An iterative approach to promoting departmental wellbeing during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale, aims, and objectives

Addressing wellbeing among learners, faculty, and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge for many clinical departments. Continued and systemic supports are needed to combat the pandemic's impact on mental health and wellbeing. This article describes an iterative approach to conducting a needs assessment and implementing a COVID-19-related wellness initiative in a psychiatry department.

Methods

Development of the initiative followed the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) quality improvement cycle and was informed by Shanafelt and colleagues' framework for supporting healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key features included the establishment of a Wellness Working Group, the curation of relevant resources on the Department's website

SUBMITTER: Acai A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8657357 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature