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Prani P Shrivastava1, Jane M McDonald2
1Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Perth Children's and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospitals, Perth, WA, Australia.
Insights
Anesthesia departments can create sustainable well-being programs for anesthetists using a free online toolkit. This framework supports mental health strategies adaptable to departmental needs and constraints, promoting long-term well-being.
Area of Science:
- Anesthesiology
- Occupational Health
- Mental Health
Background:
- Anesthetists face unique stressors, increasing mental ill health risks, especially after adverse events.
- The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for frontline worker well-being resources.
- Implementing comprehensive well-being systems in anesthesia departments can be complex.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline a framework for anesthesia departments to design and implement well-being systems.
- To demonstrate how to utilize free resources, like the "Long lives, Healthy Workplaces toolkit," regardless of financial constraints.
- To provide a structured, adaptable approach to supporting anesthetists' mental health.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing the free, expert-developed "Long lives, Healthy Workplaces toolkit" for anesthetists.
- Implementing a five-step process for designing evidence-based mental health strategies.
- Employing cycles of assessment and review for an adaptable, long-term well-being model.
Main Results:
- Departments can create tailored well-being frameworks without external expert costs.
- The toolkit facilitates the design of sustainable, long-term mental health strategies.
- Understanding cultural impact and setting clear goals are crucial for implementation.
Conclusions:
- All anesthesia departments must prioritize anesthetists' well-being, irrespective of resources.
- A strategic and coordinated approach is essential for sustainable well-being programs.
- The "Long lives, Healthy Workplaces toolkit" offers a practical model for departmental well-being initiatives.
Background:
All anesthetists are at risk of mental ill health and pediatric anesthetists face additional stressors that may impact upon well-being, particularly after an adverse outcome. The SARS COV-2 pandemic has resulted in a plethora of resources to support the well-being of frontline workers. Developing a well-being system for an anesthesia department using these resources may be complex to implement.
Aims:
In this article we outline how an anesthesia department can design and implement a framework for wellbeing, regardless of resources and financial constraints. We use the example of a free online toolkit developed in Australia for anesthetists.
Methods:
The "Long lives, Healthy Workplaces toolkit" is a framework which has been specifically developed by mental health experts for anesthetists, and does not require departments to pay for external experts.1 Departments can design a long-term model of evidence-based mental health strategies to meet their unique needs using five steps outlined in the toolkit and detailed in this article. The framework uses cycles of assessment and review to create an adaptable approach to incorporate emerging evidence. We explain how culture can impact the implementation of a well-being framework and we outline how departments can set goals and priorities.
Conclusion:
Departments have different constraints which will alter how they approach supporting anaesthetists' wellbeing. Regardless of location or funding all departments should explicitly address anesthetists well-being. Long term sustainable well-being programs require a strategic and coordinated approach.
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