COVID-19 Resources

Message from Our Executive Director

COVID-19 – it seems to be the only thing people are talking about. It has become a household word for me. It’s all over my social media feeds, constantly on the news, updates are in my email…you can’t get away from it. It has impacted nearly every single country in this world. It has changed the way that we live and for many, the way that we work. Read more...

VITAL WorkLife is hosting a webinar March 24 at 12pm CST with a group of nationally-recognized physicians who lead the Well Being/Wellness programs at their healthcare organizations! Panelists will share the impact peer coaching has had on their organization and clinicians, and best practices for promoting peer coaching. The webinar will also highlight the latest research proving the efficacy of peer coaching. Register here

Stanford CME is proud to make available COVID-19 educational content for clinicians in an effort to improve patient care. As this is a rapidly evolving situation this website is being updated regularly.
COVID-19 CME Education

National and World Organizations

Be part of discussion with other health system revenue cycle leaders that will cover:

• The projected financial impact of COVID-19 and current financial recovery trends, based on a real-world analysis of 600+ U.S. hospitals
• Revenue cycle strategies you can employ today that are short-term revenue accretive and build financial resiliency for the long term
• How to future proof your organization and be prepared for future shocks

Resources for understanding physicians' struggles, advice on how to cope with stress and fatigue and practical methods on how to assist your healthcare workers during a global pandemic. Read more...

Text FRONTLINE for support to dealing with anxiety, stress, fear, isolation, or other difficult emotions you are experiencing during coronavirus. FRONTLINE

         

   Resources to Support the Health & Well-Being of Clinicians During COVID-19

Hand Washing Technique by WHO 
 

      

SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline provides 24/7, 365 days crisis counseling

SAMHSA Taking Care of Your Behavioral Health

  COVID-19 Medical Resources:

A Physician's Guide to COVID-19

CPT® Releases New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Code & Description for Testing 

Additional Resources:

     

     Your Top Resources for COVID-19 Readiness

      ENTs Personal COVID-19 Experiences: Managing Your Wellness Podcast

   The Four Choices to Overcome Adversity TEDx

   Novel Coronavirus Resources 

 

   COVID Trauma Response Working Group Rapid Guidance

   COVID Trauma Response Working Group

     COVID-19 Resources for Healthcare Providers, Families, and Leadership

     Coronavirus: Despite the Difficulties-- Your Teams Can Thrive

  

  Providers & Community Leaders: Helping People Manage Stress thru COVID-19 

   COVID Communication Skills Guide

COVID-19 and OSHA Requirements: What You Need To Know

      Takeaways for Family Physicians

  

             Article by Daniel Treiyer, MD from AdventHealth Gordon Hospital

 Managing Anxiety in the Anxious World of COVID-19

      COVID-19 - Coronavirus Infographic Datapack

   Traumatic Incident Stress

    Lumunos - Reflect on the life you have been given.
    Relate meaningfully to others at home and work.
    Reenergize your calling. www.lumunos.org

             Children's Guide to Coronavirus

            Florida 2019 Novel Coronavirus Response

  Downloadable Resources: 

ACLM Patient Resource  This single page handout offers information on how the 6 domains of Lifestyle Medicine help boost the immune system.  

Family First Summary  This 10 page document offers information on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which guarantees coronavirus testing, employee leave, unemployment insurance, the expansion of food security initiatives and Medicaid funding.  

HR-621  This single page summary of HR - 6201, which includes COVID testing, cost sharing and Medicaid expansion. 

Telehealth Waiver by CMS  This 3 page document offers a summary from Alston and Bird LLP on the recent waivers for telehealth.

Resiliency Tools:

The resilience tools are evidence-based, interactive, and specifically designed for busy healthcare workers. Interventions last between 3-15 days. Participants will receive prompts for the tools via email or text message. Duke Resiliency Tools  

Workout videos for every fitness level. Absolutely free!

Total Brain App - 3 months free (open to anyone) to address COVID-19 induced anxiety. Sign Up for Free Trial

If you are a healthcare worker and are not currently subscribed to Ten Percent Happier, we would like to support you by offering free access to the app - please email [email protected] for instructions.  https://www.tenpercent.com/coronavirussanityguide

We are also extending free access until July 1 for all healthcare professionals so we can help those who are helping us. Please visit downdogapp.com/healthcare to register your work healthcare domain.

Covid Coach offers access to anxiety management tools such as audio-guided mindfulness and deep breathing, as well as exercises designed to address anxiety, trauma reactions, and relationship conflict. It also has quick links to resources for finding crisis care and mental health support, and service agencies for families and those seeking basic fundamentals. Developed by the National Center for PTSD at the VA, it joins other free, widely-used mental health apps like PTSD Coach and Mindfulness Coach.
                                           Download here for iPhone       Download here for Android

Join Primary Care Development Corporation’s free “Weekly Wind-Down,” a new 15-minute series every Friday at Noon EST/9AM PST, created specifically for health care staff. Each session features: a live 5-minute guided relaxation practice; practical tips for resilience; and open conversation with peers. Join from your computer or phone and sign up to receive a weekly calendar invite: Register for Sessions. Actively participate, or just listen in- we’re happy to have you. 

Spiritual Resources:

God Is With Me

As our world is changing before our very eyes with the COVID-19, I wanted to encourage your hearts today with some promises from GOD’S word. He “is our REFUGE and STRENGTH. A VERY PRESENT HELP in trouble. THEREFORE, we will NOT FEAR,” because HE is our HOPE. Psalm 46:1,2.  In times like these, let us PRAY.  Let us HOPE in the GOD who holds the universe together. And let us TRUST in the ONE who promises to NEVER abandon us. Read more…

Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; 
courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; 
accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; 
taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; 
trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; 
that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him
forever in the next. Amen.  Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)

"I will likely become infected in the next few months. It's just simple math that I have accepted. But I became a physician knowing the job incurred risk and that I have a duty to patients and society.” (James P. Phillips, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine at the George Washington University) Read more…

It Is Well - Nashville studio singers perform an epic cell phone choir.

A Christian Healthcare Worker's Response to COVID-19

COVID-19 Prayer Guide

This Pandemic of Grief by Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD

COVID-19 and the Church: An Emergency Physician’s Thoughts