Resa Lewiss MD

And the better you are in terms of yourself, your health, and we'll talk about what health means, the better team member you are, the better you're able to produce a high-quality product. Whether that product is patient care, whether that product is a policy paper, whether that product is bringing something to market. I think everybody understands this concept of the better work product.

And the better you are in terms of yourself, your health, and we'll talk about what health means, the better team member you are, the better you're able to produce a high-quality product. Whether that product is patient care, whether that product is a policy paper, whether that product is bringing something to market. I think everybody understands this concept of the better work product.

And we felt it was very important because of everything that everybody's been reading about in terms of workout, burnout, moral injury. And there is a crisis in medicine. There's a crisis and epidemic in emergency medicine. But it is not just health care. This concept of burnout and moral injury is across many industries. And so the question is why?

And we felt it was very important because of everything that everybody's been reading about in terms of workout, burnout, moral injury. And there is a crisis in medicine. There's a crisis and epidemic in emergency medicine. But it is not just health care. This concept of burnout and moral injury is across many industries. And so the question is why?

And part of it is we know that we are not as powerful as these organizations, these companies, these industries. However, we strongly feel that we can have individual agency. So part of making Microskills for Self-Care our chapter one was to teach about it, talk about it, but also to inspire the reader to realize their individual agency. And

And part of it is we know that we are not as powerful as these organizations, these companies, these industries. However, we strongly feel that we can have individual agency. So part of making Microskills for Self-Care our chapter one was to teach about it, talk about it, but also to inspire the reader to realize their individual agency. And

Going back to the health part, we don't just talk about physical health. We talk about mental health, emotional health, social health, financial health, civic health. Health is the key to everything in life. Without our health, our personal and professional lives are very challenging.

Going back to the health part, we don't just talk about physical health. We talk about mental health, emotional health, social health, financial health, civic health. Health is the key to everything in life. Without our health, our personal and professional lives are very challenging.

And so, for example, in that chapter one, we talk about sleep and we talk about deliberate rest and I'll talk about the difference. But what I think I wanted to make sure I emphasize is we did this because it's not taught, it's not modeled, it's not lauded. Certainly in medicine. And in fact, it's often rewarded if you're, quote, strong and you don't need to sleep or you stay up for 48 hours.

And so, for example, in that chapter one, we talk about sleep and we talk about deliberate rest and I'll talk about the difference. But what I think I wanted to make sure I emphasize is we did this because it's not taught, it's not modeled, it's not lauded. Certainly in medicine. And in fact, it's often rewarded if you're, quote, strong and you don't need to sleep or you stay up for 48 hours.

Now, thank goodness duty hours and rules have changed. That's no longer legal because it really isn't safe. It's not safe for patients and it's not safe for the health care worker, the physician in this case, to be doing such things as that. We tell these stories that at the time they're funny, not funny.

Now, thank goodness duty hours and rules have changed. That's no longer legal because it really isn't safe. It's not safe for patients and it's not safe for the health care worker, the physician in this case, to be doing such things as that. We tell these stories that at the time they're funny, not funny.

For example, many physician colleagues we've seen walk around the emergency department working their shift while having an IV pole

For example, many physician colleagues we've seen walk around the emergency department working their shift while having an IV pole

in their arm walking around with the pole getting their medicine for example to try to abate a migraine headache or because they've been they have food poisoning and they're trying to rehydrate themselves i tell the story of like when driving home after an overnight shift and having not slept hoping that i don't have to stop at a red light or when i lived in manhattan i wouldn't sit down on the subway because i would miss my stop and wake up in queens and the environments aren't necessarily set up

in their arm walking around with the pole getting their medicine for example to try to abate a migraine headache or because they've been they have food poisoning and they're trying to rehydrate themselves i tell the story of like when driving home after an overnight shift and having not slept hoping that i don't have to stop at a red light or when i lived in manhattan i wouldn't sit down on the subway because i would miss my stop and wake up in queens and the environments aren't necessarily set up

to take care of ourselves or teach us how to take care of ourselves. But we strongly feel that we need to prioritize taking care of ourselves. And so like you, we talked a bit about sleep. I actually didn't realize and appreciate and believe, and so I started reading the science and also feeling the difference of when I really started paying attention to taking care of my sleep.

to take care of ourselves or teach us how to take care of ourselves. But we strongly feel that we need to prioritize taking care of ourselves. And so like you, we talked a bit about sleep. I actually didn't realize and appreciate and believe, and so I started reading the science and also feeling the difference of when I really started paying attention to taking care of my sleep.

And sleep, we absolutely need it for our health. It is actually a detoxing time for our brain. It gives our guts a rest. Sleep is exquisitely important for health and also in terms of like cortisol levels, et cetera.

And sleep, we absolutely need it for our health. It is actually a detoxing time for our brain. It gives our guts a rest. Sleep is exquisitely important for health and also in terms of like cortisol levels, et cetera.