IN THIS ISSUE
  • PPE Portrait Project helps build connections during COVID-19 crisis
  • New free online course available to all: "Humanism in Health & Healthcare"
  • For our partners, free tools to use and share during the pandemic
  • Download the free Tell Me More® for COVID-19 Care kit
  • First Gold Human InSight Webinar features Dr. David Fryburg
  • Live webinars with the Alda Center on May 28 & June 4
  • #FrontLineFaces: A call for human connection in this pandemic
  • April's edition of Research Roundup highlights 10 studies
  • Gold Corporate Council steps up to help in the pandemic
  • May 5th is Giving Tuesday Now: Make a gift & share your gratitude
  • Mindful Practice webinar with Dr. Mick Krasner
During the Ebola crisis, artist and Gold Foundation grantee Mary Beth Heffernan developed the PPE Portrait Project, adding photos to the front of healthcare professionals' protective suits so that isolated patients could see the faces of those caring for them. Her PPE Portrait Project has found a new urgency and widespread adoption in the COVID-19 crisis. The Gold Foundation is proud to have supported her ground-breaking work and encourages all hospital to adopt this simple and powerful practice.

Read more about the PPE Portrait Project , including tips for adopting the practice at your hospital.
The Gold Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the new free virtual course “Humanism in Health and Healthcare,” d eveloped in partnership with global platform NextGenU.org and Oakland University’s William Beaumont School of Medicine. This competency-based course can be easily used by medical and nursing schools or individual students around the globe. The curriculum is available for free to all.

In addition, Dr. Jason Wasserman of Oakland University and Dr. Hedy Wald of Brown University are planning a live 4-week session of "Humanism in Health and Healthcare" this summer using this curriculum and drawn from students around the globe. If you are interested in learning more about enrolling yourself or student(s) in this live 4-week summer course, please fill out this form.
The Gold Foundation has curated its own resources and outside resources for our partners to use and share. View the full list of tools . Please email Senior Director, Strategy & Business Development, Pia Pyne Miller at pmiller@gold-foundation.org if you have a suggestion of another tool to add.

One of the resources now available for free for use during the pandemic is our Tell Me More® communication tool, which encourages patients to share personal details on a poster that can hang nearby, so that every healthcare team member learn about each particular patient.
In the first video of the Gold Human InSight Webinar Series , Dr. David Fryburg, President and Co-Founder of Envision Kindness, explains why stress awareness is crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic. He suggests techniques to reduce stress and help strengthen connections. Envison Kindness is a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote and inspire kindness, compassion, joy, and love in the pursuit of a happier, healthier, and more prosperous world for all.
Save the date for Gold-Alda webinars: May 28 & June 4
The Gold Foundation is teaming up with the Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University to support health teams in this pandemic with a series of webinars. Learn strategies to help connect with patients and colleagues and replenish your own well-being in the COVID-19 pandemic. These live webinars will draw from the Alda Method®, an improv-centered and trust-based communication training program, and the Gold Foundation's Tell Me More® tool. Sign up here to receive reminders about the webinars on May 28 and June 4 or look for the recordings later on our website.
Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) chapters at medical schools around the world are inducting their 2020 new members, who are selected by their peers as exemplars of compassionate care. The Gold Foundation has developed tools to help the chapter shift their ceremonies to online celebrations, and Gold representatives are available to join the virtual ceremonies and bring brief remarks and congratulations. "We are delighted to be part of recognizing and welcoming the newest GHHS members in these virtual ceremonies," said Dr. Elizabeth Cleek, Chief Operating Officer, who has spoken at two virtual ceremonies. "The newest GHHS members and their colleagues in medicine are rising to meet the immense need of the moment with incredible courage, care, and compassion. We are grateful to all of them for their critical role as healers, helping us all thrive." 

Follow us Instagram to see the latest induction celebrations or view the growing photo gallery of virtual inductions .
#FrontLineFaces: Join our call for human connection in this pandemic by sharing your photos and stories
Join us in honoring clinicians’ courage and compassion and recognizing their humanity in this fight, while making space for patients and everyone on the front lines to share their personal stories and be seen. Please share your #FrontLineFaces photos and stories.

Submit your photos and stories to the #FrontLineFaces project at info@gold-foundation.org or post your photo and story on social media with the hashtag #FrontLineFaces. On Twitter and Instagram , please tag us @GoldFdtn. Thank you for helping Keep Healthcare Human.
The April edition of Jeffrey Silver Humanism in Healthcare Research Roundup  highlights 10 recently published studies that tackle a variety of topics, including :
  • How a novel national program and similar initiatives may help shift stigma associated with physician-scientists who have caregiving responsibilities to validation.
  • How peer-led support groups for resident physicians may help combat burnout.
  • How a Medical Humanities course designed for pre-med students may help foster empathy early on.
The Gold Corporate Council , a group of leading healthcare companies who have aligned with the Gold Foundation to elevate humanism in healthcare, have all stepped up to make important contributions during this pandemic. BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) , CVS Health , Henry Schein, Inc. , IBM Watson Health , Medtronic , and Quest Diagnostics have come to the aid of patients, healthcare professionals, and the global need for widespread testing and effective treatment of COVID-19. The Gold Foundation is grateful for their contributions and commitment to humanism in healthcare.

Learn more about the Gold Corporate Council members' efforts to aid in the COVID-19 crisis.
This Tuesday, May 5th, has been designated a special day of support for nonprofit organizations around the globe: Giving Tuesday Now. We are so grateful to the healthcare teams, now and always, who care with compassion, respect, and collaboration. We are continuing to support healthcare professionals and students and offer tools for connection in this crisis. On May 5th, please consider giving to the mission of humanism in healthcare and donating to the Gold Foundation. If you would like specifically to support one of our pandemic initiatives under way, please reach out to Stuart Chizzik at schizzik@gold-foundation.org .

With your gift, we've created a way for you to share your gratitude for healthcare professionals directly with them in a real and meaningful way. We've included space on our Giving Tuesday donation form for you to include your own note or letter of gratitude, which we will deliver to healthcare teams at our Gold Partners Council hospitals. Thank you for supporting the human connection in healthcare!
"FLOURISHING AT WORK: MINDFUL PRACTICE FOR CLINICIANS & LEADERS"
Would you benefit from a Mindful Practice moment? Watch a recording with Co-Founder Dr. Mick Krasner
What is Mindful Practice? How can it help clinicians and leaders in this challenging era? Can certain techniques and training really make a difference — and even help physicians flourish? What research backs up the impact of Mindful Practice? The Gold Foundation has been hosting free webinars that provide an introduction to Mindful Practice.

Watch a 1-hour webinar that was recorded on March 4 with Dr. Mick Krasner.

Sign up to be notified about future live webinars.
GOLD PARTNERS COUNCIL MEMBERS now have the opportunity to share an event or other relevant news to our Gold community in this new space. Contact Kerry Ford at
kerry@gold-foundation.org for more information.
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