Wellness resources for health professionals

To support our Fellows who are providing high quality patient care under challenging circumstances, the Royal College has compiled some wellness resources from around the web.

Do you have a suggestion of a resource to add? Please email communications@royalcollege.ca with the link and a brief explanation.

Physician resources

• COVID-19 wellness resources | Canadian Medical Association
• A clinician's guide: managing COVID-19 stress and anxiety | Joule (A CMA Company)
• Physician Wellness during COVID-19* | Well Doc Alberta
• Three steps to coping with anything (including COVID-19)* | Video (7:34 mins) by Dr. Bob Maunder, FRCPC, and Dr. Jon Hunter, FRCPC
• Resilience in the Era of Sustainable Physicians | McMaster University

Services/drop-ins for physicians

• Free psychological services for front-line health service providers | Canadian Psychological Association
• COVID-19 Women Physicians’ Emotional Well-Being* | Private Facebook Group
• Free 30-minute mindfulness sessions for health care providers (via Zoom) | Pause4Providers

General resources and articles

• Taking Care of your Mental Health (COVID-19) | Government of Canada
• MHCC Covid-19 Resources | Mental Health Commission of Canada
• Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

*Available in English only