in a workshop facilitated by our multi-disciplinary Palliative Care team and members of the HEAR (Healer Evaluation Assessment and Referral) program (including Rachel Accardi, Courtney Sanchez, Chris Onderdunk, Dr. Maria Tiamson-Kassab) on how to lead a debrief following a difficult patient event. Critical leadership skills and part of our RACE (Resident As Clinician Educator) Curriculum!
I want to take this opportunity to stress that if any of you are struggling with the impact of a difficult patient encounter, a loss or medical error, I urge you to seek help to process this important event. Being a physician is an incredibly rewarding, but also difficult job! The program is here to support and help you. You can also come to any of the chief residents, or program leadership with your concerns about yourself or your colleagues. I promise they will be addressed with sensitivity and confidentiality. I have included some resources below for the Healer Education Assessment and Referral (HEAR) Program.
HEAR Brochure
UCSD Program Counselor (Business Hours)
858-642-3913
In Case of Emergency
Call 911 or UCSD Campus Police
858-534-HELP (4357)
San Diego Access & Crisis Line
888-724-7240
National Suicide Prevention & Crisis Hotline
800-273-TALK
Please also considering completing this anonymous screening questionnaire to get confidential feedback and support from the HEAR counselors:
https://www.ucsdhear.org/welcome.cfm
Sincerely,
simerjot
