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How are you sleeping?

July 31, 2020 | <1 min read

What’s a question you’ve asked to assess the well-being of patients during the pandemic?

How are you sleeping? How are you keeping yourself safe and whole? What can I do to support you?

July 17, 2020 | 1 min read

Person-Centered LGBTQ Care in the Pandemic Era

By Justin Fontenot, MSN, RN

Patient-centered care requires considering your patients’ wants and needs in their management. ALL patients deserve person-centered care.

July 14, 2020 | 5 min read

Top 10 Tips For Great Sleep During the Pandemic

By Logan Schneider, MD, Stanford Medicine

Great sleep is a foundation of health—both for healthcare professionals and our patients. Because sleep can be disturbed with the stress of the pandemic, it's important to commit to sleep-promoting habits and routines.

July 1, 2020 | 3 min read

How to Support Immigrant Communities During the Pandemic

By Amelie Meltzer, Medical Student, University of Pittsburgh, Reuben Mathew, MPH, Medical Student, St. George University, Zackary Berger, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins Medicine

All people, including immigrants in the U.S., need comprehensive care at this time. Clinicians should be aware of the resources to help immigrant patients obtain medication, food, housing, and mental health support.

June 12, 2020 | <1 min read

How have you adjusted your expectations of what’s “normal” during the pandemic?

“I’ve reassessed what’s truly ‘normal.’ Did the kids really need all these activities? Is F2F always better than televisit? I’m more excited to reshape my normal than to ‘go back to normal.'” -Dr. Aline Charabaty, Johns Hopkins

May 22, 2020 | <1 min read

What’s something you remember from pre-pandemic times that you look forward to resuming once distancing restrictions lift?

Hugging friends and family!

April 20, 2020 | 3 min read

Gender-Affirming Care During the Pandemic

By Carl G. Streed Jr., MD, MPH, Boston University School of Medicine, and the Center for Transgender Medicine & Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Liam Hein, PhD, RN, University of South Carolina, College of Nursing, Paula Neira, JD, MSN, RN, CEN, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and the Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health

Postponing procedures safeguards public health but can be distressing, particularly for transgender patients. Be proactive and transparent about access limitations during the pandemic.

April 8, 2020 | 5 min read

Professionalism of Clinicians and Healthcare Leaders During a Pandemic

By Kat Jong, MD, University of Washington

Working responsibly from home is definitely acceptable. Healthcare leaders and clinicians must partner to ensure that our patients are receiving excellent care, mitigating risks whenever possible.

April 6, 2020 | 1 min read

Addiction Recovery During the Pandemic

By Mike Fingerhood, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

We are all stressed by the great uncertainty related to COVID-19, but for our patients with addiction, it is much greater. Check in with your patients and support them in finding healthy ways to cope.

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April 2, 2020 | 4 min read

Staying Connected Inside and Out During the Pandemic

By David Kopacz, MD, University of Washington

Finding creative ways to connect to ourselves and to others is more important than ever in these days of social distancing.