Acknowledge. Act. Adapt
Fatigue is an occupational risk in medical education that impacts residency training and workplace health and safety, with potential implications for patient safety. Successful management of fatigue risk is a shared responsibility, and can be summarized through the following principles:
1 Acknowledge
Resident
wellness matters
2 Act
Tools are available
to foster change
3 Adapt
It’s our responsibility
to make a just culture
Tools for Policy Makers
The tools below are intended as non prescriptive resources to support the local development of an institutional or program-level policy for the management of fatigue risk in postgraduate medical education.
Case Studies
FRM Policy Template
Fatigue Risk Register
Individual Fatigue/ Sleepiness Scales
Impact of Fatigue
Fatigue Risk Management
The FRM Toolkit Resource is the first national resource for Canadian postgraduate medical education. Non-prescriptive in nature, this toolkit will help to foster guidelines within your own institution.
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