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Supporting clinicians post exposure to potentially traumatic events: Emergency department peer support program
Belinda Carne1,2, Jeremy Furyk1,2
1University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Objective:
Workers in EDs are regularly exposed to potentially traumatic events. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been exponential interest in peer support programs (PSPs) in a range of settings. We describe a PSP implemented in 2017 at University Hospital Geelong (UHG) ED together with results of a survey.
Methods:
To describe the program such that others can replicate it in their settings in addition to feedback evaluation. Method involved a survey emailed to the ED doctors.
Results:
Thirty responses from 96 emails with a range of feedback.
Conclusion:
ED Doctors place high value on the PSP.
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