Welcome to Physicians First – a podcast series that explores unique and home-grown wellness initiatives that are impacting the lives and livelihoods of Canada’s physicians.

In our fourth and final episode, Director of Planning and Physician Health at Doctors Manitoba, Trina Larsen, discusses their three-year Communities of Practice Pilot Program. Trina and her team have developed physician-led, evidence-informed action plans for systemic change. The program addresses the broad, institutional issues that drive physician burnout and distress. Small pilot hubs give doctors a voice and provide them with avenues for informal peer support in otherwise isolated, remote communities.

Welcome to Physicians First – a podcast series that explores unique and home-grown wellness initiatives that are impacting the lives and livelihoods of Canada’s physicians.

In our third episode of the series, Psychiatrist and physician wellness expert Dr. Caroline Gérin-Lajoie interviews Dr. Michael Allan, Director of Program and Practice Support at the College of Family Physicians of Canada about new CFPC wellness programs specifically for family physicians. The CFPC has found effective ways to support family doctors who are feeling isolated from their peers, experiencing high levels of stress, practicing little self-care, and being pressured to volunteer their precious personal time.

Welcome to Physicians First – a podcast series that explores unique and home-grown wellness initiatives that are impacting the lives and livelihoods of Canada’s physicians.

In our second podcast of the series, Anthony Knight, CEO, and Lisa LePage, COO, from the New Brunswick Medical Society discuss their Tailored Counseling Program, which provides physicians with timely, one-on-one mental health treatment. They also talk about their Professional Coaching for Physician Leaders Program, which delivers tools and skills to help physician leaders manage anxieties around interpersonal relationships and balance leadership roles with other demanding responsibilities.