Summary:

This webinar will discuss the mental health distress experienced during the different phases of COVID-19. The session will provide an approach to addressing psychological distress during this pandemic and focus on sharing resources, tools and approaches to support research trainees' resilience and well-being. Practical strategies and the use of virtual communities of practices to address COVID-19 related distress will be discussed.

Webinar Objectives:

1. To identify common manifestations of stress and mental health distress during COVID-19

2. To list potential resources and approaches to manage psychological distress during COVID-19

3. To describe the role of ECHO (Extension of Community Health Outcomes) Coping with COVID-19 to support health care workers, researchers and learners during this pandemic.

NOTE: The presentation portions of this webinar will be recorded for viewing at a later time.

Instructors:

Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam, MD, MHPE, is a psychiatrist, Scientist, the Vice-President, Education at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and Professor and Vice-Chair, Education in Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Dr. Sockalingam's research activities are focused on models for mental health capacity building, using models such as Project ECHO, and advancing technology-enhanced and data-informed education and knowledge translation. He is co-Chair of ECHO Ontario Mental Health, a member of the Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, and a Researcher at the Wilson Centre. His clinical expertise and research focuses on delivering psychiatric care in complex medical conditions, including CIHR funded randomized-controlled trials evaluating remotely delivered psychological interventions. His education research interest focuses on adaptive expertise, mental health capacity building using technology and data-informed lifelong learning.

Dr. Allison Crawford, MD, PhD is a psychiatrist, Scientist and Associate Chief of Virtual Mental Health and Outreach at CAMH, and Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and English at the University of Toronto. She is a founding co-Chair of ECHO Ontario Mental Health and ECHO Ontario Superhub. Her research focuses on health equity, digital health, and working together with communities to provide care that is culturally relevant. Within that, she has worked on initiatives related to suicide prevention and early childhood adversity, including in Indigenous communities, nationally and internationally. She is the PI on a CIHR-funded study to investigate the multilevel impacts of the ECHO model on patients, providers, and health system. She also has experience in developing and researching health professional curricula and training programs for undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development, and is a Researcher at The Wilson Centre.