In view of the COVID-19 crisis, CSPL is committed to providing short and practical papers, podcasts and possibly webinars. All will be available on the CSPL website in a special COVID-19 section. Useful national and international links will also be available on the website. Info overload is the last thing we need, so we will keep it short, minimal, and although everything will be evidence-based, we will keep references to an absolute minimum. If you have specific needs, please let us know. Stay well, and be kind.
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Please Note: This section HAS resources from others which CSPL found relevant to physician leadership during COVID-19. The CSPL is not responsible for the accuracy of this content.
CSPL Board Member Dr. Mamta Gautam is offering the following:
Support for Frontline CSPL Members:
As a psychiatrist who treats physician colleagues, I feel there is little I can do to help in the front lines. Starting today, I am hosting a free daily Zoom call to offer mutual peer support to colleagues as we deal with COVID-19.
- Zoom call, at 4 pm EST for 1 hour
- Please feel free to drop in, as often as you want, for as long as you want. No commitment.
- This is not therapy or psychiatric care, just peer support
- While I cannot guarantee confidentiality, I will do my best to ensure privacy. Please email me (mgautam@rogers.com) or DM me for the link and password, and do not share with others. Feel free to share information and invite others but ask them to email me directly for entry information.
Sincerely,
Mamta Gautam, MD, MBA, FRCPC, CCPE
Dept of Psychiatry, The Ottawa Hospital
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
President, CEO, Peak MD Inc
External links of interest
This COVID-19 Physician Wellness podcast is part two of the first of a series of podcasts aimed at assisting physicians cope in this difficult time. Dr. Curtis Johnston, Edmonton Zone Deputy Medical Director, and Dr. Debrah Wirtzfeld, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Physician Health, Diversity & Wellness, speak about the impact social isolation and social media can have on wellness.