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Adapting Despite “Walls Coming Down”: Healthcare Providers’ Experiences Of Covid-19 As An Implosive Adaptation, Sayra Cristancho, Emily Field, Taryn Taylor
Adapting Despite “Walls Coming Down”: Healthcare Providers’ Experiences Of Covid-19 As An Implosive Adaptation, Sayra Cristancho, Emily Field, Taryn Taylor
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Publications
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has been a daunting exercise in adaptation for healthcare providers. While we are beginning to learn about the challenges faced by teams during the COVID-19 pandemic, what remains underexplored are the strategies team members used to adapt to these challenges. The goal of this study is therefore to explore how healthcare providers navigated and adapted to on-the-ground challenges imposed by COVID-19. Methods: We interviewed 20 healthcare workers at various hospitals in Ontario, who provided care as part of clinical teams during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected and analyzed following Constructivist Grounded Theory principles including iteration, …
Structural Distress: Experiences Of Moral Distress Related To Structural Stigma During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Javeed Sukhera, Chetana Kulkarni, Taryn Taylor
Structural Distress: Experiences Of Moral Distress Related To Structural Stigma During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Javeed Sukhera, Chetana Kulkarni, Taryn Taylor
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Publications
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a significant toll on the health of structurally vulnerable patient populations as well as healthcare workers. The concepts of structural stigma and moral distress are important and interrelated, yet rarely explored or researched in medical education. Structural stigma refers to how discrimination towards certain groups is enacted through policy and practice. Moral distress describes the tension and conflict that health workers experience when they are unable to fulfil their duties due to circumstances outside of their control. In this study, the authors explored how resident physicians perceive moral distress in relation to structural stigma. …