Library resource guides: Pain medicine training resources: Social networking & support

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Overview

Starting out

Conceptual basis of pain medicine

Journals & articles Essential Topic Areas (ETAs)

Roles in practice

Assessment

Courses

Books & e-books Books & journals

Podcasts & online lectures

Apps

Social networking & support

Post-training resources

Cultural safety

Social networking sites for trainees

Trainees can also join our WhatsApp Trainee Group to keep up to date on the latest tutorial news and discussions. To participate in the WhatsApp group, please contact us.

ANZCA social media

Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) social media:

FPM mentoring program

The mentoring program is an informal, web-based facility that enables trainees and new fellows to access details of more senior fellows willing to act as mentors.

FPM mentoring program
Our mentoring program aims to support pain medicine trainees and fellows during their training and/or early post-fellowship years.

Learn@ANZCA

Learn@ANZCA (formerly Networks) is the college's learning management system. The system contains numerous courses and resources which will be of interest to trainees.

Use the links below to access additional support resources contained on the Learn @ANZCA platform.

Note: Some resources located in Learn@ANZCA require that you first register before accessing.

Fundamentals of mentoring [Learn@ANZCA]
The Fundamentals of Mentoring course is specifically designed to support existing hospital mentoring schemes by providing a training framework for mentors and mentees in anaesthesia and pain medicine.
Fundamentals of feedback [Learn@ANZCA]
Comprised of seven e-learning modules - including an introductory module - designed to up-skill and support you to have effective feedback conversations in all aspects of your daily practice, the Fundamentals of Feedback course is designed to introduce you to a conversational framework that may be applied to feedback conversations, both clinical and simulated settings.

Wellbeing

ANZCA has an extensive list of wellbeing resources available for trainees.

ANZCA: Doctors' health and wellbeing (Australia)
ANZCA's dedicated Doctors' health and wellbeing page, which outlines the Doctors' Health and Wellbeing Framework, as well as other resources to support doctors and integrate supportive mechanisms within organisations.
ANZCA: Wellbeing Library Guide
ANZCA Library has compiled a list of support resources relevant to the general wellbeing of medical practitioners.
ANZCA: Critical Incident Debriefing (CID) Toolkit
Our Critical Incident Debriefing Toolkit provides a comprehensive, evidence-based resource on what are critical incidents, how to provide support and a hot debrief following a critical incident. It can be read in sections or as a whole.

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