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Editorial
. 2020 Jun 16;172(12):822-823.
doi: 10.7326/M20-1236. Epub 2020 Apr 6.

COVID-19: Peer Support and Crisis Communication Strategies to Promote Institutional Resilience

Albert W Wu  1 , Cheryl Connors  2 , George S Everly Jr  1
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Editorial

COVID-19: Peer Support and Crisis Communication Strategies to Promote Institutional Resilience

Albert W Wu et al. Ann Intern Med. .

Abstract

Caring for patients with the novel coronavirus infection is placing great stress on health care systems and health care workers. On the basis of their experiences responding to other pandemics, the authors summarize lessons learned and offer some best practices for facilitating organizational resilience and supporting health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: Anxiety; COVID-19; Communication in health care; Emotions; Fear; Health care providers; Health promotion; Infectious diseases; Patients; Psychiatry and mental health.

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