David the Librarian / Monday, February 3, 2020 / Categories: For Professionals Physician Wellness Doctors who take care of themselves: Are better role models for their patients. Are better role models for their children. Have higher patient satisfaction and safety scores. Experience less stress and burnout. Live longer. Use this Web site to find what works for you. Interesting Reads: A Pandemic Benefit: The Expansion of Telemedicine Yale's massively popular 'happiness' course is available free online The Science of Well-Being - Free Online course by Yale University In this course you will engage in a series of challenges designed to increase your own happiness and build more productive habits. As preparation for these tasks, Professor Laurie Santos reveals misconceptions about happiness, annoying features of the mind that lead us to think the way we do, and the research that can help us change. You will ultimately be prepared to successfully incorporate a specific wellness activity into your life. THE SCIENCE OF WELL BEING WAS PRODUCED IN PART DUE TO THE GENEROUS FUNDING OF THE DAVID F. SWENSEN FUND FOR INNOVATION IN TEACHING. Helpful links: https://www.headspace.com/ Mindfulness for your everyday life Stress less. Move more. Sleep soundly. Name Source & Link “Coping with Stress” US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/copingwith-stresstips.html “Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19” US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/coping.html “Taking Care of your Emotional Health” US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC): https://emergency.cdc.gov/coping/selfcare.asp “Helping Children Cope with Emergencies” US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/helping-children-cope.html RedBook Online COVID-19 Outbreak page American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): https://redbook.solutions.aap.org/ss/rbo_outbreaks_page_3.aspx Q&A on coronaviruses World Health Organization (WHO): https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses Coronavirus & Mental Health: Taking Care of Ourselves During Infectious Disease Outbreaks American Psychiatric Association (APA): https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/apa-blog/2020/02/coronavirus-and-mental-health-taking-care-of-ourselves-during-infectious-disease-outbreaks Coronavirus & Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks Response Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS): https://www.cstsonline.org/resources/resource-master-list/coronavirus-and-emerging-infectious-disease-outbreaks-response Taking Care of your Family during Coronavirus Fact Sheet Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS): https://www.cstsonline.org/assets/media/documents/CSTS_FS_Corona_Taking_Care_of_Your_Family.pdf.pdf Research Information: Pandemics American Psychological Association: https://www.apa.org/practice/programs/dmhi/research-information/pandemics Five ways to view coverage of the Coronavirus American Psychological Association: https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/pandemics Speaking of Psychology: Coronavirus Anxiety American Psychological Association: https://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/coronavirus-anxiety Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with COVID-19 The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: https://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/resources/fact-sheet/outbreak_factsheet_1.pdf Just for Kids: A Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus National Public Radio: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28/809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus Talking to Teens & Tweens about Coronavirus The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/well/family/coronavirus-teenagers-anxiety.html GET HEALTHY When was the last time you saw a doctor? Who is your personal physician? Having a personal physician: avoids the pitfalls of self-diagnosis and self-treatment provides support from a person who uniquely understands the pressures of your job. Are you due for: Screening labs - lipids, glucose, hemocult, TB Dental cleaning Blood pressure check Mammograms Osteoporosis screen Pap test Sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy Planning a Pregnancy Preconception Planning - CDC Zika and Pregnancy - CDC Planning a Trip CDC vaccination and travel advisory guide by county Jet lag prevention - NIH Helpful Reads: Most Americans Are Lonely, And Our Workplace Culture May Not Be Helping Mindfulness for Hypertension worth Contemplating Building a Program on Well-Being: Key Design Considerations to Meet the Unique Needs of Each Organization Creating the Organizational Foundation for Joy in Medicine To Care Is Human — Collectively Confronting the Clinician-Burnout Crisis Print 6863 Rate this article: No rating