In the face of traumas how do we find resiliency and healing? Mayer Bellehsen, PhD, director of the Center for Traumatic Stress, Resilience and Recovery (CTSRR), shares what he calls the five domains of coping. Within that framework, he says connection is the most robust protective factor and stresses the importance of family in the recovery process.
Dr. Bellehsen also discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on health care providers; pulling from past disasters like 9/11 and the AIDS crisis; and his work with veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and more.
14 Jul 2021
How will our children process the lessons of COVID-19?
Caring for kids and teens, and adult self-care, are among topics discussed with Victor Fornari, MD, director of child and adolescent psychiatry at Zucker Hillside Hospital. Dr. Fornari describes mental health support programs and tools available to help struggling families "bounce forward" toward a healthier, post-COVID-19 future.
2 Jun 2021
A Self-Care Prescription: Self Compassion
Drawing on personal experiences may calm conflicts, reduce stress, and empower frontline health care workers to maintain effectiveness and build stronger relationships with patients and coworkers. Dr. Joseph Weiner, MD, PhD, is associate clinical professor of psychiatry, medicine, and science education at the Zucker School Medicine. Dr. Weiner discusses emotional triggers and explains how a look back may show a healthy way forward for helpers who need healing.
26 May 2021
Strategies for Maintaining Sound Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Signs of progress against the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States are encouraging, yet infection rates continue to surge in some regions of the world, and lack of access to vaccines abroad and vaccine-hesitancy at home raise the risk of virus variants and future infections. The on-going need to remain on-guard includes ready access to mental health services. Manish Sapra, MD, executive director of the Behavioral Health Services at Northwell Health, discusses today's unique mental health challenges, and explains why Telehealth and Telepsychiatry are vital tools in the practitioner's kit.
8 Oct 2020
Relieve Covid-19 stress: A guided meditation for feeling connected
Social distancing and quarantine can magnify pandemic anxiety. For those who feel isolated, a holistic nurse practitioner provides a guided meditation to build awareness of shared connections.
6 Oct 2020
Relieve COVID-19 Stress: Self-Care and Affirmation for Essential Workers
Focus on everyday purpose and meaning with a parable about work, then find encouragement with a brief meditation created especially for essential workers by a holistic nurse practitioner.
22 Sept 2020
Relieve Covid-19 Stress: A Calming Break for Parents and Kids
Working from home can work your last nerve while you share limited space with others. Learn a simple way to slow down and calm frustration with a reset that works for any age. Jen Caliendo, from the Northwell Health Center for Wellness and Integrative Medicine, shares her work-from-home experience, and how a brief exercise
lowers stress for her and her family.
22 Sept 2020
Relieve Covid-19 Stress: Mindful Moments For Health Care Workers
A mother's concern for her daughter, a critical care nurse, inspired this capsule meditation to calm and
encourage health care workers on the frontlines. Holistic nurse practitioner Deborah McElligott, of the Center
for Wellness and Integrative Medicine, bears witness to the trying experiences on the frontlines, then leads you
through the process of preparing to deliver treatment with compassion for patients and yourself.
9 Jan 2020
CARING FOR THOSE WHO CARE: Northwell and Neighbors Create an Oasis of Support for Caregivers
Northwell Health’s Peconic Bay Medical Center (PBMC) in Riverhead is the setting for conversations about the demands and rewards of caring for loved ones outside of hospital settings. Volunteers explain how a Caregivers Center at PBMC enables them to share information, encouragement and mutual support in a space designed for and solely-dedicated to serving their needs. It's an idea adopted from the Ken Hamilton Caregivers Center in Westchester. Plans are to expand the program for caregivers throughout the region.
20 Nov 2019
A Culture of Cooperation: TeamSTEPPS to Patient Safety
A doctor, hospital administrator and nurse-educators explain how a military-inspired program enlists the entire Northwell Health community to ensure teamwork and patient safety.
1 Nov 2019
A Life's Pursuit: Restoring Life After Temporary Death
Dr. Lance Becker, chair of emergency departments for North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center describes research and shares his experiences on the subject of restoring life to people well-beyond traditional time limits of clinical death. Dr. Becker is also an investigator at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and is chair of emergency medicine at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. In this conversation he demystifies a once-miraculous process, and says revivification may one day be routinely available for use by ambulance crews in a variety of settings and locations.
19 Aug 2019
Northwell Health Cancer Institute: Patients and Physicians Working Together, Moving Forward
This edition of Health Story features an informal conversation with Dr. Matthew Weiss, deputy physician-in-chief and director of surgical oncology, Northwell Health Cancer Institute. Dr. Weiss describes the goals and practices of the Institute, and explains how its multi-disciplinary approach to targeting cancers supports and benefits physician-patient relationships, and encourages participation in research toward more successful outcomes.
29 Jul 2019
Patient's Homecoming Highlights New Institute, New Perspectives on Pancreas Cancer
New York native Toni Fabric returns from Chicago for care and treatment at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute. Director of Surgical Oncology Dr. Matthew Weiss and institute-associate Dr. David Tuveson of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the Lustgarten Foundation discuss pancreas cancer, Toni's positive outcome, and the Northwell Health Cancer Institute's multi-disciplinary strategy against this all-too-common illness, including; chemotherapy, surgical intervention, support for physicians, and patient-participation in genetic research.
6 Jul 2019
Breaking Down the Wall in Doctor-Patient Communications
A surgical team employs email correspondence to gain insights about the lives, loves and enthusiasms of their patients. Dr. Benjamin Schwartz, Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology for Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, New York, explains how information about subjects including Italian meatballs and the music of Pink Floyd can build rapport among his colleagues, their patients and the patient's loved ones, contributing to favorable outcomes.
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