Alex Hellens

EM Doctor, PaedsEM & MedEd enthusiast. Reluctant runner. Lover of musicals.

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

@Dr_WilkinCrowe @nottmhospitals @love_the_nurse Thank you so much! I’ve loved seeing the profiles of everyone nominated and honoured to be included in such a fantastic group :)

[Iain Beardsell @docib]

After some reflection I have concluded that Emergency Care in the UK has never before been under the constant, unrelenting pressure as it is now. Every shift feels like a struggle (and I’ve been doing it a while). How do you keep yourself positive on shift (and after)?

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

@EDNUH_recruit @EDNUH_wellbeing @teamEDnuh @malia616 @DejongeSi @TeamPaedsEDnuh Going to miss you Clare. Good luck in your next chapter! Xx

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

@RCullum91 @NUHPMED So glad you passed, congratulations! Thank you for being part of the conference :)

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

I went a bit quiet at the end of #NUHMedEd23!
Fantastic talk from Prof Claire Sharpe.
Showed NUH CEO the fantastic work of doctors, ACPs and students at UoN and NUH. Enthusiasm and engagement from the audience.
Thank you to my organising team! @NUHPMED

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

UMED and PMED awards at #NUHMedEd23… Great to see so many of our medical students, junior doctors and educators providing outstanding education and care.

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

“For one so small you make a lot of noise. I was marginalised in a single phrase.”
Being reminded to be inclusive, fight against differential attainment and challenging harassment by Mrs Morris & @Dr_WilkinCrowe #NUHMedEd23

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

Such a challenging question on differential attainment from @Dr_WilkinCrowe and Mrs Louise Morris - followed by the privilege walk!
Easy to see how so many of us have privileges that others don’t.
#NUHMedEd23

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

#NUHMedEd23 @NUHPMED

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

@RCullum91 giving us a platform for fantastic discussions on personal identity and why it matters to show this to our patients and colleagues.

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

@edocsojo @NUHDREEAM @EDNUH_wellbeing @TeamNUH Yes! We should bring it to the #circleoftrust first. @Dr_WilkinCrowe what do you think?

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

“We all have aspects of our personal and professional roles that we choose to share and not share in different settings”
One symbol can be taken in such different ways by patients - thanks @RCullum91
#NUHMedEd23

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

@edocsojo @MedicalEducator @MedTeachJournal @faizal_faruqi @TeamNUH @NUHDREEAM Spoilers!

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

@Nabeela_Surgeon @ICMdoc @NUHPMED @Cazlina1975 @NicJMiller1 I teach my juniors to be the dumb ED doc sometimes!

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

@edocsojo We’re having a fantastic workshop on bystander training and the 5Ds model.
Nurses are way ahead of the curve on this - doctors slowly catching up.
Great group discussions - now to develop a curriculum, workshops, SIMs…

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

@edocsojo @RebeccaRaven100 @faizal_faruqi @JamesPrattACP I love this! We need more throwable mics in conferences!

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

“Well you’re gay so it must be an STD” - an example of discrimination leading to misdiagnosis through incorrect preconceptions.
@NicJMiller1 teaching us a new 5Ds model for calling it out in the healthcare setting.
#NUHMedEd23

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

@edocsojo Great qu from @edocsojo about how to find and protect the time:
20 hours currently spent on other mandatory training. Scratch that.
Only 9 x 90 minutes / year needed
We have to, if for no other reason than to improve huge sickness rates! If we don’t do it, the workforce suffers.

[Chris White @PACPwhite]

Early entry for slide of the day from talk on burnout

#RidersUnite #nuhmeded23

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

How to recognise:
-When you start to dislike patients
-Over-exaggerated normal emotions
-When you lose your curiosity at work

[Alex Hellens @dralex_hells]

@ClareGerada A prescription - 90 minutes 9x year for teams to meet and give support to each other. Fantastic advice for how to tackle burnout.
And a positive ending “Most doctors thrive in their jobs.”
#NUHMedEd23 @NUHPMED