Canadian anaesthetists’ overseas responsibility

Longitudinal analysis of psychological resilience and mental health in Canadian military personnel returning from overseas deployment.

The relationship between exposure to combat stressors and poorer postdeployment health is well documented. Still, some individuals are more psychologically resilient to such outcomes than others. Researchers have sought to identify the factors that contribute to resilience in order to inform resilience-building interventions. The present study assessed the criterion validity of a model of psych...

Anaesthetists' non-technical skills.

This review presents the background to the development of the anaesthetists' non-technical skills (ANTS) taxonomy and behaviour rating tool, which is the first non-technical skills framework specifically designed for anaesthetists. We share the experience of the anaesthetists who designed ANTS in relation to applying it in a department of anaesthesia, using it in a simulation centre, and the pr...

Substance abuse in anaesthetists.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Anaesthesiologists have a significantly higher frequency of substance abuse by a factor of nearly 3 when compared with other physicians. This is still a current problem that must be reviewed. RECENT FINDINGS Many hypotheses have been formulated to explain why anaesthesiologists appear to be more susceptible to substance abuse than other medical professionals (genetic differe...

Testing overseas doctors.

Developing Overseas Strategies:

This paper provides the reader with a systematic context analysis involved in acquiring and restructuring (reconceiving) knowledge needed for strategic management decision making and action. Within this structured context analysis, a considerable amount of unstructured entrepreneurial, innovative, and "breaking the mold" thinking and action can be required to gain the insights needed to win aga...