--- title: Lightworker Forum Resources Page description: Lightworkers Forum Resources Page image: https://www.thehappymd.com/hubfs/2-LightworkerForumRESOURCES-2.jpg --- [![Stop-physician-burnout-dike-drummond-physician-leadership-you-can-banner-11-5-2018_opt995W](https://www.thehappymd.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stop-physician-burnout-dike-drummond-physician-leadership-you-can-banner-11-5-2018_opt995W-1.jpg?width=995&height=146&name=Stop-physician-burnout-dike-drummond-physician-leadership-you-can-banner-11-5-2018_opt995W-1.jpg "Stop-physician-burnout-dike-drummond-physician-leadership-you-can-banner-11-5-2018_opt995W")](https://www.thehappymd.com) ## **The Creative Destruction of Physician Burnout ** [![prevent doctor burnout matrix](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/263814/da1e787d-095f-4485-9d4d-9a9bc4195d86.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/263814/da1e787d-095f-4485-9d4d-9a9bc4195d86) # [Lightworker Forum Resources Page](https://www.thehappymd.com/blog/lightworker-forum-resources-page) Posted by [Dike Drummond MD](https://www.thehappymd.com/blog/author/dike-drummond-md) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## Lightworker Forum Resources Page - Crowd-sourced from our Weekend Lightworker Forum Mastermind Calls **We are in ROUND TWO of our Lightworker Forum Drop-In Support Calls for Physicians, APP's, Nurses and other *Light Workers *** **The FORUM is ON ZOOM SATURDAYS 10AM - Noon Pacific Time USA **Here is [a Time Zone Converter ](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html)for you (we always have an international call group) **==================== REGISTER FOR OUR LIGHTWORKER ZOOM SUPPORT CALLS [AT THIS LINK](https://www.survivalguidemd.com/optin1605820150486) ====================** ## ** 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** ** **[![DikeontheForum_opt300W](https://www.thehappymd.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/2020%20IMAGES/LIGHTWORKERS%20FORUM%20IMAGES/DikeontheForum_opt300W.jpg?width=300&name=DikeontheForum_opt300W.jpg)](https://www.survivalguidemd.com/optin1605820150486) [ [WHAT IS A LIGHTWORKER?](https://youtu.be/Hj5ZSTN_Og4) ]   --- ## 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 [https://www.ppeportrait.org/](https://www.ppeportrait.org/) **The Selfie Mask Image Generator** One Step Further - Put Your Face ON YOUR MASK [https://services.ayespee.net/selfie-mask.htm](https://services.ayespee.net/selfie-mask.htm) [JUMP TO MORE RESOURCES:](https://www.thehappymd.com/blog/lightworker-forum-resources-page#resources) --- ## ** 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.](https://www.vox.com/22369734/long-hauler-covid-vaccine) [Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states](https://fox8.com/news/coronavirus/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](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/07/us-covid-vaccinations-cases) [US may be in early stages of fourth wave as Covid cases rise, reports say](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/01/us-fourth-wave-covid-coronavirus-cases) [The Hill: 12 prominent people opposed to vaccines are responsible for two-thirds of anti-vaccine content online: report](https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/544712-twelve-anti-vaxxers-are-responsible-for-two)  TODAY: [Do long-haulers feel better after COVID vaccine?.](https://www.today.com/health/do-long-haulers-feel-better-after-covid-vaccine-t212310) [Italy prepares for an Easter lockdown as Covid-19 cases grow exponentially.](https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/13/europe/italy-coronavirus-national-lockdown-intl/index.html) [Obesity's Role In Severe COVID-19 Cases Complicates Vaccine Rollout : Shots - Health News.](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/03/11/975486163/high-obesity-rates-in-southern-states-magnify-covid-19-s-threat?ft=nprml&f=1001) [CNN : Another Covid-19 surge hangs in the balance. This is how experts say we keep it from becoming reality.](http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/8KAeAsxnSdw/index.html) [The Atlantic: The Most Likely Timeline for Life to Return to Normal.](https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/02/pandemic-daily-life-normal-summer-fall/618108) [The Coronavirus Is Here to Stay—Here’s What That Means](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-coronavirus-is-here-to-stay-heres-what-that-means/) ['Wildly unfair': UN says 130 countries have not received a single Covid vaccine dose.](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/18/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](https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/02/12/first-doses-vaccine-rules-fda/?arc404=true) [The Big Number: During pandemic, heart surgeries plummeted by 53 percent](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/the-big-number-during-pandemic-heart-surgeries-plummeted-by-53-percent/2021/02/05/35d13f4e-6703-11eb-8468-21bc48f07fe5_story.html) [Salon: Our failing healthcare system costs us countless lives. It's time to adopt Medicare for All.](https://www.salon.com/2021/02/11/our-failing-healthcare-system-costs-us-countless-lives-its-time-to-adopt-medicare-for-all/) [These 'vaccine hunters' are getting their shots ahead of schedule by gaming the system](https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/01/us/vaccine-hunters-covid-trnd/index.html) [Stranded drivers get surprise Covid shot as snowstorm traps health team](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/28/coronavirus-stranded-drivers-surprise-covid-shot-snowstorm) [US Handling of Wuhan evacuees increased coronavirus risks](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/28/wuhan-americans-evacuation/) [WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic is 'not necessarily the big one'](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/29/who-warns-covid-19-pandemic-is-not-necessarily-the-big-one) [Wealthy donors received vaccines through Florida nursing home](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/05/florida-nursing-home-covid-vaccine/) [A nursing home in Belgium had a holiday party. It led to 27 coronavirus deaths..](https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2021/01/01/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.](https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/43-staffers-infected-at-Kaiser-emergency-room-in-15842340.php) [NPR: Is Your Hospital Overwhelmed With COVID-19 Patients? Find Out With This Tool : Shots - Health News.](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/09/944379919/new-data-reveal-which-hospitals-are-dangerously-full-is-yours?ft=nprml&f=1001) [Eight nuns died of Covid-19 at a Wisconsin facility within a week](https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/18/us/school-sisters-of-notre-dame-covid-wisconsin/index.html) [This doctor has fought covid-19 in his patients for 268 days straight. ‘I was meant to do this.’](https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/18/us/school-sisters-of-notre-dame-covid-wisconsin/index.html) [A Florida man refused to mask up in Best Buy. Then he coughed, spit and sneezed all over the store, police said.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/12/10/florida-man-best-buy-covid/) [It's only fake-believe: how to deal with a conspiracy theorist](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/nov/29/how-to-deal-with-a-conspiracy-theorist-5g-covid-plandemic-qanon) [Sacramento Bee: Nurse put on leave in Oregon after TikTok video mocking coronavirus precautions.](https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article247494290.html) [NHS staff will face 'massive levels of burnout' and their mental health will be 'very fragile' once the pandemic ends, top doctor warns](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8996653/NHS-staff-face-massive-levels-burnout-fragile-mental-health-pandemic.html) [NBC News: Primary care offices struggling to survive during Covid-19.](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/primary-care-offices-struggling-survive-during-covid-19-n1249017) [The CEO of one of the largest health systems in the Dakotas is leaving his role days after he sent a controversial email to employees about his recovery from the coronavirus and his self-claimed immunity from the disease.](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sanford-health-ceo-kelby-krabbenhoft-leave-covid-email/) [Lost on the Frontline: ](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2020/aug/11/lost-on-the-frontline-covid-19-coronavirus-us-healthcare-workers-deaths-database)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. ![TakeResponsibilityforyourEnergy](https://www.thehappymd.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/2020%20IMAGES/2020%20SOCIAL%20MEDIA%20IMAGES/TakeResponsibilityforyourEnergy.jpg?width=400&name=TakeResponsibilityforyourEnergy.jpg) Here is a vaccine approval update. We will discuss this on the 11/20 call ![TV_Screenshot-VACCINES](https://www.thehappymd.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/2020%20IMAGES/LIGHTWORKERS%20FORUM%20IMAGES/TV_Screenshot-VACCINES.jpg?width=400&name=TV_Screenshot-VACCINES.jpg) [905 Mayo Clinic Staff Have COVID-19](https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/89769) [These frontline health workers could have retired – instead they died helping others](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/19/us-healthcare-workers-coronavirus-died) [Church patriarch dies from Covid-19 after leading open-casket funeral of bishop killed by the virus](https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/20/europe/serbian-orthodox-church-patriarch-irinej-dies-covid-19-intl/index.html) [Coronavirus testing sites in Seattle stretched beyond capacity as people seek pre-Thanksgiving results](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/covid-19-testing-sites-capacity-stretched-by-those-seeking-results-before-thanksgiving/) [Can dogs detect the novel coronavirus? The nose knows.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2020/08/18/dogs-sniff-coronavirus-detection/) [Lawsuit accuses nation’s largest hospital firm of not protecting workers from covid-19](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/lawsuit-accuses-nations-largest-hospital-firm-of-not-protecting-workers-from-covid-19/2020/08/20/10c9f74e-e31f-11ea-b69b-64f7b0477ed4_story.html) [Facebook says it has taken down 7 million posts for spreading coronavirus misinformation](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/11/facebook-covid-misinformation-takedowns/) [Florida Sheriff Bans Deputies, Visitors from Wearing Masks amid State's Record COVID-19 Deaths.](https://people.com/health/florida-sheriff-bans-deputies-from-wearing-face-masks-as-state-set-new-daily-record-for-covid-19-cases/) [Lost on the frontline: US healthcare workers who died fighting Covid-19](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2020/aug/11/lost-on-the-frontline-covid-19-coronavirus-us-healthcare-workers-deaths-database) [One in Three Americans Would Not Get COVID-19 Vaccine](https://news.gallup.com/poll/317018/one-three-americans-not-covid-vaccine.aspx) [American hospitals are still segregated. That’s killing people of color.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/05/segregated-hospitals-killing-people/) [New Zealand reinstates coronavirus restrictions after first locally-transmitted case in 102 days.](https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/11/world/new-zealand-restrictions-intl-scli/index.html) [Congress must act to preserve independent primary care practices](https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/510301-congress-must-act-to-preserve-independent-primary-care-practices) [Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine reminds churches of social distancing standards after one worshiper spreads coronavirus to 91 others](https://www.cleveland.com/coronavirus/2020/08/ohio-gov-mike-dewine-reminds-churches-of-social-distancing-standards-after-one-worshiper-spreads-coronavirus-to-91-others.html) [Epic Systems to require nearly 10,000 employees to return to work at its Verona campus on Sept. 21.](https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/health-care/2020/08/04/epic-systems-says-employees-must-return-its-verona-campus-sept-21/3291216001/) 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](https://youtu.be/x6cTDGqcUpA?fbclid=IwAR33qS9GSZLsieDfbEXXKdOy3OuLBNMra6AQN42X3aQDbRf2xdSPTOWqFPg) [Chief of critical care at Baltimore's Mercy Medical Center passes away due to Covid-19 complications.](https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/27/us/baltimore-mercy-medical-center-doctor-dies-covid-19/index.html) [Please stop calling healthcare workers ‘heroes’. It’s killing us](https://www.smh.com.au/national/please-stop-calling-healthcare-workers-heroes-it-s-killing-us-20200723-p55ev2.html) [We can’t stop the pandemic unless we change liability law](https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/28/coronavirus-tort-liability-reform/) [Ball pits were gross even before the pandemic. Will we ever dive in again?](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/ball-pits-were-gross-even-before-the-pandemic-will-we-ever-dive-in-again/2020/07/25/541c1fa4-cc86-11ea-b0e3-d55bda07d66a_story.html) [No mask, no entry. Is that clear enough?: She’s a retail clerk trying to enforce a state requirement. This is her story.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/18/covid-pandemic-store-clerk-north-carolina/) [Convent outside Detroit lost 13 religious sisters to Covid-19 with 12 dying in one month.](https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/21/us/felician-sisters-covid-deaths-trnd/index.html) [Cheap, popular and it works: Ireland's contact-tracing app success](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/20/cheap-popular-and-it-works-irelands-contact-tracing-app-success) [Russian state-sponsored hackers target Covid-19 vaccine researchers](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/16/russian-state-sponsored-hackers-target-covid-19-vaccine-researchers) [Big banks prepare for protracted recession, report significant drop in profits](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/14/big-banks-prepare-protracted-recession-report-drastic-drop-profits/) [30-year-old dies after attending 'Covid party' in Texas](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/13/30-year-old-dies-covid-party-texas) [French bus driver dies following attack by passengers who refused to wear masks](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/10/philippe-monguillot-french-bus-driver-dies-following-attack-passengers-refused-wear-masks) [New York's hungry rats torment alfresco diners after lockdown famine](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/10/new-york-rats-diners-outdoor-restaurants) [Colorado governor stands by saying 'you're a selfish bastard' if you refuse to wear a mask ](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/507384-colorado-governor-stands-by-saying-youre-a-selfish-bastard-if-you-refuse) [The Wild West of health care: College campuses](https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2020/07/13/college-health-centers-problems/) [Families of healthcare workers sickened by Covid-19 denied compensation](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/13/healthcare-workers-families-covid-19-compensation) ['It takes a toll': researchers struggle with lockdown cull of lab mice](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jul/13/laboratory-mice-cull-coronavirus-researchers-vivisection) [US buys up world stock of key Covid-19 drug remdesivir](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/30/us-buys-up-world-stock-of-key-covid-19-drug?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Gmail) [Ban burning and burying of animals in US Covid-19 farm culls, NGOs urge](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/30/ban-burning-and-burying-of-animals-in-us-covid-19-farm-culls-ngos-urge?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Gmail) [Live Science: Visualization shows exactly how face masks stop COVID-19 transmission.](https://www.livescience.com/face-mask-visualization-droplets-covid-19.html) [Justice Department Issues Warning About Fake Mask Exempt Cards.](https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/06/27/884272188/justice-department-issues-warning-about-fake-mask-exempt-cards?ft=nprml&f=1001) [Nurses suffer ‘insufficient resource trauma’ when they lack required knowledge, personnel or supplies](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/nurses-suffer-insufficient-resource-trauma-when-they-lack-required-knowledge-personnel-or-supplies/2020/06/26/401290e4-b6ef-11ea-a510-55bf26485c93_story.html) [Harvard Medical School: $15 Billion Revenue Loss Projected for US Primary Care Due to COVID-19 Shutdowns.](https://scitechdaily.com/harvard-medical-school-15-billion-revenue-loss-projected-for-us-primary-care-due-to-covid-19-shutdowns/) [Mask Wars: Starbucks barista gets more than $57,000 in donations after 'Karen' shames him.](https://nypost.com/2020/06/27/starbucks-barista-receives-57000-in-donations-after-karen-shames-him/) [IMF Slashes Global GDP Forecasts, Warning Of An Economic Crisis ‘Like No Other’.](https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2020/06/24/imf-slashes-global-gdp-forecasts-warning-of-an-economic-crisis-like-no-other/) [Why virtual care will outlast the pandemic.](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/12/telemedicine-coronavirus-pandemic-315919) [Seattle coronavirus survivor gets a $1.1 million, 181-page hospital bill.](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/inspiring-story-of-seattle-mans-coronavirus-survival-comes-with-a-1-1-million-dollar-hospital-bill/) [Hard-hit retailers projected to shutter as many as 25,000 stores this year, mostly in malls](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/09/retail-store-closure-mall/) [Safety-net health providers get $25 billion to help keep their doors open](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/safety-net-health-providers-get-25-billion-to-help-keep-their-doors-open/2020/06/09/94db6c50-aa69-11ea-9063-e69bd6520940_story.html) [The coronavirus has gutted the price of coca. It could reshape the cocaine trade.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/coronavirus-coca-crash-bolivia-colombia-peru-latin-america/2020/06/09/8c7da42c-a11f-11ea-be06-af5514ee0385_story.html) [Will the Banks Collapse?](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/07/coronavirus-banks-collapse/612247/?utm_medium=offsite&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=coronavirus-covid-19) [Coronavirus infections haven’t spiked since Europe loosened lockdowns. There are many theories about why.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/06/05/coronavirus-infections-havent-spiked-since-europe-loosened-lockdowns-there-are-many-theories-about-why/) [NYC plastic surgeons flooded with post-lockdown Botox requests](https://nypost.com/2020/06/06/nyc-plastic-surgeons-flooded-with-post-lockdown-botox-requests/) [Coronavirus crisis could cause $25tn fossil fuel industry collapse.](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jun/04/coronavirus-crisis-collapse-fossil-fuels-demand) [How to be an antiracist: Antiracism, explained.](https://www.vox.com/2020/6/3/21278245/antiracist-racism-race-books-resources-antiracism) [I Can’t Turn My Brain Off: PTSD and Burnout Threaten Medical Workers](https://www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/05/16/health/coronavirus-ptsd-medical-workers.amp.html) [Coronavirus: Sweden no-lockdown chief would put more restrictions now.](https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-sweden-no-lockdown-anders-tegnell-would-put-more-restrictions-2020-6) [COVID-19 Has Killed Close To 300 U.S. Health Care Workers, New Data From CDC Shows](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/28/863526524/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](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/experiment-shows-human-speech-generates-droplets-that-linger-in-the-air-for-more-than-8-minutes/2020/05/13/7f293ba2-9557-11ea-82b4-c8db161ff6e5_story.html) [Millions of cicadas are expected to emerge after 17 years underground because, of course, it's 2020.](https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/23/us/cicadas-emerge-17-years-underground-scn-trnd/index.html) [Researchers: Nearly Half Of Accounts Tweeting About Coronavirus Are Likely Bots.](https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/20/859814085/researchers-nearly-half-of-accounts-tweeting-about-coronavirus-are-likely-bots?ft=nprml&f=1001) [Doctors face pay cuts, furloughs and supply shortages as coronavirus pushes primary care to the brink](https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/25/coronavirus-family-doctors-face-pay-cuts-furloughs-and-supply-shortages.html) [“The Costco Model on Steroids”: Massive Corporate Deals Are Making Hospitals’ PPE Shortages Worse](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/05/corporate-deals-making-hospitals-ppe-shortages-worse) [Scientists propose a 50 days on, 30 days off coronavirus lockdown strategy.](https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/19/study-proposes-50-days-on-30-days-off-coronavirus-lockdown-strategy.html) [IU research shows electroceutical fabric eradicates coronaviruses on contact](https://news.iu.edu/stories/2020/05/iu/releases/18-research-shows-electroceutical-fabric-eliminates-coronaviruses-on-contact.html) **United Nations Policy Brief:** [Covid-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health](https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/un_policy_brief-covid_and_mental_health_final.pdf) [First 'Map' of Vaccine Battlegrounds on Social Media Shows How Dire Things Have Become.](http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencealert-latestnews/~3/9F7Fnq4rkwQ/vaccination-opponents-are-well-positioned-to-change-minds-on-social-media) [America's response to the coronavirus is the most American thing ever.](https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/19/us/american-individualism-coronavirus-trnd/index.html) [I'm never going to be the same': Medics grapple with mental trauma on COVID-19 front line](https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/05/10/im-never-going-to-be-the-same-medics-grapple-with-mental-trauma-on-covid-19-front-line.html) [At-home saliva test marks a U.S. coronavirus breakthrough](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/an-easier-coronavirus-test-is-within-spitting-distance/2020/05/13/aba0ccd4-945f-11ea-82b4-c8db161ff6e5_story.html) [ Latest coronavirus treatments give doctors something new: Hope](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/05/13/coronavirus-treatments/) [Small medical practices struggle to survive amid coronavirus pandemic](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/small-doctor-practices-struggle-to-survive-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/2020/05/14/328984e6-9390-11ea-91d7-cf4423d47683_story.html) [A nurse without an N95 mask raced in to treat a ‘code blue’ patient. She died 14 days later](https://www-latimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-10/nurse-death-n95-covid-19-patients-coronavirus-hollywood-presbyterian?_amp=true) [‘Finally, a virus got me.’ Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19](https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/finally-virus-got-me-scientist-who-fought-ebola-and-hiv-reflects-facing-death-covid-19) [Refusing to Wear a Mask Is a Uniquely American Pathology.](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/05/masks-coronavirus-america.html) [Hospital responds after video shows one of their nurses in a crowded Wisconsin bar without a mask](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wisconsin-bar-nurse-hospital-responds/) [Doctors are turning to GoFundMe to stay afloat during the pandemic](https://www.fastcompany.com/90503464/doctors-are-turning-to-gofundme-to-stay-afloat-during-the-pandemic) [US nursing homes seek legal immunity as Covid-19 spreads ‘like brushfire’.](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/13/us-nursing-homes-legal-immunity-coronavirus) [Suicide Prevention Aims To Get Ahead Of Pandemic's Added Pressures : Shots - Health News.](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/13/850665769/act-now-to-get-ahead-of-a-mental-health-crisis-specialists-advise-u-s?ft=nprml&f=1007) [This veterinary lab is the linchpin in one state’s coronavirus testing approach](https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2020/05/12/this-veterinary-lab-is-linchpin-one-states-covid-19-testing-approach/) [Coronavirus: 11 questions about Covid-19 we still can’t answer](https://www.vox.com/2020/5/12/21248395/coronavirus-pandemic-covid-symptoms-testing-children-mysteries) [Let’s Provide Unemployment Benefits Without Layoffs.](https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-05-07/unemployment-insurance-could-save-more-jobs) [Why the porn industry has a lot to teach us about safety in the Covid-19 era](https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/08/porn-industry-model-for-reopening-amid-covid19/?fbclid=IwAR0f-5bdL7Lm5_DkOfYes3EC5Sg5tvTnMzST0tpkG-dKOqY3yyyHKUlvToE) [Coronavirus job losses hit these 3 states the hardest.](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-job-losses-hit-these-3-states-the-hardest-153251227.html) [We cannot allow the normalization of firearms at protests to continue](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/firearms-at-protests-have-become-normalized-that-isnt-okay/2020/05/06/19b9354e-8fc9-11ea-a0bc-4e9ad4866d21_story.html) [Emergency doctor: We need help before it's too late](https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/06/opinions/help-before-its-too-late-firew/index.html) [The Small-Business Die-Off Is Here.](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/bridge-post-pandemic-world-already-collapsing/611089/?utm_medium=offsite&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=coronavirus-covid-19) [U.S. Treasury To Borrow $3 Trillion In 3 Months To Pay For Pandemic](https://www.npr.org/2020/05/04/850261945/u-s-treasury-to-borrow-3-trillion-in-3-months-to-pay-for-pandemic?ft=nprml&f=1001) [The pandemic has made the US healthcare crisis far more dire. We must fix the system](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/02/us-healthcare-system-coronavirus-pandemic-bernie-sanders-pramila-jayapal) [A Flint, Michigan Family Dollar Security Guard Was Shot Dead After Telling A Woman To Wear A Mask.](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emmanuelfelton/family-dollar-security-guard-killed-over-mask-order) [Arizona stops experts who predict worsening outbreak](https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-arizona-stops-experts-predict-worsening-outbreak-reopen-2020-5) [This is how bad things are for museums: They now have a green light to sell off their art](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/this-is-how-bad-things-are-for-museums-they-now-have-a-green-light-to-sell-off-their-art/2020/04/29/b5492a5e-899e-11ea-8ac1-bfb250876b7a_story.html) [An early warning system for coronavirus infections could be found in your toilet](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/05/01/coronavirus-sewage-wastewater/) [771 lawsuits — and counting: Wave of virus litigation hits businesses across the U.S.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/771-lawsuits--and-counting-wave-of-virus-litigation-hits-businesses-across-the-us/2020/05/01/6f7c015c-89c3-11ea-9dfd-990f9dcc71fc_story.html) --- ## **MORE RESOURCES** **The following resources have been recommended by participants or discussed in Lightworker Forum Calls. ** ============ ## **Suicide Prevention Resources** **National Suicide Prevention Hotline:** [https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/](https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) **VIDEO TRAINING** [**How to reach out to a colleague in distress.**](https://www.thehappymd.com/blog/physician-burnout-how-to-reach-out-to-a-colleague) **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/](https://www.metanoia.org/suicide/) ============   ## **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/](https://doxy.me/) ============   ## **Research Articles:**   **1) *Long-term Psychological and Occupational Effects of Providing Hospital*** ***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](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](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](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2764380)    ============   ## **COVID-19 Patient Management Resources**   My awesome colleague Jackie Christianson, APNP wrote and narrated an in-depth **COVID update for nurses and other front line staff.** It's peer-reviewed and is evidence-based. She is contracted in NYC and has been on the VERY front lines, managing the non-vent patients in tents, etc.  [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B2kx-dNPrIM](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B2kx-dNPrIM)   **UV Sterilizer Cabinet** [https://www.amazon.com/TOA-Supply-Equipment-Sterilizer-Cabinet/dp/B06WVLLM4M/](https://www.amazon.com/TOA-Supply-Equipment-Sterilizer-Cabinet/dp/B06WVLLM4M/)   **INTUBATION BOX** [https://intubationbox.com/](https://intubationbox.com/)   **Vitamin D and Severity of disease:** [​​https://vitamindwiki.com/Critical+COVID-19+was+19X+more+likely+if+low+vitamin+D+%E2%80%93+April+15%2C+2020](https://vitamindwiki.com/Critical+COVID-19+was+19X+more+likely+if+low+vitamin+D+%E2%80%93+April+15%2C+2020)   **Cambridge Mask** [https://cambridgemask.com/](https://cambridgemask.com/) ============ ## 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 ============   ## Non-Clinical Career Information for Physicians Podcast for the website of Physician NonClinical Careers with John Jurica. [https://vitalpe.net/pnc-podcast/](https://vitalpe.net/pnc-podcast/) ============   ## RECOMMENDED HOME WORKOUTS: [https://dailyburn.com/landing](https://dailyburn.com/landing) [https://icanfeeltheburn.com/app/](https://icanfeeltheburn.com/app/) [https://www.fitnessblender.com/](https://www.fitnessblender.com/)  Rucksack workout [https://www.goruck.com/](https://www.goruck.com/) Joe Wicks [https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html](https://www.thebodycoach.com/blog/pe-with-joe-1254.html) ZWIFT Running [https://www.zwift.com/run](https://www.zwift.com/run) NIKE Run Club [https://www.nike.com/nrc-app](https://www.nike.com/nrc-app) Zombies Run Game [https://zombiesrungame.com/](https://zombiesrungame.com/) Yoga with Tim [https://timsenesiyoga.com/](https://timsenesiyoga.com/) ============   ## FOOD AND DIET RESOURCES: [https://www.dietdoctor.com/](https://www.dietdoctor.com/) [https://prolonfmd.com/](https://prolonfmd.com/) [https://iconmeals.com/](https://iconmeals.com/) **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. ============   ## MINDFULNESS RESOURCES: **Inner Strength Essentials** [https://www.innerstrengthessentials.com/](https://www.innerstrengthessentials.com/) **Deepak Chopra free programs** [https://chopra.com/free-programs](https://chopra.com/free-programs) **Virtual Yoga Classes** [https://greenvilleyoga.com/classes/class-schedule/](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](https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=100922228266119&id=100920444932964&__tn__=-R)  1. to maintain medical insurance when you lose your job  2. Apply for patient assistance pharmaceutical programs 3. 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