The course is available over the Internet making it widely accessible at no cost for the health-care workers. The goal is to reach 3,000 health-care workers worldwide.

"This course addresses many of health-care workers' common fears and concerns," explains Gillian Wilde, Mount Sinai Nurse Clinician in the Emergency Department, who also took the course as part of the pilot study. "Because of the course, I know that experiencing stress during a pandemic is a normal response. However, it doesn't mean that I have to feel helpless or afraid. I now have more tools that I can use to maintain my physical and emotional health during a pandemic."

The course is now live. It is part of a randomized control trial. Hospital-based health-care workers can register at www.msh-healthyminds/stressvaccine. The pilot study was funded by Canadian Institutes for Health Research.

SOURCE Mount Sinai Hospital