The Institute for Healthcare Improvement Blog: Preparing for COVID-19’s Impact on the Mental Health of the Health Care Workforce

Both Lurie — who is now a consultant to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations — and Tyler Norris, MDiv, Chief Executive of Well Being Trust, agree that as COVID-19 places substantial demands on an already overstretched health care workforce, health systems must prepare for the mental health consequences of this global crisis. Lurie and Norris were featured guests on the June 5 IHI Virtual Learning Hour, COVID-19: Caregiver Mental Health and Wellbeing. Close to 400 participants joined the first in a series of webinars, co-produced by IHI and Well Being Trust, to address health care workforce mental health and wellbeing during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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