Medicine Grand Rounds: COVID-19 Effects on the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers and Strategies to Cope (Recorded Webinar)

Internet Enduring Material sponsored by the Stanford University School of Medicine. Presented by the Department of Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine. 

COVID-19 inpatient updates, surge planning. Trends in Occupational health, source of transmission. COVID-19, Effects on the Mental health of Healthcare workers and strategies to cope. Novel type of traumatic stressors. Scope of pandemic, is unprecedented. US is hotspots and cases are rising in CA. Healthcare workers are most at risk for mental health impacts. Stress and traumatic stress, COVID-19 fits into both categories. Discussed the consequences of intensifying emotional distress during this pandemic. This can include: feelings of exhaustion or distress, depression, anxiety and insomnia. Observable contributors to discuss include long work hours, changing protocols, reactions from others, competing demands on time, media coverage, lack of specific treatment and limited supply of PPE.  

Also discussed potential factors impacting pandemic response among healthcare providers, common stress reactions, resilience and the ability to adapt well in the face of adversity or significant sources of stress. Develop resiliency tools, adaptive coping strategies, and consider adaptive coping activities, engage social connections and support, improve sleep health, identify helpful thoughts, and utilize resources.

  Release Date: July 27, 2020
  Expiration Date: July 27, 2022
  Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hour
  CME Credits Offered: 1.00
  Registration Fee: FREE

*Originally recorded 07/22/2020, as the Stanford Medicine Grand Rounds.

1. Utilize resiliency tools to reduce stress, improve sleep and overall ability to cope with the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Reference/Bibliography List
COVID-19 CME Resources https://med.stanford.edu/cme/COVID19.html

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