John Chiasson, the Professional Support Program PSP team has physician counsellors across Nova Scotia ready to respond to the urgent needs of physicians, veterinarians, medical and veterinarian students, residents, and their family members. The physician counsellors include Drs. Team members are linked with treatment providers throughout the province.
A family physician interested in community and leadership initiatives, Dr. Chiasson has been practising medicine for more than 35 years. Experiencing stress and fear of failure while in medical school inspired Dr.
Chiasson to find balance using time management skills and coping strategies. Success is more durable when we make decisions that reflect our own beliefs, ethics and skillsets.
Practising family medicine for 30 years in a mix of rural and urban settings, Dr. Dow works in a rural collaborative care practice in Meteghan Centre, along with five other physicians and a nurse practitioner. She is also a preceptor for a resident in a longitudinal family medicine residency program and is a Past-President of DNS.
I hope that I can help my colleagues and their families in times of crisis. With his practice focusing on addiction medicine, Dr. Saunders specializes in opioid assisted treatment, general addiction consultation, and inpatient consultation at the Halifax Infirmary and the IWK pre-and antenatal.
He is also an abstinence-based rehabilitation medical consultant at Crosbie House in New Minas. I hope to focus on addiction, career fatigue and burnout. Martell has lived and worked in Lunenburg since For the first 20 years of his career, Dr.
Martell practised full-scope family medicine and now is in addiction medicine focused practice. His Achilles heel is his predilection for preferentially seeking out some of the more challenging corners of medicine. Having dealt with some of the emotional challenges and events that come with the work of being a caring provider while maintaining a private life, I feel I can connect with my colleagues who have to deal with these same issues.
Chohan is family physician with a focused practice in veterans and primary care mental health, GP psychotherapy and addiction medicine. A graduate from University College London U. Callers will be provided with links to provincial health programs to augment support, and referrals to other services when appropriate.
You can access these services by calling or toll-free or by emailing professionalsupport doctorsns. Balint support group Drs. Dan Boudreau emergency physician and Alexandra Manning child and adolescent psychiatrist are hosting a virtual Balint Group. Sessions will be held Mondays at 8 p. The group will run weekly for eight weeks. Click here for more information or to register. Balint groups are closed groups of eight to 12 physicians who use case-based discussion to provide and receive support around emotions and ethical dilemmas arising in their work.
These groups help reduce burnout while improving communication skills and empathy. The PSP supports a variety of health professionals and their families, including practising and retired physicians, dentists, and veterinarians; medical students, residents and fellows; veterinary students and assistants; and the partners and dependent children of those professionals. All information physicians share with the PSP counsellors is confidential, including personal and health information, and the fact that they have contacted the PSP for help.
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