Open AccessRapid adoption of resilience strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
LeCraw Florence R
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of patient safety and risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2516-0443
pISSN - 2516-0435
DOI - 10.1177/2516043520933718
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , workforce , resilience (materials science) , productivity , psychological resilience , mental health , health care , anxiety , anguish , business , psychology , medicine , economic growth , psychiatry , economics , virology , outbreak , epistemology , pathology , psychotherapist , thermodynamics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , philosophy , physics , disease
Due to the unique challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid spread infection, healthcare providers caring for these patients are experiencing high levels of anxiety and stress. This can be overwhelming, resulting in mental anguish and loss of productivity during a period when the demand for healthcare is high. Medical facilities need to adopt and quickly enact evidence-based practices that are designed to keep their workforce resilient. Successful implementation of a new practice during a pandemic is challenging. This paper describes how the Medical Association of Georgia is adapting and using “Diffusion of Innovation Science” techniques to formulate their guidelines and help Georgia’s medical facilities implement evidence-based practices during the pandemic.
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