1. DEAN'S WELCOME BBQ FOR INCOMING RESIDENTS DEAN'S WELCOME BBQ FOR INCOMING RESIDENTS CReW Committee for Residents Wellness Presented by : Dr. Alastair Dorreen, VP Wellness (ARM) Dr. Annie Trépanier, President of the CBER (FMRQ)

2. CReW: About Us ● Formed three years ago; still evolving and adapting to the needs of the residents ● Co-chaired by Dr. Richard Montoro (Assistant Dean of Resident Affairs) ● Our vision ● To ensure that residency at McGill is an inclusive environment which values physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellness

3. Mission If the following aspects appeal to you: Organizing social or sport events Organizing workshops to improve life skills Providing practical affordable resources for residents Offering support from CReW members

4. CReW/ARM’s Policy On Learner Mistreatment Completely intolerable behavior Needs to be reported Confidentiality Case by case basis The McGill Faculty of Medicine is very motivated to improve our learning environment

5. Resident Wellness All programs are welcome to join and help out Residency – truly exciting time High level of stress, with higher rates of depression and burn out Not a transition period Balance life/ work ◦Enjoy the process

6. Wellness Survey Conducted in the late Summer of 2012 ◦More than 300 residents replied ◦Prizes were drawn Results were obtained after compiling the internet survey ◦Main objectives  Look into the current needs of residents in terms of the different health determinants  Areas we may want to advocate for with the Faculty

7. Wellness Survey Most Salient Results Many health determinants were well balanced by the majority of the respondents ◦Eating breakfast, sleeping hours, vacations… Several problematic areas ◦Diet ◦Exercise ◦Having access to a GP

8. Age

9. Training level

10. Breakfast

11. Sleep

12. Diet

13. Holiday

14. Exercise

15. Social life

16. Family MD

17. Walk-in clinic

18. Top 10 wellness tips

19. Why Wellness is so important? Level of stress moderate to high in one third of residents Cohen BMC Medical Education 2005 Linked to lack of time Cohen BMC Research Notes 2008 Burnout: 25% to 75% Legassie J Gen Int Med 2008, West Teach and Learn Med 2012 Linked to perceived medical errors West JAMA 2006, West JAMA 2009 Retrieved from Medical resident health and wellness: a priority for the FMRQ, FMRQ Program Tour (2013-2014)

20. Activities Implemented... and to Look Forward to! ● Social and Cultural Events ● Christmas cocktail, Code Red & Welcome Party, etc. ● Cultural night (movie and discussion) ● Sports Activities ● Yoga ● Intramurals (soccer and volley-ball) ● Running Club ● Advocacy ● Wellness survey ● « Intimadon’t » campaign

21. How to join us! Contact us ◦wellness@arm-mcgill.cawellness@arm-mcgill.ca An email will be sent in early fall to invite McGill residents to join our committee. Some Perks: ◦Good memories ◦Dinner provided

23. THANK YOU!