MHPSS/COVID19 Webinar Series: Protecting the mental health of health care workers

As part of the MHPSS/COVID-19 series, the Caribbean Sub regional coordination and the Mental Unit at the Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health invites you to join this Webex meeting titled "Protecting the mental health of health care workers", to be held on Thursday 4 june, 2020, at 11:00 am EDT

Presentation

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• Protecting the mental health of health care workers. Dr. Fahmy Hanna, WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Use. 
• Questions & Answers, and discussion. Moderated by Dr. Claudina Cayetano. Advisor, Mental Health, PAHO.

Recording

• Acces the recording: https://paho.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/paho/recording/playback/ba7443c3ad5c4c2a90835adc975b7731

Information to participate

• DATE: Thursday, 4 June, 2020

• TIME: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

• LINK TO CONNECT

  •  https://paho.webex.com/paho/j.php?MTID=mb1b82d6da9f3b5a5b1ee88349d7a8c0e

  • Password: pS6EXpXrA53

  • Event number: 161 088 3300

Tools and resources

• WHO Academy and the WHO Info mobile applications, designed to support health workers and the general public, respectively, during the COVID-19 pandemic
• WHO. Maintaining essential health services: operational guidance for the COVID-19 context. This new guidance recommends practical actions that countries can take to reorganize and safely maintain access to high-quality, essential health services in the pandemic context, including mental health services. 
• WHO. Clinical management of COVID19. Interim Guidance. 27 May 2020. 
• IASC. Operational considerations for multisectoral mental health and psychosocial support programmes during the COVID19 pandemic.
• WHO. Basic Psychosocial Skills: A Guide for COVID-19 Responders,
• WHO. Doing what matters in times of stress. An illustrated guide