Dr Cheryl Martin

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Dr Cheryl Martin

Wellbeing 2.0 : the Australasian context

Referring to the 2021 Mayo clinic paper by Tait D Shanafelt MD which characterised the evolution of knowledge, thinking and practice relating to doctors’ workplace wellbeing, this presentation will explore the Australasian journey to date drawing on global, national and local experience asking where are we and where are we going? [1]

Specifically, we will review our current data and progress to define the issue, identify drivers and measure and implement effective individual and system level solutions to reduce occupational distress and improve doctor’s health, wellbeing, occupational safety and professional fulfilment.

This discussion will take an aerial view before zooming in on some bi-national examples of current best practice in wellbeing leadership, policy, strategy, and evidence-based initiatives which could serve as blueprints for wider implementation.

[1] Tait D. Shanafelt,Physician Well-being 2.0: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?,

Mayo Clinic Proceedings,Volume 96, Issue 10,2021,Pages 2682-2693,

Biography

Dr Cheryl Martin is an Emergency Physician by background. She has spent nearly two decades working in a variety of emergency, trauma and critical care settings in both Scotland and Australia. Her other main professional interests are in exercise, occupational and lifestyle medicine and the health, wellbeing, and sustainability of practice of her colleagues. Cheryl has held wellbeing portfolios at department, hospital, and college level. In 2022 she had further opportunity develop her leadership skills to effect meaningful, evidence- based change in this area, at the Stanford Medicine Chief Wellness Officer Course. In 2023/24 she completed a global senior executive MBA programme at Melbourne Business School to further deepen and broaden her strategic leadership, managerial judgement, and organisational behaviour lens. With a passion for the science, art and practical application of how we might optimise our performance and wellbeing as clinicians, and maintain longevity of practice, The Mind Full Medic Podcast project was born in 2020. Outside of work Cheryl is an avid trail runner and can usually be found exploring the local coastal and mountain trails with her trail tribe. Like her yoga asana practice, she describes running in natural settings as her moving . Qualifications: MBChB, BSc, Med Scl (Sports Medicine), FACEM, MBA