Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Experiences of a frontline healthcare worker:
Dr. Catherine Priscilla Paul, Post-graduate Registrar, Department of Medicine,
CMC

Evidence-based approach to assessing the psychosocial impact:
Dr. Prathap Tharyan, Adjunct Professor, B V Moses Centre for Evidence-Informed Healthcare / Clinical Epidemiology Unit, (Retd. Professor of Psychiatry), CMC

Community perspectives on psychosocial impact:
Dr. Johann Ebenezer, Assistant Physician, Department of Distance Education, CMC

Psychosocial impact on the elderly:
Dr. Mathew Varghese, Sr. Professor of Psychiatry, Head, Geriatric Clinic & Services, NIMHANS, Bangalore

Spiritual care during the pandemic:
Rev. Dr. Arul Dhas T., Head, Department of Chaplaincy, CMC

Moderator: Dr. Deepa Ramaswamy, Professor of Psychiatry, CMC

The webinar hosted by the CMC Vellore COVID Command Centre (CCC) Training Desk on the 31st of May concluded with a live Q and A session.

0:05 Welcome from CCC
1:48 Moderator introduces topic
2:51 Introduction of 1st speaker
3:08 Experiences of frontline HCW
11:15 Introduction of 2nd speaker
11:45 Evidence-based approach
30:27 Introduction of 3rd speaker
31:31 Community perspectives
45:43 Introduction of 4th speaker
46:32 Impact on the elderly
59:32 Introduction of 5th speaker
01:00:26 Spiritual care
01:12:15 Closing remarks