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Nick's story was recorded live at a Real Talk session with the residents from Louisiana State University's Spirit of Charity Emergency Medicine Residency program. For more information about LSU's NoLa EM program, visit https://www.nolaem.com/.

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For more information on the Vituity Resiliency Course with Dr. Vanessa Calderon, e-mail [email protected] or visit vanessacalderonmd.com 

To connect with the Real Talk Podcast or record your story with us, head to https://realtalk.transistor.fm/

Other resources available during this crazy COVID time (as of May 28, 2020, of course subject to change):

Educational Learning & Mental Health Resources

1. Physician Support Line: Peer support line for doctors by Volunteer Psychiatrists. 1-888-409-0141 8am-12am Eastern.
2.  ER Dr. & Chaplain candidate Wendy Lau MD offers personal our group support sessions
3. TalkSpace has lots of videos and other resources from their staff therapists. You can also do virtual counseling/therapy sessions at varying cost levels.
4. EM Pulse released three wonderful pandemic related episodes: Grace, Meditation, & Comfort
5. EM Crit created an ever up-to-date online Internet Book of Critical Care with a chapter constantly being updated with the latest on COVID19
6. EM RAP has a COVID19 response page with information about live update events, a Corependium chapter on COVID19, and other great educational updates about caring for our patients in this pandemic.
7. AMA offers COVID19 education & FAQs along with mental health tips for providers. They also published this article on Creating a Resilient Organization for hospital leaders in caring for providers during COVID19.
8. National Academy of Medicine resources to support clinician health & wellbeing @ NAM resources
9. Med+Ed resources for providers, their families, & hospital leadership @ Med+Ed & Med+Ed Self Care
10. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress has a page of COVID-19 Pandemic Response Resources
11. American Academy of Pediatrics’ Keeping Well in COVID resources on Padlet
12. ACGME has responded to the pandemic with updates & resources posted here
13. Nature created guidelines for Mentoring During the COVID-19 Pandemic
14. American College of Lifestyle Medicine created info sheets for patients and providers about taking care of your physical and mental health during this time.
15.  Seattle-based researchers at VitalTalk created a “communication playbook” for providers to help give compassionate but clear responses to most patient concerns and questions about COVID19.
16. NY Office of Mental Health & American Psychological Association created Psychological First Aid resources

Physical/Personal Health & Wellness

1. 9to5MAC has a list of free or discounted wellness apps including (you guessed it!) *YOGA* and meditation. ;]
2. Workout Apps/Websites with discounts or free trials: 
   1. Orange Theory Fitness
   2. 24-hour fitness
   3. Pelaton (30 day free trial)
   4. Nike Run Club
   5. Yoga 2.0
   6. Down Dog Yoga (free through July 1, 2020 for healthcare workers)
3. Meditation Apps/Websites with discounts or free trials: 
   1. UCSD Center for Mindfulness guided audio & video meditation
   2. Balance, a new meditation app, offers a free one-year subscription to anyone. Download the app, then email [email protected] for instructions.
   3. Headspace
   4. Calm (3 months free)
   5. Insight Timer
   6. Ten Percent Happier

Many other discounts on services, uniforms, equipment, lodging and transportation, fitness and more can be seen at HealthJob.

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Dr. Vanessa Calderon is an emergency physician partner and the Resiliency Director with Vituity (www.vituity.com). For more information on the Vituity Resiliency Course hosted by Dr. Calderon, e-mail [email protected] or visit vanessacalderonmd.com 

To connect with the Real Talk Podcast or record your story with us, head to https://realtalk.transistor.fm/

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To connect with the Real Talk Podcast or record your story with us, head to https://realtalk.transistor.fm/

Intro music: "Honey and Milk" by The 126ers

To connect with the Real Talk Podcast or record your story with us, head to https://realtalk.transistor.fm/

Intro music: "Honey and Milk" by The 126ers

To connect with the Real Talk Podcast or record your story with us, head to https://realtalk.transistor.fm/

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Elise's story was recorded live at a Real Talk session with the residents from Louisiana State University's Spirit of Charity Emergency Medicine Residency program. For more information about LSU's NoLa EM program, visit https://www.nolaem.com/.

To connect with the Real Talk Podcast, record your story with us, or bring Real Talk to your residency program or hospital, get started at https://realtalk.transistor.fm/

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In this episode, we share some pretty specific advice – valid as of 3/24/2020 only, as this pandemic and what we know about COVID19 is changing and evolving every day!! But the general principles hold true.

1. Be informed, and get your information from accurate sources. This means, unfortunately, not the president or other politicians (who have asserted inaccurate and misleading statements many times over the recent weeks on national TV), random blogs, non medical influencers, or most things you see on Social Media. You should be extremely selective of where you get your information. Accurate sources include:

• Center for Disease Control – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov
• American College of Emergency Physicians – https://www.acep.org/corona/COVID-19/
• World Health Organization – https://www.who.int/

2. Don’t play medical doctor for yourself or others unless you are one. This includes (1) do not attempt to read medical literature and apply it without training on how to do that (watch the video / listen to the episode for more details!), and (2) do notbuy and take medications or supplements that you heard or read may help prevent or treat COVID-19. So far, there is no proven cure or preventative medication and if you take these medications, you can go blind and experience other horrible side effects. Only take medications prescribed by your healthcare provider.

3. What can you do? Take Social/Physical Distancing Seriously. Wash your hands. And stop buying ALL THE THINGS at the store. The coronavirus is not a threat to our food, water, and toilet paper supply; the only threat to these items is people buying more than they normally do.

• Beautiful description of why we must socially distance from Dr. Emily Landon: https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/emily-landon-speaks-about-covid-19-at-illinois-governors-press-conference
• Wash your hands for a full 20 seconds with Gloria Gaynor – you will survive! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvqP5NRXf8g

4. Stay calm, but take this seriously. ESPECIALLY if you work in healthcare! Most people will be fine, even if they get infected, but we all have to do our part – especially healthy people! – to protect our communities from serious illness and rapid spread of disease. Healthcare workers, be sure you are using Personal Protective Equipment appropriately, and hold others accountable when they overuse. The supply is running dangerously low and we must be stewards of our PPE and prioritize provider safety, too!

• CDC guidelines for PPE shortage: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/index.html
• Proper PPE donning/doffing for healthcare workers (start about 5 min in): https://youtu.be/bG6zISnenPg?t=306

5. Thank a healthcare worker. Love on your loved ones. And subscribe to the RealTalk podcast!!! Now is the perfect time to binge listen to our show to get a better understanding of what it's really like for healthcare workers on the front lines of medicine.

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Beau's story was recorded live at a Real Talk session with the residents from Louisiana State University's Spirit of Charity Emergency Medicine Residency program. For more information about LSU's NoLa EM program, visit https://www.nolaem.com/.

To connect with the Real Talk Podcast, record your story with us, or bring Real Talk to your residency program or hospital, get started at https://realtalk.transistor.fm/

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