As you stand ready to help any patient that comes through the ED doors, being an emergency physician already carries with it a unique set of stressors that can eventually take a toll. The coronavirus pandemic has placed “unprecedented strains on the health care workforce” bringing with it new, sometimes unforeseen, concerns. As a result, the well-being of our emergency physicians is more important than ever!
National Physician Suicide Awareness (NPSA) Day, created by the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD), in collaboration with AAEM, ACEP, ACOEP, EMRA, RSA, RSO and SAEM, serves to commemorate colleagues lost to suicide and to raise awareness about mental wellness internally and externally by shedding a light on it. This year, creating awareness is more relevant than ever.