Caring for Ourselves in Times of Crisis
Published April 9, 2020
Moderator:
Deanna Frings, MS Ed, CPXP | Vice President, Learning and Professional Development, The Beryl Institute
Panelists:
Lou Lacey, LPC, Director of Emotional Wellness, Children’s of Alabama
Helen Riess, M.D., Founder, CEO, Empathetics, Inc. | Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
The COVID-19 crisis has hit us all hard but perhaps none harder than those who work in healthcare. Addressing the needs of our healthcare teams has never been more essential and has always been critical to the human experience in healthcare. Join us for this panel to discover what we can do to care for ourselves, each other and our community.
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