COVID-19: Coping as a Community webinar series
Many people have questions about ways to cope with stress experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this, the UC Davis Office of Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and its collaborating partners organized a webinar series with Dr. Hendry Ton, M.D., M.S. as well as several special guests. Recorded video of the webinars are provided below.
FIRST INSTALLMENT
How are you coping? (COVID-19)
In the first installment, Hendry Ton, M.D., starts with a grounding meditation and proceeds to share coping strategies. Moderated by Yvonne Calderon. View the webinar in its entirety by playing video above, or by section using the following topic links to open in YouTube:
- Opening meditation [Start at time 0:19]
- Introduction [ Start at time 7:11 ]
- Common stresses and coping strategies [Start at time 8:29]
- Additional coping strategies while working [Start at time 19:48]
- Audience Q&A [6 min] [Start at time 41:35]
- Closing comments and meditation [Start at time 47:17]
SECOND INSTALLMENT
Coping as a community (COVID-19)
In this second installment of our webinar series, Hendry Ton, M.D., discusses ways to help children cope through the pandemic and strategies to address anti-Asian racism.
Moderated by Mercedes Piedra, M.S., Director of Multicultural Education, Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at UC Davis Health.
- Ways that children may express their distress [Start at time 0:02]
- How to help children cope [Start at time 5:50]
- Ways to address anti-Asian racism during the pandemic [Start at time 27:38]
- Ways to stay connected [Start at time 35:30]
- Brooke Anderson’s self-reflection questions during quarantine [Start at time 44:11]
- Closing meditation [Start at time 46:20]
THIRD INSTALLMENT
Giving, Compassion, and Hope
For this installment, Hendry Ton, M.D., discusses how giving to others actually fosters our own wellness. He clarifies what compassion fatigue/empathic distress is and discusses strategies to address it to foster greater wellness and compassion. Finally, he teaches the participants a compassion building meditation that can specifically address compassion fatigue/empathic distress.
Moderated by Mercedes Piedra, M.S., Director of Multicultural Education, Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at UC Davis Health.
- Opening meditation [Start at time 0:02]
- How giving improves our own wellness [ Start at time 5:03]
- Ways to give during the pandemic [Start at time 11:21]
- What is compassion fatigue/empathic distress? [Start at time 18:27]
- What are its signs? [Start at time 27:58]
- How to address it? [Start at time 29:55]
- Learn a practical skill: Compassion-building meditation [Start at time 46:08]
FOURTH INSTALLMENT
Stress, Trauma and Resilience
Special guest Andres Sciolla, M.D., professor of clinical psychiatry at UC Davis Health, provides an overview of chronic stress, discusses the science of resilience, and shares current research on strategies for wellness published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on “Understanding and Addressing Sources of Anxiety Among Health Care Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic”.
Moderated by Mercedes Piedra, M.S., Director of Multicultural Education, Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at UC Davis Health.
- Opening [Start at time 0:03]
- Dr. Andres Sciolla introduction and background [ Start at time 2:49]
- Discuss the power of education on the effects of stress on our physiology [Start at time 6:40]
- Evolution of stress [Start at time 12:06]
- Overview of stress response system [Start at time 15:20]
- Overview of stress response system break down [Start at time 23:04]
- When the solution becomes the problem [Start at time 28:43]
- Discussion on resilience [Start at time 37:44]
- Mental health is the health of the whole body [Start at time 44:40]
- Understanding and addressing sources of anxiety among health care providers [Start at time 46:08]
FIFTH INSTALLMENT
The Heart-Mind Connection
Special guest Laura Hansen, Meditation and Mindfulness Instructor and Founder and President of Gold Vision, LLC, discusses mindfulness techniques and how we can practice compassion for others during the pandemic to promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Moderated by Mercedes Piedra, M.S., Director of Multicultural Education, Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at UC Davis Health.
- What is compassion and what does that look like [Start at time 3:21]
- HeartMath overview [ Start at time 10:08]
- Immune building behaviors [Start at time 11:53]
- Why is it so difficult to change our thought processes? [Start at time 13:06]
- How do we support anxious teens during this time? [Start at time 15:05]
- Practice the Healing Mindset [Start at time 17:04]
- Support for your Healing Mindset Practice [Start at time 50:03]
SIXTH INSTALLMENT
Activating Your Wellness
In this installment, Laura Hansen, Meditation and Mindfulness Instructor and Founder and President of Gold Vision, LLC, discusses ways in which to activate your wellness during the pandemic.
Moderated by Mercedes Piedra, M.S., Director of Multicultural Education, Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at UC Davis Health.
- About Compassionate Sacramento [Start at time 3:29]
- Activating Your Wellness [ Start at time 5:54]
- Wellness Activation Practice [Start at time 8:49]
- Why is it so difficult to change our thought processes? [Start at time 13:06]
- Heart-focused breathing [Start at time 14:06]
- Connection and Expansion Exercise [Start at time 28:35]
- Support for your Activating Wellness Practice [Start at time 52:02]
SEVENTH INSTALLMENT
Strength, Inspiration, and Hope
This webinar installment features a virtual discussion with two UC Davis Health nurse leaders, who share their current experiences as health-care providers in our region. Panelists include Pediatric ICU Nurse and President of Capitol City Black Nurses Association, Carter Todd, MS, RN, CCRN, and Assistant Nurse Manager II and Secretary of Capitol City Black Nurses Association, Aron A. King, BSN, RN.
Moderated by Mercedes Piedra, M.S., Director of Multicultural Education, Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at UC Davis Health.
- About the panelists [Start at time 1:17]
- What stressors are you experiencing? [ Start at time 4:30]
- What techniques do you use to take care of yourself? [Start at time 10:55]
- How does it feel to be called a Hero? [Start at time 18:25]
- What gives you hope? [Start at time 30:20]
- Healing Circle Experience [Start at time 41:18]
- Recommendations for following dynamic guidelines [Start at time 52:39]
EIGHTH INSTALLMENT
Family Ties
In this installment, Hendry Ton, M.D., discusses the impact of family ties through the pandemic and how the well-being of our families can be supported by community circles.
Moderated by Mercedes Piedra, M.S., Director of Multicultural Education, Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at UC Davis Health.
- Grounding Exercise [Start at time 1:40]
- Intimate partner relationships [ Start at time 8:41]
- What couples can do to take care of their relationship [Start at time 18:41]
- Supporting families and communities [Start at time 29:58]
- Support for single parents [Start at time 36:41]
- Closing Meditation [Start at time 50:54]
Moving from Ally to Advocate
In this installment, Colleen Sweeney, Ph.D., and Ian Kim, M.D., discuss ways in which we can transition from allyship to advocacy.
Moderated by Mercedes Piedra, M.S., Director of Multicultural Education, Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at UC Davis Health.
- Introductions [Start at time 1:59]
- What has your journey from Ally to Advocate looked like? [ Start at time 7:38]
- Dr. Sweeney describes her advocacy work [Start at time 20:26]
- Unlearning and re-learning [Start at time 24:37]
- Examining the feeling of loss of history [Start at time 29:15]
- How do we stay informed and consistently work toward compassion? [Start at time 34:31]
- "Science is far behind medicine" [Start at time 43:42]
- Intersecting Axes of Privilege, Domination, and Oppression [Start at time 45:39]