Restoring Humanity in Healthcare by Addressing Moral Suffering

<p>In this conversation Ed Spilg, Geriatrician at the Ottawa Hospital and Research Chair in Physician Wellness at the University of Ottawa and an AMS Phoenix Fellow and Cynda Rushton, a Nurse and Professor of Bioethics and Nursing and Medicine at Johns Hopkins University discuss moral distress, moral resilience, and mental health in healthcare workers amidst the Covid 19 Pandemic.</p> <p>If you would like more information on Ed and Cynda and the important work that they are doing here are some links to get you started.</p> <p><strong>Ed Spilg</strong><br /> Geriatrician in the Division of Geriatric Medicine at the Ottawa Hospital, Assistant Professor and<br /> Research Chair in Physician Wellness in the Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa,<br /> Senior Clinical Investigator in the Clinical Epidemiology Program at the Ottawa Hospital Research<br /> Institute, and an AMS Phoenix Fellow</p> <p><strong>Cynda Rushton</strong><br /> Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics in the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of<br /> Bioethics and the School of Nursing with a joint appointment in the School of Medicine’s<br /> Department of Pediatrics</p> <p><br /> <strong>Book</strong><br /> Rushton, C. H. (Author &amp; Ed) (2018) Moral Resilience: Transforming Moral Suffering in Healthcare. New York: Oxford University Press. (American Journal of Nursing/Elsevier Book of<br /> the Year First Place Award in the category of professional issues 2020).<br /> <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/2h6ez5bu">https://tinyurl.com/2h6ez5bu</a></p> <p><strong>Resources for clinicians</strong><br /> <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/bde6uuu9">https://tinyurl.com/bde6uuu9</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.cma.ca/physician-wellness-hub">https://www.cma.ca/physician-wellness-hub</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.cma.ca/sites/default/files/pdf/Moral-Distress-E.pdf">https://www.cma.ca/sites/default/files/pdf/Moral-Distress-E.pdf</a></p> <p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/2p8wyrvs" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">AACN Facebook Live: I’m