Resilience training for hospital workers in anticipation of an influenza pandemic

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-20

  Aiello, Andria ^a   Young Eun Khayeri, Michelle ^a   Raja, Shreyshree ^a   Peladeau, Nathalie ^a   Romano, Donna ^a   Leszcz, Molyn ^a   Maunder, Robert G ^a   Rose, Marci ^a   Adam, Mary Anne ^a   Pain, Clare ^a   Moore, Andrea ^a   Savage, Diane ^a   Bernard Schulman, Rabbi ^a  

^a Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery   (Canada)

Author keywords

H1N1; Health care workers; Hospital workers; Influenza; Pandemic; Resilience; Training

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PANDEMIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79952784025     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.20096     Document Type: Article

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