Member Health & Well-being

The College of Intensive Care Medicine recognises the importance of the mental wellbeing and welfare of our Fellows and Trainees, and the impact it has on the wider community.

The College is committed to making available Welfare resources and Welfare Webinar - Recordings support systems should you need to seek help regarding personal, career or mental health issues.

Please see the tabs below for full details of the College’s Member Assistance Program with Converge International, resources and articles providing helpful hints on how to manage your wellbeing, articles relating to welfare and a list of national mental health bodies you can contact should you need further assistance.

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Member Assistance Program – Converge International

College of Intensive Care Medicine offers a comprehensive Member Assistance Program (MAP) designed to assist you in meeting the challenges and demands of your work and personal life.

The Member Assistance Program (MAP) is a professional counselling service that offers confidential, short-term support for a variety of work-related and personal problems that may be affecting you at work or at home. The Member Assistance Program gives you access to qualified professionals, including psychologists, social workers and management coaches.

Your MAP can help with a range of issues and concerns, including:

Interpersonal conflict and tension
Work-related stress
Changes in your work environment
Harassment and grievances
Relationship or family matters
Personal and emotional stress
Grief and bereavement
Career issues
Mental health concerns
Personal crisis or trauma

Accessing the service

When you contact the Member Assistance Program, you can arrange to speak with a counsellor over the phone or make an appointment to see a consultant for a face-to-face session.

Office hours are 8.00am – 6.00pm Monday to Friday. Services are available 24 hours, 7 days a week, to facilitate enquiries, booking requests and to provide assistance in crisis situations.

You can access counselling assistance for up to 4 sessions per issue. If you decide to access your Member Assistance Program your details will not be passed on to anyone in College of Intensive Care Medicine.

More information

Telephone	1300 687 327 (Australia)
Telephone	0800 666 367 (New Zealand)
Telephone	+61 3 8620 5300 (International)
Email	Contact Converge
Website	www.convergeinternational.com.au

Welfare SIG E-Newsletter Articles

The below PDF articles have been produced by the CICM Welfare Special Interest Group (unless stated otherwise)

Busting myths about mandatory reporting	Health & Wellbeing Initiative in the ICU at Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney
The strength of vulnerability	Leadership, identifying as an intensivist and being yourself	Medical Moai
Interesting and unexpected things that came up during the process of setting up a mentoring program – opinion piece by Martina Zib	How to SHOW me that you CARE through feedback conversations - Article by Manisa Ghani, Jaimie Henry and Alex Nesbitt	Reflections of a long career: Peter Sawle
Getting outside in the sunshine	Acting your age - is 70 really the new 60? written by Associate Professor George Skowronski	The value of positive feedback
Lessons Learnt from Mastering Intensive Care	Imposter Syndrome / Phenomenon	Navigating Through Training
Rural New Zealand Pandemic Experience	Preparing for a Pandemic in remote Australia	Burnout - What is it and what are some strategies to manage this
Information Overload During the Time of COVID-19	Sabbatical Leave and Opportunities	Fatigue Management - How Hard Work Can Be Energizing
Creating-Collaborative-Workplaces-in-Intensive-Care	Balancing Wellbeing Challenges and Resources During COVID-19	Coping With Grief
What Is A Welfare Advocate and What Could They Bring To My Unit	Self-Care During COVID-19	Dealing With Career Uncertainty
Dealing with the Sudden, Unexpected Death of a Colleague	Feedback - It's not what it used to be	Looking to the Future - CPD Planning for 2020
Bullying and Discrimination in ICU	How does being an Expatriate, Immigrant, IMG affect your Wellbeing	Culture and Health Care Organisations - so what if we have a problem
Critical Incident Support	Substance Abuse	Positive and Inclusive Language
CPD	Trainee Welfare	Cooling Burnout with Meditation
Dealing with Exam Stress	Work Life Balance	A Family Members Perspective on the CICM Exams
Exercise	The Impaired Colleague	Dealing with Failure
Having Your Own GP	Dealing with Personal Trauma	Compassion Fatigue
The importance of SLEEP	Return to Work Support	Safety II: Implications for Staff Wellbeing
Mental Wellbeing - Are you OK?	Positive Psychology and Performance Psychology in Critical Care	Have a Think About Mentoring

Welfare Webinars - Calendar

The CICM Welfare Special Interest Group is pleased to announce the upcoming webinars in our new series of Welfare Webinars for CICM Fellows and Trainees.

Check the calendar for dates and booking link. All CICM events are listed on Courses and Events page too.

Contact SIG Group Co-Ordinator for enquiries.

Welfare Webinar - Recordings

If you missed the past 'Welfare Webinars for Critical Care', they are now available to watch on CICM Vimeo platform.

Watch now

Support Services

Lifeline Australia - 13 11 14	Drs4Drs	Beyondblue 1300 22 4636
New Zealand National helplines Need to talk? Free call or text 1737* any time for support from a trained counsellor*
0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP) Suicide Crisis Helpline 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO)	0800 611 116	0800 726 666