About this module
This learning module will broaden your understanding of your own health and the health of the medical profession. It will help you to explore the importance of prevention and timely intervention, the help-seeking behaviour of doctors and the benefits of having your own GP.
This course will take approximately 2 hours to complete.
Welcome
This is an interactive two-hour module which is presented in four parts. It uses a range of learning methods to optimise your educational experience and to facilitate learning.
The case studies are drawn from the significant clinical experience of doctors’ health experts across Australia and are realistic but fictional. Any resemblance to a doctor or doctors or student is purely coincidental.
You may stop and start the module and return to the case if you are interrupted. Upon completion of the module, you will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Completion.
Should you wish to learn more, you can indicate your interest in attending further training in doctors’ health offered by your local State and Territory doctors’ health service and the opportunity to join the local doctors’ health special interest group.
See www.drs4drs.com.au
We hope you enjoy this module. It will make you think and encourage you to consider how to optimise your own wellbeing and the health of your colleagues for the good of the community, which is a very good thing.
Learning outcomes
This module will assist you to achieve the following:
1. A greater understanding of the physical and mental health of the medical profession
2. An increased awareness of the barriers that prevent doctors and students from accessing formal health care.
3. A clearer understanding of the occupational health and workplace risks which can impact upon doctors’ health.
4. A better understanding of the help-seeking behaviour of doctors.
5. A greater awareness of the ways doctors can confound the doctor-doctor consultation.
6. A broader appreciation of the ways sustainable doctors maintain their health and wellbeing.
Learning objectives
1. Develop a system for recognizing and responding to one’s own health needs and formulate a plan for ongoing self-care.
2. Identify the health needs of doctor-patients and compare these with patients in the general community.
3. Analyse and respond to the potential barriers to health access that doctors encounter.
4. Develop skills to deliver empathic, patient-centred care to the doctor-patient.
5. Describe the impact of the current regulatory environment on care of the doctor-patient.
How to navigate
This module supports self-paced, short, focused learning. You can revisit it at any time.