"The state of the union"
11.25.2020
Healthy coping skills
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Mindfulness
What we cando
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Forty nine (49)

How many Covid related deaths has CRMC recorded?

100

This involves taking time to plan and care for your physical health, and it requires creative scheduling as a resident. 

Seeing a physician/making a personal well-being appointment such as massage, chiropractic, etc

100

This coping skill comes naturally, is always with you, costs nothing, but requires practice

Deep breathing

or "paying attention to the breath"

100

A practice in which an individual uses a technique to train attention and awareness and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state

Meditation

100

The "Three Ws"

Wash your hands

Wear a mask

Watch your distance

200

This number totals the United States COVID cases reported by CDC since January 21, 2020.

12,333,452

200

An activity of low to high intensity that depends on an energy generating process that requires oxygen to adequately meet energy demands.  (It possesses multiple benefits for the mind and body.)

What is aerobic exercise

200

This was in short supply during the New York Covid crisis and resulted in health care workers being asked to "make it work" and/or reuse materials not created to be safely reused, and to continue caring for COVID patients.

PPE

200

A hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including breath control, simple meditation, and body postures, is widely practiced for health and relaxaiton

YOGA

200

An outlet we may use to share our opinion on the pandemic or to provide advice to the community.  

Blog post, Editorial, or social media

300

These are the top 5 states, with the highest cases reported over the last 7 days.

North Dakota, Wyoming, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Minnesota

300

This may be difficult if you're at the hospital overnight or over the weekend, and it can require spending a little more $$ and planning ahead.

Eating a nourishing meal

"Eating healthy"

300

This press release didn't help convince the public to wear masks.  (When looking at the data, though, it really only showed there is not a 50% reduction in cases when self-reported masks are worn,  versus when they are not.)

DANMASK-19 or Danish Study to Assess Face Masks for the Protection Against Covid-19

300

This technique focuses on all four corners of the breath:

1)Inhale

2)breath HOLD

3)Exhale

Square or Box breathing

300

What you do when a fellow physician tells you they're "burned out", depressed, or don't have any joy.

Refer to EAP

Employee Assistance Plan for free and confidential therapy asap

400

Where Georgia ranks per the CDC, in number of Covid cases in last 7 days, per 100K

41st on the list, with 33.7 cases per 100K

400

The provision of assistance and guidance in resolving personal, social, or psychological difficulties, especially by a professional. 

Counseling/therapy

400

These comprise the "top three" cardinal signs of burnout.

Exhaustion, 

Depersonalization, 

Lack of meaning or efficacy in work

400

The mental state achieved by focusing on the present moment, not the past or the future

The quality or state of being conscious and aware

Mindfulness

400

This is a basic and free method to help a fellow physician who is struggling.

Provide support/Be a safe space for real/authentic conversation..."How are you doing?"

OR-"Tell me about your day..."

500

The number of positive tests CRMC and its clinics have reported thus far

1,282 (9,305 performed)

500

"This is courage, and it always requires uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure."  

(It's a "skill set", by the way.  You have to develop it....What behaviors support your values, and are you practicing them?)

Vulnerability or "allowing oneself to be vulnerable"

500

The estimated percentage of US physicians who have quit since COVID hit

EIGHT (8%)

(includes forced practice closures, in addition to those choosing to retire or leave medicine and pursue another career)

500

A collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evident success often experienced by professionals such as physicians. 

Imposter Syndrome

500

What doctors usually do, when the going gets tough, and we are physically and emotionally fatigued, even putting off basic needs, with all the pressure to do our very important job...

KEEP GOING/DONT QUIT/SHOW UP