Peer Support to Promote Surgeon Well-being: The APSA Program Experience
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Fari Fall, Yue Yung Hu, Sarah Walker, Reto Baertschiger, Iljana Gaffar, Daniel Saltzman, Steven Stylianos, Jo Shapiro, Minna Wieck, Terry Buchmiller, Mary L. Brandt, Thomas Tracy, Kurt Heiss, Loren Berman
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Peer support programs have evolved to train physicians to provide outreach and emotional first aid to their colleagues when they experience the inevitable challenge of a serious adverse event, whether or not it is related to a medical error. Most pediatric surgeons have experienced the trauma of a medical error, yet, in a survey of APSA membership, almost half said that no one reached out to them, and few were satisfied with their institution's response to the error. Thus, the APSA Wellness Committee developed an APSA-based peer support program to meet this need.
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