There are a wealth of resources in the Clinician Wellbeing chapter in the ACP Covid Physician’s Guide. Of pertinence for many of us right now … as the pandemic continues with little short-term end in sight … are the sections on moral injury and communication. Resource shortages are frequently at the root of this moral […]
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Brandon McCray: Beloved Preacher by Mark Wiebe in Kansas Leadership Center Journal. The story of a Black Kansan who died of Covid-19 and his community’s response. JAMA/Sandro Galea introduction to health inequities with emphasis re the current pandemic. JAMA/Yancy on health inequities with emphasis on African Americans. JAMA/Berwick piece on the moral determinants of health.
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The medical school is moving to integrate structural vulnerability competencies into the curriculum. Key resources include … Structural competency: Theorizing a new medical engagement with stigma and inequality Structural Competency: Curriculum for Medical Students, Residents, and Interprofessional Teams on the Structural Factors That Produce Health Disparities (appendices are key … in particular participant workbook) Structural
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Berwick urges us to “embrace the moral determinants of health, including, most crucially, a strong sense of social solidarity in the US. ‘Solidarity’ would mean that individuals in the US legitimately and properly can depend on each other for helping to secure the basic circumstances of healthy lives …” Over 20 years ago Pellegrino argued
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Kansas blacks with Covid die at a 4-fold greater rate than whites. There have been many articles discussing this recently. This one in JAMA is one I have found helpful … COVID-19 and African Americans …”The most effective strategy known to reduce COVID-19 infection is social distancing, but herein lies a vexing challenge. Being able
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Christou/Doctors without Borders‘ comments are a good reality check. These remind me of the ‘future’ conversations I’ve had with many of you around the theme … “So let’s imagine it’s August 1 – the dust has settled, school of some sort is about to start, various restrictions are in place. As you look back over
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