COVID-19: How Do We Chart Our Path Forward?

By now, you may be completely overwhelmed by COVID-19 news and tempted to shut yourself off from it altogether. I get it. It can sometimes be too much for any of us (including those of us who work in healthcare) to bear. As I have shared in the past, it is perfectly reasonable to monitor your news intake for the sake of your mental and emotional health, too. While there is a lot to rock our spirits right now, I want to stress that we cannot lose hope and that there is some to be found even today. I share a few of my thoughts in today's video blog in anticipation of tomorrow's live TO YOUR HEALTH WITH DR. G™ episode.

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Remember, you can watch COVID-19: What We Know Right Now LIVE on Wed, 4/8 @ 8pm CST (*special time*) on my Facebook page. Don't miss my conversation with experts in the fields of epidemiology and infectious diseases.

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Facebook Users can RSVP for the Facebook Live Event here.

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Learn more about this week's guests:

Susan Cheng, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor & Department Chair | Master of Public Health

Benedictine University

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Jonathan Pinsky, MD

Board-Certified Infectious Diseases Specialist | Metro Infectious Disease Consultants

Medical Director, Infection Control | Edward Hospital | Edward-Elmhurst Health

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Navigating Our Current Crisis: Challenges & Hope

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting our personal lives, healthcare, science and disaster planning in so many ways. I've also been thinking about how it will impact my role as a physician, husband, father, man of faith, and global citizen. Check out today's edition of Friday Morning Rounds for my take on our current challenges and the hope that exists throughout.

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Click here to read the BBC piece written by Anthony Zurcher (referenced in the video).

Watch the replay of Coping Strategies in the Age of Social Distancing on Facebook, YouTube, or my website.

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Coping with Social Distancing: A Lifestyle Medicine Approach

Are you emotionally and mentally overwhelmed right now? Be sure to check out today's lifestyle medicine tips for managing our mental health right now.

I look forward to bringing you a brand new episode of TO YOUR HEALTH WITH DR. G™ tomorrow night. Be sure to join me and my special guest, Todd Fink, CADC (Linden Oaks Behavioral Health) for Coping Strategies in the Age of Social Distancing at a special time, Wed, 4/1 at 8pm CST, LIVE on my Facebook page. It is critical for us to look after our own emotional and mental health during these challenging times. 

Facebook users can RSVP for this LIVE event here.

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