COVID-19 learning series
CMA
COVID-19 is putting unprecedented pressures on medical professionals and health care systems. This COVID-19 Learning Series of webinars provides expert support and guidance to help physicians and medical learners cope during the pandemic. Topics include virtual care, managing isolation and building resilience, maintaining performance in times of stress, staying healthy during difficult times, moral distress, grief and loss, and family.
Topics
COVID-19 wellness resources Burnout Crisis management Resilience Self-care Leadership and professional development
Related resources
The LEADS in a Caring Environment framework
The LEADS framework represents an innovative and integrated investment in the future of health leadership in Canada.
View resource The LEADS in a Caring Environment frameworkCompassion and self-compassion in medicine: Self-care for the caregiver
This editorial from the Australasian Medical Journal explores the self-care of physicians and their ability to be compassionate toward themselves and others.
View resource Compassion and self-compassion in medicine: Self-care for the caregiverMoral distress: When core values are at stake
This editorial from the Australasian Medical Journal explores the self-care of physicians and their ability to be compassionate toward themselves and others.
View resource Moral distress: When core values are at stakePhysician families and the year that changed everything
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an immense impact on the well-being of Canada’s physicians, who have made significant and ongoing sacrifices. Physician families have made similar sacrifices, and they are feeling parallel impacts.
View resource Physician families and the year that changed everythingSound Mind: The personal cost of leading Canada’s public health response to COVID-19
This podcast explores the emotional toll the pandemic has taken on the public health doctors who are leading Canada’s response to COVID-19
View resource Sound Mind: The personal cost of leading Canada’s public health response to COVID-19Dr. Mom and COVID-19: The stress of being in constant demand
This podcast looks at the impact of COVID-19 on physician mothers. A recent study found they scored substantially higher on measures of anxiety and depression than physician fathers, partly due to increased responsibilities related to childcare and online schooling.
View resource Dr. Mom and COVID-19: The stress of being in constant demandAre you in distress? Get help now.
Call 911 or access physician health and wellness supports.
Are you in distress? Get help now.