COVID-19: Resources and Support for Residents
ECHO Ontario Coping with COVID
The “ECHO Ontario Coping with COVID” group is designed for Residents supporting the current Pandemic to share and learn about ways to build resilience and wellness through didactic lectures and case-based discussions.
Sessions will run weekly on Wednesdays 2:00-3:00 pm & Fridays 12:30-1:30 pm, starting Friday, March 27th, 2020.
Register for the ECHO Ontario Coping with COVID group.
We will be conducting a needs assessment to finalize topics during our first session. Possible topics to be covered include:
- Self care and wellness
- Burnout and compassion fatigue
- Stigma
- Ethics
- Resilience
- Time and goal management
- Anxiety related to COVID-19
- Hope
- Sleep and nutrition
- Spirituality
- Vulnerability and courage
- Communication skills (with PPE, with patients and families)
Drop-in mindfullness group on Zoom
Drop-in mindfulness groups being offered via zoom by Diane Meschino, Jennifer Hirsch, Mary Elliot and Orit Zamir.
Learn how to join the mindfulness sessions and more information.
PARO website for COVID-19 information
PARO has a website for COVID-19 updates. It is being updated daily with the latest information.
More updates and information can be found on the Department of Psychiatry's COVID-19 update page.