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A Little History ...
The Forum started back on March 28, 2020.
In what turns out to have been Round One, through 19 weeks and 24 calls, a total of 745 doctors and other Lightworkers ZOOMed in and supported each other through thick and thin.
You are invited to Join Us in Round Two and get the support you need to keep going - at work and home
THE RESOURCES:
Humanizing COVID-19 Interactions with Lightworkers
The PPE Portrait Project
A smiling picture of you without a mask, attached to your PPE can make a HUGE DIFFERENCE
The Selfie Mask Image Generator
One Step Further - Put Your Face ON YOUR MASK
https://services.ayespee.net/selfie-mask.htm
DISCUSSION LINKS
for the Week of 4/19/2021
[ fresh links on top ]
Scientists haven’t figured out long Covid. Here are 5 of their best hypotheses.
Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states
US races to vaccinate as CDC chief says UK variant now dominant strain
US may be in early stages of fourth wave as Covid cases rise, reports say
TODAY: Do long-haulers feel better after COVID vaccine?.
Italy prepares for an Easter lockdown as Covid-19 cases grow exponentially.
Obesity's Role In Severe COVID-19 Cases Complicates Vaccine Rollout : Shots - Health News.
CNN : Another Covid-19 surge hangs in the balance. This is how experts say we keep it from becoming reality.
The Atlantic: The Most Likely Timeline for Life to Return to Normal.
The Coronavirus Is Here to Stay—Here’s What That Means
'Wildly unfair': UN says 130 countries have not received a single Covid vaccine dose.
We could reach herd immunity so much faster. Here’s how
The Big Number: During pandemic, heart surgeries plummeted by 53 percent
These 'vaccine hunters' are getting their shots ahead of schedule by gaming the system
Stranded drivers get surprise Covid shot as snowstorm traps health team
US Handling of Wuhan evacuees increased coronavirus risks
WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic is 'not necessarily the big one'
Wealthy donors received vaccines through Florida nursing home
A nursing home in Belgium had a holiday party. It led to 27 coronavirus deaths..
43 staffers infected at Kaiser emergency room in San Jose, and inflatable Christmas costume could be to blame.
Eight nuns died of Covid-19 at a Wisconsin facility within a week
This doctor has fought covid-19 in his patients for 268 days straight. ‘I was meant to do this.’
It's only fake-believe: how to deal with a conspiracy theorist
Sacramento Bee: Nurse put on leave in Oregon after TikTok video mocking coronavirus precautions.
NHS staff will face 'massive levels of burnout' and their mental health will be 'very fragile' once the pandemic ends, top doctor warns
NBC News: Primary care offices struggling to survive during Covid-19.
Lost on the Frontline: Today's number is 1413 as I post this link. It will certainly be higher when you click it. This is the real time count of healthcare workers in the USA killed by COVID from the Guardian.
Check out this poster at the entrance to an Indiana University Health facility. LOVE the tone and sentiment for sure. We will discuss this graphic on the 11-28 Call.
Here is a vaccine approval update. We will discuss this on the 11/20 call
905 Mayo Clinic Staff Have COVID-19
These frontline health workers could have retired – instead they died helping others
Church patriarch dies from Covid-19 after leading open-casket funeral of bishop killed by the virus
Can dogs detect the novel coronavirus? The nose knows.
Lawsuit accuses nation’s largest hospital firm of not protecting workers from covid-19
Facebook says it has taken down 7 million posts for spreading coronavirus misinformation
Florida Sheriff Bans Deputies, Visitors from Wearing Masks amid State's Record COVID-19 Deaths.
Lost on the frontline: US healthcare workers who died fighting Covid-19
One in Three Americans Would Not Get COVID-19 Vaccine
American hospitals are still segregated. That’s killing people of color.
New Zealand reinstates coronavirus restrictions after first locally-transmitted case in 102 days.
Congress must act to preserve independent primary care practices
Epic Systems to require nearly 10,000 employees to return to work at its Verona campus on Sept. 21.
Redneck Rob and his grandpa
Two masks - A propane torch - and a can of starter fluid.
Ask and Answer the question: Do Masks Work or Not?
They DO NOT get the results they expected and its great for all of us.
https://youtu.be/x6cTDGqcUpA
Please stop calling healthcare workers ‘heroes’. It’s killing us
We can’t stop the pandemic unless we change liability law
Ball pits were gross even before the pandemic. Will we ever dive in again?
Convent outside Detroit lost 13 religious sisters to Covid-19 with 12 dying in one month.
Cheap, popular and it works: Ireland's contact-tracing app success
Russian state-sponsored hackers target Covid-19 vaccine researchers
Big banks prepare for protracted recession, report significant drop in profits
30-year-old dies after attending 'Covid party' in Texas
French bus driver dies following attack by passengers who refused to wear masks
New York's hungry rats torment alfresco diners after lockdown famine
Colorado governor stands by saying 'you're a selfish bastard' if you refuse to wear a mask
The Wild West of health care: College campuses
Families of healthcare workers sickened by Covid-19 denied compensation
'It takes a toll': researchers struggle with lockdown cull of lab mice
US buys up world stock of key Covid-19 drug remdesivir
Ban burning and burying of animals in US Covid-19 farm culls, NGOs urge
Justice Department Issues Warning About Fake Mask Exempt Cards.
Mask Wars: Starbucks barista gets more than $57,000 in donations after 'Karen' shames him.
IMF Slashes Global GDP Forecasts, Warning Of An Economic Crisis ‘Like No Other’.
Why virtual care will outlast the pandemic.
Seattle coronavirus survivor gets a $1.1 million, 181-page hospital bill.
Hard-hit retailers projected to shutter as many as 25,000 stores this year, mostly in malls
Safety-net health providers get $25 billion to help keep their doors open
The coronavirus has gutted the price of coca. It could reshape the cocaine trade.
NYC plastic surgeons flooded with post-lockdown Botox requests
Coronavirus crisis could cause $25tn fossil fuel industry collapse.
How to be an antiracist: Antiracism, explained.
I Can’t Turn My Brain Off: PTSD and Burnout Threaten Medical Workers
Coronavirus: Sweden no-lockdown chief would put more restrictions now.
COVID-19 Has Killed Close To 300 U.S. Health Care Workers, New Data From CDC Shows
Experiment shows human speech generates droplets that linger in the air for more than 8 minutes
Millions of cicadas are expected to emerge after 17 years underground because, of course, it's 2020.
Researchers: Nearly Half Of Accounts Tweeting About Coronavirus Are Likely Bots.
“The Costco Model on Steroids”: Massive Corporate Deals Are Making Hospitals’ PPE Shortages Worse
Scientists propose a 50 days on, 30 days off coronavirus lockdown strategy.
IU research shows electroceutical fabric eradicates coronaviruses on contact
United Nations Policy Brief:
Covid-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health
First 'Map' of Vaccine Battlegrounds on Social Media Shows How Dire Things Have Become.
America's response to the coronavirus is the most American thing ever.
I'm never going to be the same': Medics grapple with mental trauma on COVID-19 front line
At-home saliva test marks a U.S. coronavirus breakthrough
Latest coronavirus treatments give doctors something new: Hope
Small medical practices struggle to survive amid coronavirus pandemic
A nurse without an N95 mask raced in to treat a ‘code blue’ patient. She died 14 days later
‘Finally, a virus got me.’ Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19
Refusing to Wear a Mask Is a Uniquely American Pathology.
Hospital responds after video shows one of their nurses in a crowded Wisconsin bar without a mask
Doctors are turning to GoFundMe to stay afloat during the pandemic
US nursing homes seek legal immunity as Covid-19 spreads ‘like brushfire’.
Suicide Prevention Aims To Get Ahead Of Pandemic's Added Pressures : Shots - Health News.
This veterinary lab is the linchpin in one state’s coronavirus testing approach
Coronavirus: 11 questions about Covid-19 we still can’t answer
Let’s Provide Unemployment Benefits Without Layoffs.
Why the porn industry has a lot to teach us about safety in the Covid-19 era
We cannot allow the normalization of firearms at protests to continue
Emergency doctor: We need help before it's too late
The Small-Business Die-Off Is Here.
U.S. Treasury To Borrow $3 Trillion In 3 Months To Pay For Pandemic
The pandemic has made the US healthcare crisis far more dire. We must fix the system
A Flint, Michigan Family Dollar Security Guard Was Shot Dead After Telling A Woman To Wear A Mask.
Arizona stops experts who predict worsening outbreak
This is how bad things are for museums: They now have a green light to sell off their art
An early warning system for coronavirus infections could be found in your toilet
771 lawsuits — and counting: Wave of virus litigation hits businesses across the U.S.
MORE RESOURCES
The following resources have been recommended by participants or discussed in Lightworker Forum Calls.
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Suicide Prevention Resources
National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
VIDEO TRAINING
How to reach out to a colleague in distress.
METANOIA
Great page to read if you are contemplating suicide. Please read it now no matter what your situation, so you can feel its tone and support.
For you or a friend https://www.metanoia.org/suicide/
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Virtual Visit Workflow BEST PRACTICE
Getting rave reviews from this tech platform
EPIC - ZOOM - MY CHART
Three step team work flow:
- Best when med rec and other admin work done the DAY BEFORE
- Day of appointment, staff performs VIRTUAL ROOMING
- Provider sees patient with those two steps complete.
Another HIPAA compliant platform for tele-visits
https://doxy.me/
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Research Articles:
Healthcare during SARS Outbreak
This is a preview of the long term psych effects on caregivers and staff from a
much smaller infectious outbreak in Toronto in 2003
Here is a full PDF download:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291360/pdf/06-0584.pdf
2) Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic
NEJM
https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp2008017?articleTools=true
3) Understanding and Addressing Sources of Anxiety Among Health Care
Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This one is strange. Would love to talk about it on the weekend's calls
JAMA.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2764380
COVID-19 Patient Management Resources
https://vitamindwiki.com/
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Binge Worthy TV Series
Game of Thrones on HBO
Unorthodox on Netflix
What we do in the Shadows on FX
Kim's Convenience on Netflix
Tiger King on Netflix
Call the Midwife on PBS
Secret Agent Man TV series on UPN in 2000
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Non-Clinical Career Information for Physicians
Podcast for the website of Physician NonClinical Careers with John Jurica.
https://vitalpe.net/pnc-podcast/
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RECOMMENDED HOME WORKOUTS:
https://icanfeeltheburn.com/app/
https://www.fitnessblender.com/
Rucksack workout
https://www.goruck.com/
Joe Wicks
https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html
ZWIFT Running
NIKE Run Club
https://www.nike.com/nrc-app
Zombies Run Game
https://zombiesrungame.com/
Yoga with Tim
https://timsenesiyoga.com/
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FOOD AND DIET RESOURCES:
Strawberry Avocado Salad
2 TBLs white sugar, but I use 2 packets of stevia, 2 TBLS olive oil; 4 teaspoons of honey; 1 TBLS cider vinegar; 1 teaspoon lemon juice (mix together) and add to 2 cups torn salad greens, 1 avocado - peeled, pitted and sliced; 10 strawberries, sliced; 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts. Excellent.
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MINDFULNESS RESOURCES:
Inner Strength Essentials
https://www.innerstrengthessentials.com/
Deepak Chopra free programs
https://chopra.com/free-programs
Virtual Yoga Classes
https://greenvilleyoga.com/classes/class-schedule/
Mindfulness for Anxiety
https://mindfulness.soulnutrition.org/event/online-course-mindfulness-for-anxietyfree/
INSURANCE AND CHEAP PHARMA OPTIONS
Lost Your Job and Need Medical Insurance and Cheaper Rx Options
Here is a Facebook page with a number of cool resources