#RememberToPause

Join us on Mar 11, 2021 from 2:00-2:30pm EST to commemorate
The First Anniversary of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Invitation to Pause, Reflect and Remember
Live Broadcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRMXO9ilhk8

Video: Emily Hill
Organizing Committee: Dr. Andrea Frolic, Dr. Bernard Lawless, Dr. Dave Neilipovitz, Fran Quintero Rawlings, Dr. Josee Theriault, Lynn Ward, Maria Cheung, Dr. Mike Sulllivan, Dr. Neill Adhikari

Globe and Mail Article by Dr. Andrea Frolic "As a health care leader, I am supposed to be a hero, not a human": https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-person/article-as-a-health-care-leader-i-am-supposed-to-be-a-hero-not-a-human/

Resources:
For Healthcare Workers, General Public and Kids (Canadian Virtual Hospice): https://mygrief.ca/
For ICU (Canadian Virtual Hospice): https://www.icugrief.ca/
For Physicians (Ontario Medical Association): https://php.oma.org/
From Hamilton Health Sciences: https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/covid19/staff-physician/hhs-resources/resilience-support-toolkit
From Critical Care Services Ontario: https://criticalcareontario.ca/solutions/recruitment-retention/
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At this marked event, we will be holding a space to:
+ Break down isolation by marking this anniversary in community
+ Normalize the psychological and emotional impact of this historic year
+ Reflect on our individual and collective experiences of loss
+ Tap into our innate resources to support our natural need to grieve
+ Explore how grieving supports post-traumatic growth

Since the declaration of the global pandemic one year ago, the healthcare community has experienced a collective trauma.

Fear of infection, constant change, new work environments and practices, witnessing sickness and death from COVID, emotional separation from friends and family, disruptions to homelife...the accumulation of stressors healthcare workers have endured is staggering. Our pace of work and professional culture make little space for our natural human need to pause, reflect and grieve.

Grieving is a healthy response to loss, and a necessary step on the journey towards post-traumatic growth. We can’t heal what we can’t feel. In this experiential 30 minute webinar we will mark the first anniversary of COVID-19 with a collective invitation to reflect on loss, to remember we are not alone, and to connect to our innate resources to support our healing and recovery.

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#RememberToPause

As we approach the First Anniversary of the Pandemic, we are inviting all critical care colleagues and system partners to #RememberToPause.

We invite you to take a moment for you.

Join the movement and take a moment to pause; to acknowledge yourself and your colleagues.

We invite you to use the hashtag #RememberToPause to post reflections to your social media channels on your experiences of the last year through the pandemic.

+ These may include stories or experiences, personal or professional
+ Consider adding photos, videos, or quotes
+ To express your memories, losses and gains, and simply your reasons to pause.

Видео #RememberToPause канала Critical Care Services Ontario