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The Doctor’s Retreat^TM is a structured workshop designed to support Medical Practitioners’ resilience and well-being through reflective practice.

Today’s medical practitioners are under increasing pressure. The effects of a global pandemic, lack of resources and the need to keep up to date with the latest medical knowledge, while also running a practice, managing staff and providing the best possible service to their patients, has the potential to create severe stress.

The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners and New Zealand Medical Association – Specialist Council (SPC), GP Council, and DiT Council have identified well-being and professional development as essential for a doctor’s health and well-being. Taking time to reflect can enhance effectiveness and help balance the multitude of competing demands.

What is Reflective Practice and Why is it Important?

Reflective practice helps medical practitioners revive and refocus on their work, in ways that enable her/him to confront, understand and work towards addressing opportunities and challenges as they arise. (adapted from Johns, 2000).

Reflection is at the heart of reflective practice and can take place in the midst of day-to-day practice or after the event as a key to improving practice. Reflective practice can help practitioners deal with “complex and unpredictable situations” as well as the demands of their day-to-day practice

What’s in it for you?

• Learn about reflective practice and how it can benefit you and your practice.
• Identify the difference between reflective practice and reflexivity.
• Experience different approaches to reflective practice.
• A safe and confidential environment to explore challenging issues.
• Gaining support from a small group of colleagues in an intensive weekend retreat.

Benefits

• An opportunity to revive and refresh at a personal level.
• Enhanced self-confidence and well-being.
• A way to enhance your role as a medical practitioner.
• Heightened awareness of what you need to thrive.

Who is it for?

• General practitioners.
• Specialist practitioners.
• Doctors in Training.
• Medical Researchers.

For more information or to register your interest in ‘The Doctor’s Retreat’^TM contact Mike Armour at 027 9397373 or email info@optimagroup.co.nz.