The Wounded Healer in times of COVID: looking after each other through adversity
This conference was a collaboration between NHS PH (Practitioner Health) and the BMA which will address the health and wellbeing of the health care workforce in the context of COVID-19.
Chaired by Dr Clare Gerada NHSPH medical director and Dr David Wrigley BMA deputy chair, the conference will explore the impact of pandemics on the mental health and wellbeing of health care staff. By discussing the global impacts of the pandemic, and bringing together a vibrant community of professionals, we will share lessons learned and collaborate to build a vision moving forward post-COVID-19.
Please take a read of The Wounded Healer in times of COVID: looking after each other through adversity report. click here
Key note speakers:
- Mark Honigsbaum, City University lecturer in journalism and author of ‘The Pandemic Century’.
- Professor Neil Greenberg, King’s College London
- Professor Michael Myers, SUNY Downstate University, New York
- Anna Soubry, party leader of Change UK.
Breakout sessions covering:
- Moral injury
- Bereavement and loss
- Post-traumatic stress symptoms
- Psychological defences
- Protecting our colleagues.
Plenary sessions
Welcome and introduction
Dr Clare Gerada and Dr David Wrigley
The Pandemic Century
Mark Honigsbaum
The international perspective: the Barcelona experience
Dr Gustavo Tolchinsky
Protecting healthcare staff’s mental health
Professor Neil Greenberg
Panel session: learning from COVID-19
Dr Clare Gerada, Dr David Wrigley, Dr Simon Wessley, Anna Soubry and Dr Mike Myers
Breakout sessions
Bereavement and loss
Dr Eleanor Colet and Dr Claire Gallagher
Moral injury
Professor Neil Greenberg
Protecting our colleagues: BAME doctors and IMGs
Professor JS Bamrah
Protecting our colleagues: junior doctors
Dr Josie Cheetham
Protecting our colleagues: retired doctors returning to work
Professor Maureen Baker
Survival and psychological defences employed
Dr Jo Stubley
Rainbows: responses and representations over time to the trauma of COVID-19
Ms Jennifer Davids