"The state of the union"
11.25.2020
11.25.2020
How many Covid related deaths has CRMC recorded?
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
This coping skill comes naturally, is always with you, costs nothing, but requires practice
Deep breathing
or "paying attention to the breath"
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
The "Three Ws"
Wash your hands
Wear a mask
Watch your distance
This number totals the United States COVID cases reported by CDC since January 21, 2020.
12,333,452
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
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
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
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
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
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"
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
This technique focuses on all four corners of the breath:
1)Inhale
2)breath HOLD
3)Exhale
Square or Box breathing
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
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
The provision of assistance and guidance in resolving personal, social, or psychological difficulties, especially by a professional.
Counseling/therapy
These comprise the "top three" cardinal signs of burnout.
Exhaustion,
Depersonalization,
Lack of meaning or efficacy in work
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
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..."
The number of positive tests CRMC and its clinics have reported thus far
1,282 (9,305 performed)
"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"
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)
A collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evident success often experienced by professionals such as physicians.
Imposter Syndrome
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