2018
Santa Run Donation to DSN!
December 2018
DSN member Dr. Caroline Walker, with her brothers Tom and Brad, very kindly raised over £400 for DSN by running the Santa Dash in Brighton at the end of 2018!
You may know Caroline from the 'Tea & Empathy'
group on Facebook or the 'Joyful Doctor'.
Find out more about how to raise money for DSN here !
DSN on BBC Radio 5 Live!
26th November 2018
DSN recently contributed to a discussion about physician health on BBC Radio Five Live. Australian gynaecologist, Prof. Steve Robson and Dr. Kate Tree were interviewed about a recent article
about his experience of attempting suicide as a junior doctor. Dr Laura McGregor, a UK consultant in emergency medicine then spoke about her own experience of PTSD while working for the air ambulance service.
DSN AGM & conference 2018
10th November 2018
DSN held its AGM and conference in Edinburgh on 10th November. We enjoyed talks about the proposed Scottish physician health network, neurodiversity in doctors and equine facilitated psychotherapy.
Read more about the event on the DSN blog here.
International Practitioner Health Summit 2018 - The Wounded Healer
4-5th October 2018
DSN had a (free) stand at the International Practitioner Health Summit 2018: The Wounded Healer
in October. Dr Louise Freeman, DSN co-chair, presented about our &me anti stigma campaign at the conference after Prof. Mike Myers' excellent talk about physician suicide. Watch Louise's presentation by selecting the video link on the right.
Watch more presentations from this event and look at presenters' slides by clicking here.
Doctors' Mental Health at Tipping Point - DSN in a BBC TV film
3rd September 2018
Surgery & Emotion - Operating with Feeling workshop
1st June 2018
DSN attended the 'Operating with Feeling' workshop organised by the Surgery & Emotion
project, to which we had previously contributed. It was a great opportunity to meet surgeons interested in physician health; in particular Simon Fleming of the #HammerItOut
anti bullying campaign in orthopaedics and Alice Hartley, chair of the RCSEd's anti bullying campaign #LetsRemoveIt.
Find out more about this event on the Surgery & Emotion blog here.
British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) congress - &me LIVE
7th April 2018
Co-chairs of DSN, Dr. Angelika Luehrs and Dr. Louise Freeman took part in our first '&me LIVE' with the RCVS's Mind Matters campaign at the annual BSAVA congress in Birmingham. Despite being at 08.30am, the event was very well attended and there was a lively discussion after our short talks.
BMA Wellbeing & Success for Doctors with Disabilities
28th March 2018
Dr Susan Atcheson represented DSN at the BMA's 'Doctors with Disabilities' event in Birmingham, talking about our activities with delegates at the event.
Return to Emergency Medicine study day & NTW Stress & Resilience in Doctors CPD event
March & May 2018
Dr Louise Freeman, DSN co-chair, recently spoke about her own experience of mental ill health at the Return to Emergency Medicine study day at the Scottish Centre for Simulation and Clinical Human Factors and at the Northumberland, Tyne & Wear Stress & Resilience in Doctors CPD event.
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Presidential Reception
7th March 2018
Dr Louise Freeman, DSN co-chair, was invited to the RCVS 2018 President's Reception. DSN has an ongoing anti stigma campaign #AndMe
with RCVS around reducing the stigma of mental ill health in the healthcare professions. The photo shows Louise (left) and Lizzie Lockett, CEO of the RCVS.
GMC conference: Together
6th March 2018
DSN had a stand at the 2018 GMC conference 'Together' held in London in March. Jackie and Louise were busy meeting delegates from health organisations all over the UK as well as attending sessions including Hannah Fry on using data around human behaviour and workshops on changing fitness to practise and supporting doctors' mental health and wellbeing.
