Annual Conference 2020 - Richmond Foundation

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Workshops for 22nd October

Workshop 1: Children and Adolescents

Dr. Nigel Camilleri will discuss the impact of the pandemic on children. Dr. Kenely will then provide reflections on the national data that has been emerging from Richmond’s research on the impact that the pandemic has been having on the mental health of the nation; she shall focus on the experience of youth and the extent to which they are experiencing loneliness, fear and depression and how they are struggling to find hope and happiness, amongst others. Dr. Samuel Aquilina will focus on how paediatricians working in community services, including safeguarding children, have had to "do there bit" to help in this national emergency. He will address the question, “In what way has this affected their services? And has it had an effect on their clients?”. Prof. Mary Anne Lauri will conclude the workshop by reflecting on how normal social media use among young people during COVID19 had both positive and negative outcomes on youth mental health. As the presence of new media grow, it will be essential to develop evidence-based approaches for encouraging healthy social media use in youth.

Workshop 2: Elderly and Disadvantaged Groups

Dr. Tanya Melillo, Head of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Unit, will look into the impact of the pandemic on migrant groups in Malta. Prof. David Mamo, along with Dr. Warwicker, Dr. Piscopo, Dr. Camilleri, Dr. Caruana, Dr. Duca and Dr. Baldacchino will be presenting the events which took place during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak that occurred at Mount Carmel Hospital in August and September 2020, and its subsequent management and outcomes. The policy implementations which took place may offer useful instruction in the response to future outbreaks in similar low-resource settings. Finally, we will be looking at examined trends in the mental health of the Maltese population over a 10-month period after an analysis carried out on a total of 2,659 calls made to a mental health helpline.

Workshops for 23rd October

Workshop 3: Business Owners and Employees

Col (Ret'd) Mr. David Mifsud will discuss how personnel were primarily concerned about being exposed to members of the public. Concerns were diverse demanding a different HR approach with each individual. Subsequently, mental alertness relaxed as Covid-19 cases were practically zero and the general atmosphere was that the pandemic was over. This continued until some personnel were detected with the virus which led to complete array of new challenges. Ms. Valérie Cabay, Executive Coach & Intercultural Management, will then briefly discuss the positive aspects that can emerge from Covid-19, as well as highlight areas that require awareness to ensure that the positive outcomes do not turn into a negative spiral. This will be followed by Richmond where we will present own experience of employees and employers' needs for support during the pandemic.

Workshop 4: Front Liners

Prof. Charmaine Gauci will introduce the workshop by sharing the experience of the Covid Pandemic Response Team and the Contract Tracing Team. Mr. Noel Abela, Ms. Rebecca Cachia Fearne and Ms. Claire Farrugia will then discuss their experience of working within the Infection Prevention and Control Unit during the pandemic. Finally, Dr. Walter Busuttil will describe the emerging concept of moral injury within the field of Traumatic Stress and give an explanation as to what it is and where this fits into the issues and dilemmas faced by Covid-19 Front Line Health and Other Workers.

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Breakout Sessions

Workshops for 22nd October

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