Addiction
Self-assessment tool for alcohol dependency
Assess your alcohol consumption and identify any implications for your health and well-being.
Nova Scotia Mental Health and Addictions
Mental health and addiction supports and services in Nova Scotia, including intake line and online tools.
Adverse events, complaints and medical legal litigation
Physician Litigation Stress
Resources, support and education for physicians undergoing a medical malpractice process.
When adverse events happen at the onset of practice
Presentation by CanMEDS – Calgary Department of Surgery on adverse events, complaints and medical legal litigation.
CMPA – Physician Health and Wellness
Articles, resources, wellness strategies and support for physicians dealing with medico-legal issues in their practice.
Burnout
Am I at risk of burnout?
Fill out this confidential questionnaire to screen yourself for symptoms of burnout.
Mini Z burnout survey
See how your workplace stress levels measure up against others in your field.
Self-compassion test
Developed by Kristin Neff, PhD, these 26 Likert scale questions measure your self-compassion.
Insomnia
Mysleepwell.ca
Mysleepwell.ca provides resources and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT-I) for insomnia with a self-help approach.
CBT-I Coach
For people engaged in CBT-I with a health provider or experiencing insomnia and want to improve their sleep.
Threats and harassment
Support for physicians experiencing threats & harassment (CMA)
Tips, resources and psychological supports for physicians experiencing harassment.
Guidebook for managing disruptive physician behaviour
Offers advice and tools to foster medical professionalism and address disruptive behaviour.
Apps
Mindshift
Strategies for dealing with anxiety and stress.
Headspace
Mindfulness and meditation app to start your meditation practice.
Wellness4MDs
Led by Dr. Vincent Agyapong, this national program offers physicians and medical trainees daily supportive text messages for free in English or French.
Podcasts
Physician Wellness Websites
STEPS forward
Offers strategies to engage health system leadership, address physician burnout and develop a culture that supports physician well-being.
Canadian Medical Association Physician Wellness Hub
Provides wellness tools and resources to empower physicians, medical learners, leaders and educators to change the culture of medicine.
CMA: Pandemic Wellness Toolkit
Access support services and resources, including peer support, leadership training and national crisis support lines.
Ontario Medical Association: Well Being
A repository of wellness and mindfulness resources, including research articles and videos.
Resident Doctors of Canada
Resources for residents, including intimidation and harassment prevention, crisis resources and debriefing after negative outcomes.
ThriveMD Wellness Hub
Wellness courses and webinars for physician well-being, including the accredited Thrive MD Foundation Program and Thrive MD Enrichment courses.
Well Doc Canada
Provides consultation on physician wellness and tailored resources, using a train-the-trainer model to increase capacity for resource development.