T2 - Shared experiences and lessons learnt during the pandemic: Mental health challenges
Chair(s)
Introduction
As the pandemic continues to severely disrupt healthcare systems and economies worldwide, key stakeholders in global health — including members of the pharmacy profession — are playing a crucial role in fighting the virus. COVID-19 has posed tremendous challenges for the world and lessons to prepare the health workforce for public health crises and unexpected events/disasters. The pandemic has also uncovered the impact challenges are having on the mental health of healthcare providers. In this session, panellists will discuss these challenges, strategies related to interventions and supportive mechanisms in the area of mental health of the pharmaceutical workforce.
Programme
| 11:00 – 11:05 | Introduction by the chair | |
| 11:05 – 11:20 |
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Mental health, the impact on health professions: WHPA and the ways we can respond to our professions’ needs |
| 11:20 – 11:35 |
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Resilience of the pharmaceutical workforce pre, during and post the pandemic Dr Catriona Bradley, Irish Institute of Pharmacy, Ireland |
| 11:35 – 11:50 |
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Suicide prevention: are pharmacy teams an overlooked and indispensable asset? Dr Hayley Gorton, The University of Huddersfield, UK |
| 11:50 – 12:20 | Panel discussion and Q&A | |
| 12:20 – 12:30 |
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Conclusion by the chair |
Learning Objectives
- To describe how the COVID-19 pandemic unmasked new and existing challenges in mental health among healthcare workers and frontliners including members of the pharmaceutical workforce
- To describe strategies and mechanisms implemented to address mental health issues of healthcare workers and frontliners including members of the pharmaceutical workforce from various stakeholders, professional bodies and government agencies
