This is the second episode in a multi-part joint podcast series from Well Doc Alberta and the Alberta Medical Association’s Physician and Family Support Program (PFSP). Throughout this series Dr. Jane Lemaire and Dr. Terri Brandon are joined by Fleur Yumol, a clinical social worker and the administrator of the PFSP’s 24-hour support line, to discuss strategies to promote physician wellness during the pandemic.

In this episode, Fleur discusses empathy and compassion: how they relate to vulnerability, connection, passion, and joy; how to set boundaries; and how they can be maintained in the on-line space.

Learning Objectives:

After hearing this podcast, listeners will be able to:

1) Compare empathy and compassion

2) Describe how empathy and compassion relate to vulnerability, connection, joy, and passion

3) Identify how empathy and compassion can help set emotional boundaries when you feel like you are not able to offer support

4) Explain how to maintain empathy and compassion in the on-line space