Wellness Graduate Medical Education Wellness Overview The University of Kentucky Graduate Medical Education is devoted to promoting the wellness of our residents and fellows. Our goal is to foster a supportive learning environment where our trainees can achieve their highest potential through the integration of the physical, social, emotional, spiritual and economic dimensions of their lives. Lexington Campus Information regarding resources available for residents and fellows training in programs based in Lexington, Kentucky is available here. Lexington Campus Resources Bowling Green Campus Information regarding resources available for residents and fellows training in programs based in Bowling Green, Kentucky is available here. Bowling Green Campus Resources Hazard Area Information regarding resources available for residents and fellows training in programs based in Hazard, Kentucky is available here. Hazard Area Resources Morehead Campus Information regarding resources available for residents and fellows training in programs based in Morehead, Kentucky is available here. Morehead Campus Resources Wellness in Training Committee Physical, Social, Emotional, Environmental and Economic Wellness The University of Kentucky GME Wellness In Training Committee is devoted to helping GME learners achieve their highest potential through the integration of the physical, social, emotional, environmental and economic aspects of wellness. This committee was established to develop recommendations for a systematic and sustainable approach to support wellness and resilience within our GME trainees. This committee is chaired by Asha Shenoi, Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education. The Wellness In Training committee has a broad representation and input from house staff, residency program directors and faculty from different disciplines including Pharmacy and Behavioral Sciences. We are looking for trainees to volunteer to participate as committee members, so if you are interested in driving wellness efforts in your program, please email the chair, Dr. Asha Shenoi asha.shenoi@uky.edu. Image SOAR Program (Supporting One Another to Rise) The UK Healthcare SOAR Program provides peer support when an employee experiences potentially traumatic workplace stress by his or her involvement in an adverse patient event, medical error, or patient inflicted verbal or physical threats or assaults. SOAR is housed under the UK Healthcare Chaplain Office and can be accessed by employees seeking peer support self or via referrals from anyone who has a concern that another employee might benefit from support. Learn More Here Image ACGME Resources Please see the following resources from the ACGME COVID-19 Well-Being Resource Library. You can also access these resources here. Welcome Welcome Aim AWARE Well-Being Resources AWARE Well-Being Resources AWARE Well-Being Web Page Well-Being in the Time of COVID-19 Podcast Impact of Transitions on Well-Being during the Pandemic Grief Grief Grief Management After a Nurse's Death Grief Leadership during COVID-19 Leadership Leadership Understanding and Addressing Sources of Anxiety Among Health Care Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic Sustaining the Well-Being of Health Care Personnel during Coronavirus and other Infectious Disease Outbreaks Suicide risk and prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic “Is It Safe for Me to Go to Work?” Risk Stratification for Workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic Attending to the Emotional Well-Being of the Health Care Workforce in a New York City Health System During the COVID-19 Pandemic Engaging the C-Suite-Nancy Howell Agee Organizational Well-Being Organizational Well-Being Sustaining Health Care Worker and Organizational Well-Being in a Prolonged Crisis – Joshua Morganstein, MD, DFAPA (Presentation) Addressing Faculty Emotional Responses During the COVID19 Pandemic Physician Burnout, Interrupted Harnessing Our Humanity — How Washington’s Health Care Workers Have Risen to the Pandemic Challenge Attending to the Emotional Well-Being of the Health Care Workforce in a New York City Health System During the COVID-19 Pandemic Guidebook for Promoting Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic Promoting Psychosocial Well-Being of Health Care Staff During Crisis Battle Buddies: Rapid Deployment of a Psychological Resilience Intervention for Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Disillusionment in COVID-19-Joshua Morganstein, MD, DFAPA PTSD PTSD National Center for PTSD COVID-19 Managing Health Care Workers' Stress Psychological Effects of Quarantine during the Coronavirus Outbreak Administering Psychological First Aid Addressing Acute Stress Reaction and Disorder in Health Care Workers in the Face of COVID-19 Self-Care Self-Care Unique Psychological Challenges during COVID-19 – Carol A. Bernstein, MD (Presentation) Psychological PPE: Making Sense of the Senseless in the Face of COVID-19 Administering Psychological First Aid Addressing Acute Stress Reaction and Disorder in Health Care Workers in the Face of COVID-19 Residents and Fellows Residents and Fellows Well-Being and Internship in the Time of COVID – Srijan Sen, MD, PhD (Presentation) Peer Support Peer Support A Guide For Virtual Peer Support Groups to Address Stress and Emotional Consequences of COVID-19 Developed for Faculty, Residents and Staff at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) Recognition of and Response to Stress Reactions and Disorders in Health Care Workers in the Face of COVID-19 Clinical Clinical Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic “Is It Safe for Me to Go to Work?” Risk Stratification for Workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic Anxiety Anxiety Addressing Acute Stress Reaction and Disorder in Health Care Workers in the Face of COVID-19 Workforce Workforce Well-Being National Call July 23, 2020 Presentations Managing Mental Health The wellbeing and emotional resilience of health care workers are key components of maintaining essential health care services during the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus) outbreak. American Medical Association American Medical Association https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/managing-mental-h... American Psychiatry Association American Psychiatry Association https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/apa-blog/2020/02/coronavi... Managing Stress and Anxiety Managing Stress and Anxiety CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-str... National Center for PTSD National Center for PTSD https://www.ptsd.va.gov/covid/COVID_healthcare_workers.asp Taking Care of Emotional Health Taking Care of Emotional Health https://emergency.cdc.gov/coping/selfcare.asp Helping Children Cope With Emergencies Helping Children Cope With Emergencies https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/helping-children-cope.html ACGME –AWARE app ACGME –AWARE app https://dl.acgme.org/pages/well-being Pocket Card for Quality of Life Pocket Card for Quality of Life A free app that provides evidence-based tools to gauge stress as well as compassion satisfaction. The app will can track responses over time. https://proqol.org/helper-pocket-card Physician Support Line Physician Support Line Physician Support Line 1-888-409-0141 7 Days a week, 8am – 1am ETwww.physiciansupportline.com Free Confidential Peer Support Line by volunteer psychiatrists helping our US physician colleagues navigate the many intersections of our personal and professional lives. The Physician Support Line has been up and running by the sheer generosity of spirit and expertise of over 700 volunteer psychiatrists since March. - We have endorsements by AMWA, APA, AOA, AMSA, various state medical societies and GMEs. - We are in the midst of formalizing a partnership with the owner and operator of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to make this work sustainable past covid19. - We have supported over a thousand physicians nationwide and have the capacity and drive to do much more. Please help us help you, our colleagues, mentors, friends, students, residents, fellows —-our sisters and brothers navigating this world of medicine. Our goal is to be there for every single doctor that may need someone who “gets it” without fear of reporting to anyone or hesitation because of internal or societal stigma. Wellness and Burnout Screening Tool Wellness and Burnout Screening Tool During GME training and even afterwards during independent practice, the risk of burnout is high. It's important to self assess and evaluate your own resilience and risk for burnout throughout your career, beginning during your training. Below is a link to a self-assessment well being screening tool that is free and confidential. This link connects to a free 7 question screening tool that evaluates fatigue, depression, burnout, anxiety/stress, and mental/physical quality of life. This tool is anonymous and no information is shared with anyone. Graduate Medical Education won't have access to any of the information; the only information available to GME will be the number of trainees using the screening tool over time from our institution. After completion of the questions, scores are compared to normative data from a national sample of U.S. residents and fellows. There is also an option to sign up and create an account if you would like to track your wellbeing over time. If you are not interested, you can skip this step and directly get your results. Wellness Screening Tool Community Appreciation Community appreciation for healthcare workers. Discounts for Healthcare Workers Discounts for Healthcare Workers Discounts for healthcare workers.https://heroeshealth.unc.edu/discounts-for-covid-workers/https://shop.id.me/medical UK Human Resources Especially during these challenging and changing times, we're here to support you. Well Being during COVID-19 UK Human Resources Well Being during COVID-19 UK Human Resources https://www.uky.edu/hr/well-being-during-covid-19https://covid-19.ukhc.org/health-wellness/ REST program REST program UK HealthCare Psychiatry has developed a program called REST – Reaching out to Employees with Stress reduction and behavioral health Treatment. REST provides UK HealthCare faculty and staff a range of stress reduction, coping skills and behavioral resources while working on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. Call 859-323-6201. Depending on your needs, you will be provided immediate therapist intervention, offered an appointment or referred to the appropriate UK Work+Life resource. Meditation, Relaxation and Exercise Apps Meditation, relaxation and exercise workshops and apps for healthcare workers. Headspace Headspace Meditation and sleep app that may help with stress and anxiety, https://www.headspace.com/covid-19 Calm Calm Available free for all clinicians with NPI numbers. https://www.calm.com/ Sadhguru Sadhguru Yoga and Meditation https://apps.apple.com/in/app/sadhguru/id537568757 Fitness Blender Fitness Blender This free exercise website was recommended by a wellness coach at Mayo Clinic's Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center. You can view it here: http://fitnessblender.com/ Free Yoga Sessions Free Yoga Sessions https://www.doyogawithme.com/ Additional Apps Additional Apps https://9to5mac.com/2020/04/02/apps-and-services-coronavirus/ The Art of Living The Art of Living The Art of Living, a volunteer-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a stress-free, violence-free society, is offering complimentary access to its guided meditations and its Happiness Course, an online breathing and meditation program specifically for healthcare professionals and created in partnership with Children’s National Hospital System. You can also join free live guided meditation classes on Zoom daily from 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Questions? If you have any comments or suggestions for the wellness website or wellness resources, please email gmeadmin@uky.edu.
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