Safer coalmines, happier, healthier and more engaged canaries.

Emerg Med Australas

Communications and Media Division, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Published: August 2020

Addressing and limiting burnout and its significant impacts on emergency physicians is an important and ongoing challenge, requiring much more than a focus on individual resilience. This is a key understanding which guides and informs the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine's holistic approach and advocacy efforts when it comes to the wellness of emergency physicians and the health systems in which they operate.

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