SCCM Resource Library-From Retirement to the Frontlines

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The document, "From Retirement to the Frontlines," by Jeffrey E. Salon, MD, FCCM, offers guidance for healthcare professionals considering returning to the workforce amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. It encourages readers to deliberate on the role they wish to assume, such as triage, management, logistics, or direct patient care in the ICU. To aid in this transition, the document advises making a personal skills inventory. This involves listing one's strengths and weaknesses, identifying areas of clinical excellence and improvement, and reviewing fundamental areas of critical care, particularly focusing on organ systems and common pathologies like coma, status epilepticus, and strokes.<br /><br />For those with subspecialty experience, the document suggests leveraging this expertise. Recommended resources for refreshing knowledge include textbooks, review articles, evidence-based clinical guidelines, and electronic tools like UpToDate. The document also notes the usefulness of non-peer-reviewed resources and online platforms from societies like the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).<br /><br />Practical steps for re-entering medical practice are outlined. Professionals are urged to contact previous hospitals and ICU directors, state medical societies, and the Veterans Affairs (VA) system, where any state license is valid. It emphasizes ensuring a current medical license and malpractice coverage before treating patients.<br /><br />Overall, the document serves as a strategic guide for retired medical professionals seeking to reintegrate into the healthcare system during the pandemic, emphasizing self-assessment, resource utilization, and networking.

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Administration, Crisis Management, 2020, 0:02:15

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"This presentation describes what it has been like for a retired clinician to come back to work on the frontines during the pandemic.

This is SCCM curated COVID-19 microlearning content."

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Content Type Presentation

Knowledge Area Crisis Management

Knowledge Area Administration

Knowledge Level Foundational

Knowledge Level Intermediate

Knowledge Level Advanced

Membership Level Nonmember

Membership Level Associate

Membership Level Professional

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Tag COVID-19

Year 2020

Keywords

COVID-19

healthcare professionals

retirement

ICU care

skills inventory

critical care

medical practice

SCCM

Veterans Affairs

pandemic reintegration

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