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We will begin at 6PM, check out the info below while you wait:
Plan to join us
for our next
Town Hall!
Thursday
September 23,
2021
Physician Town Hall Alpacas at the family farm – near
Muenster, SK
Hosted by: Dr. Susan Shaw
August 26, 2021
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19
Town Hall Reminders
• This event is being recorded and will be available to view on
the Physician Town Hall webpage (Names, Polling Results,
and Q&A are not posted unless a question is asked verbally).
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polls.
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www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19
Panelists joining us this evening...
• Beyond the list of presenters on the agenda, we also have a
number of colleagues joining us to support the Q&A.
• Panelists – please introduce yourselves in the chat.
• Ask your questions during the event and panelists will try to
answer!
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19
Truth and Reconciliation
We would like to acknowledge that we are
gathering on Treaty 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10
territory and the Homeland of the Métis.
Recognizing this history is important to our
future and our efforts to close the gap in
health outcomes between Indigenous and
non-Indigenous peoples. I pay my respects to
the traditional caretakers of this land.
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19
Agenda
Heading into Fall: SHA Digital Health Analytics/ Modeling Update Dr. Jenny Basran
COVID-19 Surveillance and Epidemiological Trends Dr. Johnmark Opondo
Offensive Strategy Highlights Dr. Johnmark Opondo
Vaccine Strategy Highlights Dr. Tania Diener
Defensive Strategy Highlights Dr. John Froh
Safety Updates Dr. Mike Kelly
Physician Wellness Dr. Alana Holt
Q&A Opportunity to ask your questions live!
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19
Heading into Fall:
SHA Digital Health Analytics/
Modeling Update
Dr. Jenny Basran
Senior Medical Information Officer
COVID-19
Health System Update
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19
PHAC Modelling – July 30, 2021
August 24, 2021 actual cases
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/diseases-maladies/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/epidemiological-economic-research-data/update-covid-19-canada-epidemiology-modelling-20210730-en.pdf
PHAC Modelling – July 30, 2021
August 25 actual
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/diseases-maladies/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/epidemiological-economic-research-data/update-covid-19-canada-epidemiology-modelling-20210730-en.pdf
Provincial projections from BC Modelling Group – Aug 18, 2021 https://pypm.github.io/home/docs/studies/prov20210818/
Manitoba – August 25, 2021 Manitoba Current State: August 25, 2021
• 56 new cases, with 443 active cases (7 day rolling avg = 51)
MB Modelling – Projected Cases and Hospitalizations for Manitoba • Test positivity 2.8%
• 65 people in hospital, with 21 in ICU (32% of hospitalized)
• Rt = 1.1
• 65.4% of Manitoba fully vaccinated (76% of eligible 12+)
Cases
“overwhelm acute
care system within
2 months after a
fourth wave
begins”
ICU Occupancy
August 24, 2021 – Taking pre-emptive action despite low case numbers currently
• Masks required in indoor public settings, including schools
• Most provincial health care employees, teachers and child care workers will have to be fully vaccinated
• Vaccination required for expanded list of activities and services
• Encouraging private businesses and organizations to mandate vaccines for employees.
Vaccine lottery - $25,000 scholarships for youth
ProtectMB Community Outreach and Incentive Grants - $20,000 https://www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/updates/cases.html
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VWEJcnpczk0VAkulNxZ7ZTYCfhU_FwwS/view?form=MY01SV&OCID=MY01SV https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-covid-19-update-august-26-1.6154269Alberta – August 25, 2021 Alberta Current State: August 25, 2021
• 1076 new cases, with 8496 active cases (7 day rolling avg = 753)
• Test positivity 9.31%
BC Modelling – Projected Cases and Hospitalizations for Alberta • 284 people in hospital, with 59 in ICU (or 21% of hospitalized)
• 82.1% of non-ICU patients are unvaccinated/ partially
vaccinated
• 96% of ICU patients are unvaccinated /partially vaccinated
• Rt = 1.19 (1.16-1.23) on August 16-22
• 58.7% Alberta population fully vaccinated (69.2% of eligible 12+)
Most public health measures lifted when hit Stage 3 on July 1, 2021
Delaying further lifting of public health measures delayed until Sept. 27, including:
• Mandatory masking orders in publicly accessible transit, taxis and ride-shares. This includes school buses.
• Mandatory isolation for 10 days for those with COVID-19 symptoms or a positive test result.
• Testing at assessment centres for any symptomatic individual.
Vaccination Lottery to win $1 million or travel prizes
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-coronavirus-aug-25-1.6152536 https://www.alberta.ca/stats/covid-19-alberta-statistics.htm https://pypm.github.io/home/docs/studies/prov20210818/Alberta Modelling – August 24, 2021
In UK, hospital : case ratio = 4X’s lower
Israel hospital : cases ratio = 2.5-3X’s
lower
https://twitter.com/GosiaGasperoPhD/status/1430418833152503811/photo/1 https://twitter.com/GosiaGasperoPhD/status/1424986183445086209British Columbia – August 25, 2021 BC Current State: August 25, 2021
•
•
698 new cases with 5,356 active cases (7 day rolling avg = 630)
Test positivity 5.4%
• 139 people in hospital, with 75 in ICU (or 54% of hospitalized)
• ~ 68% of BC population fully vaccinated (75.4% of 12+ eligible)
BC Modelling – Projected Cases and Hospitalizations
Mandatory Mask mandate indoors, including schools and campuses
Effective Sept 13, 2021 - BC Vaccine Card – required for range of non-essential rec and social activities
Effective August 21, 2021 new PHO for Interior BC, until end Sept.
• Indoor group exercise limit of 10, no high intensity
• Personal gathering limit to one other household or 5 guests
• Organized indoor events limit of 50 persons with covid safety plan
• Travel to BC Interior not recommended
https://pypm.github.io/home/docs/studies/bc20210816/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-covid-19-update-aug-25-1.6153477 https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/a6f23959a8b14bfa989e3cda29297dedBC Modelling Long term Projections (NOT PREDICTION)
BC Model assumes 94% vaccine efficacy and over 80% eligible population vaccinated
https://bccovid-19group.ca/post/2021-08-18-report/slides.pdfBC Modelling - What can be done?
“What if” Expand Vaccine coverage to 90% eligible population AND public health measures starting next week for 6 weeks
Hospital demand still exceeds previous levels but lower than vaccination only scenario
https://bccovid-19group.ca/post/2021-08-18-report/slides.pdf https://bccovid-19group.ca/post/2021-08-18-report/Modelling Impact to Children
Alberta 0-19 infection projections
Model assumes 94% overall vaccine efficacy and over 80% eligible population vaccinated
https://bccovid-19group.ca/post/alberta-4th-wave/ https://bccovid-19group.ca/post/2021-08-18-report/slides.pdfSaskatchewan – August 25, 2021 Sask Current State: August 25, 2021
BC Modelling – Projected Cases and Hospitalizations for Saskatchewan • 158 new cases, with 1602 active cases (7 day rolling avg = 163)
• Test positivity 9.31%
• 104 people in hospital, with 19 in ICU (or 18% of hospitalized)
• 52.5% of Sask population fully vaccinated (68% of eligible 12+)
BC modelling group – Aug 18, 2021 PHAC - McMaster Modelling
August 25 actual
July 30, 2021
Sask Public health measures
lifted when reached Stage 3
on July 11, 2021
https://pypm.github.io/home/docs/studies/prov20210818/ https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/diseases-maladies/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/epidemiological-economic-research-data/update-covid-19-canada-epidemiology-modelling-20210730-en.pdfCOVID-19 Surveillance and
Epidemiological Trends
Dr. Johnmark Opondo
Medical Health Officer
COVID-19
Health System Update
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Key Findings
• All indicators daily cases, percent positivity and hospitalizations show upward trends
across majority of zones
• The number of COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan continue to increase for this
week
• with a 14.1% increase in the current week 172 (7 day average new case production) compared to the
previous week (142).
• The rate of confirmed cases among 18-29 year olds has seen a sharp increase in the last two weeks and
represents 28 % of cases this week.
• Testing is picking up and Percent Test Positivity this week is 8.1%
• The Delta variant is more transmissible and may be more dangerous. It has displaced the
Alpha variant as the dominant circulating strain. It is critical to control the spread of this
variant.
• Continued challenges with community outbreaks, increased risk with re-opening
• Covid-19 Planning assumptions is moving from “Pandemic Response” to “endemic vaccine
preventable” disease, is NOT feasible with approx. 500,000 not yet vaccinated
• To avoid case surges, we need to continue to ensure that Saskatchewan residents take
their first and second doses in all communities.
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19COVID-19 cases, rate per 100,000 (last 7-days), by province/territory, August 26, 2021
SK has the 2nd
highest new case
rate among the
provinces in
Canada after AB
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/epidemiological-summary-covid-19-cases.html
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19COVID-19 cases, rate per 100,000 (last 7-days), by health region, Canada, August 26, 2021
Far North SK
currently has the
highest case
rates in Canada
Case rates are
reflective of
outbreaks/active
case finding
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Number Cases
50
100
150
200
250
300
0
350
1/1/2021
1/4/2021
1/7/2021
1/10/2021
1/13/2021
1/16/2021
1/19/2021
1/22/2021
1/25/2021
1/28/2021
1/31/2021
2/3/2021
2/6/2021
2/9/2021
2/12/2021
2/15/2021
2/18/2021
2/21/2021
2/24/2021
2/27/2021
Cases
3/2/2021
3/5/2021
3/8/2021
3/11/2021
3/14/2021
3/17/2021
3/20/2021
3/23/2021
3/26/2021
3/29/2021
4/1/2021
Source: Panorama, IOM
4/4/2021
4/7/2021
4/10/2021
4/13/2021
4/16/2021
4/19/2021
4/22/2021
4/25/2021
4/28/2021
5/1/2021
5/4/2021
5/7/2021
5/10/2021
Hospitalization
5/13/2021
5/16/2021
5/19/2021
5/22/2021
5/25/2021
5/28/2021
5/31/2021
6/3/2021
Lagging Indicators
6/6/2021
6/9/2021
- Hospitalization ↑
6/12/2021
6/15/2021
6/18/2021
6/21/2021
6/24/2021
6/27/2021
6/30/2021
7/3/2021
- Critical care Covid demand ↑
7/6/2021
7/9/2021
Death
7/12/2021
7/15/2021
7/18/2021
7/21/2021
7/24/2021
7/27/2021
7/30/2021
8/2/2021
8/5/2021
8/8/2021
8/11/2021
8/14/2021
8/17/2021
8/20/2021
SK-COVID-19 pandemic cases, deaths and hospitalization (7-Day Average); Jan 1 – Aug 24 2021 (n = 35,893)
8/23/2021
2
4
6
8
0
10
12
14
16
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19
Death and HospitalizationNew cases and
test rates, 7-day
rolling average,
per 100,000, by
subzone,
August 22, 2021
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19New Cases (7-Day Average)
0.0
50.0
100.0
200.0
300.0
150.0
250.0
2/1/2021
2/4/2021
2/7/2021
2/10/2021
2/13/2021
2/16/2021
2/19/2021
2/22/2021
2/25/2021
2/28/2021
3/3/2021
3/6/2021
3/9/2021
3/12/2021
3/15/2021
3/18/2021
2021
3/21/2021
3/24/2021
3/27/2021
3/30/2021
4/2/2021
4/5/2021
4/8/2021
Cases
4/11/2021
4/14/2021
4/17/2021
4/20/2021
4/23/2021
4/26/2021
4/29/2021
5/2/2021
5/5/2021
Source: Interactive epi file-Updated August 22,
5/8/2021
5/11/2021
5/14/2021
5/17/2021
5/20/2021
5/23/2021
5/26/2021
5/29/2021
6/1/2021
6/4/2021
6/7/2021
6/10/2021
6/13/2021
6/16/2021
6/19/2021
6/22/2021
6/25/2021
Test Positivity
6/28/2021
7/1/2021
7/4/2021
7/7/2021
7/10/2021
7/13/2021
7/16/2021
7/19/2021
7/22/2021
7/25/2021
7/28/2021
Current Test Positivity as at August 25: 8.1%
7/31/2021
8/3/2021
8/6/2021
8/9/2021
8/12/2021
COVID-19 cases and test positivity, 7-day rolling average, Feb 1, 2020 – Aug 22, 2021
8/15/2021
8/18/2021
8/21/2021
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
5.0
10.0
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19
Test Positivity (%)Delta variant is dominant in Saskatchewan
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Delta variant
geographical distribution
in SK, August 24 2021 (n =
1,487)
Delta has taken hold in
the Far North of the
province and likely
throughout the province
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19COVID-19 Epidemic Transmission Risk by SK Zone
Current Issues of Concern
(Week of Aug 18 – 24, 2021)
Δ from
Zones
FNW FNC FNE NW NC NE ST CW CE RE SW SC SE FNIH NITHA prev
affected
Issues of Concern (below) week
Risk Assessment
Variants of concern (VOC) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15 --
Removal of PHOs (July 11) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X XX 15 +3
Household transmission X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14 +4
↑ Community/social events & activities X X XX X X X X X X X X X XX 13 --
Staff fatigue & shortages X X X X XX X XX X X X X X X 13 +3
Workplaces X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13 +5
Vaccine misinformation & hesitancy X X X X X X X X X X X X 12 +1
COVID fatigue/complacency X XX XX X X X X X X X X XX 12 +4
Return to school measures X X X X X X X X X X X 11 -4
Large numbers of contacts X X X X X X X X X X X 11 --
Travel – within Sask X X X X X X X X X X X 11 +2
Unvaccinated HCWs X X X X X X X X X X 10 +4
Symptomatic working/not staying home X X X X X X X X 8 -1
Travel – interprovincial X X X X X X X X 8 --
Low testing numbers X X X X X X 6 -5
Non-compliance/COVID “rebellion” X X X X X XX 6 -3
Communication/messaging to public X X X X X 5 --Assessed Risk of Epidemic
Transmission, by Zone
Aug 18 – 24, 2021
Previous week
Current week
Colour Threshold level for
* Epidemic Spread
“The New Normal”
COVID transmission is
controlled, but there is a risk
of community transmission.
High risk that COVID
transmission is not
controlled.
High likelihood that COVID
transmission is not
controlled.
Week: Aug 11 – 17, 2021 Week: Aug 18 – 24, 2021COVID-19 cases, rate per 100k (August 11 – 24 , 2021) and vaccine coverage by eligible age group
300.0 100
Proportion with at least 1st dose 90
250.0
Case Rate per 100K 80
Vaccine Coverage Rate (%)
70
200.0
Case Rate per 100K
Proportion fully vaccinated (received 2 doses) 60
150.0 50
40
100.0
30
20
50.0
10
0.0 0
0-11 12-17 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60 -69 70-79 80+
Case Rate per 100K (This Week) Case Rate per 100K (Last Week)
Proportion with 1st dose (This Week) Proportion with 1st dose (Last Week)
Proportion fully immunized: Receive 2 doses (This Week) Proportion fully immunized: Receive 2 doses (Last Week)
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Summary current situation: Viral transmission
• Case counts have quadrupled in one month
• 7-day rolling average July 21: n = 31; compared to August 26: n = 172
• COVID-19 hospitalization and ICU admission increasing
• Hospitalizations over 30% increase in one week and ICU admission demonstrating
upward trend
• Average age in hospital/ICU admission is lowering
• (37% of current COVID-19 hospitalization are < 39 years)
• Public health workforce cannot keep up with the volume of contact tracing,
isolation, case/outbreak investigation, immunization etc
• SK continues to have the lowest immunization coverage rate in Canada
• Lowest coverage in children/young adults
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Offensive Strategy
Dr. Johnmark Opondo
Medical Health Officer
COVID-19
Health System Update
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Key Public Health messages this week
• Cases and admission will continue to rapidly escalate as we have seen in other
jurisdictions and in modelling
• There are things we can do to blunt the extent of the fourth wave in SK: Act EARLY
• Community transmission rates need to be lowered through
• Immunization OR frequent testing requirements for:
• Health Care Workers, teachers, and other at-risk groups
• Access to large venues and certain establishment
• Indoor mask mandates
• Consider vaccine “passports” for non-essential social events
• Reduce personal and public gathering sizes
• Strategic use of testing
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Vaccine Strategy
Dr. Tania Diener
COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy Chief
COVID-19
Health System Update
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Vaccine Strategy
Key Goals:
• Minimize serious illness & death
• Protect health care capacity
• Minimize spread of COVID-19
• Immunize as many people, as quickly as
possible; safely.Vaccine Administration as a Percentage of Population Eligible (12+)
Canada Canada
83.6% 75.5%
Percentage of Eligible
Population (12+) Vaccinated
91.5%
As of August 26, 2021
https://covid19tracker.ca/vaccinationtracker.html
87.3%
90.2%
80.5% 70.7%
84.7%
84.7% 76.5%
77.5% 88.8%
75.3%
76.3% 83.9%
69.0% 90.6% 77.5%
66.7% 86.3%
77.6%
83.2%
76.1% 77.4%
86.5% 78.3%
FIRST SECOND
DOSES DOSES
84.3% 74.5%Who has been immunized?
Vaccination Percentage
(First Doses)
Ages Current
(% change)
40+ 84% (+1%)
30+ 80% (+1%)
18+ 77% (--)
12+ 76% (+1%)
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Vaccine Eligibility for those Turning 12
11 year olds are now eligible for a COVID-19
Vaccine
Any individuals born in 2009 (turning 12 this year) can
now be vaccinated, regardless of their birthdate.
Only Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 is to be provided for
these children.
Standard informed consent processes apply.
If immunized in schools, a paper consent form will be sent home to obtain
parental/guardian informed consent. If parents bring their children to a clinic/pharmacy
for immunization, verbal informed consent will be obtained by the immunizer.
https://https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/system/files/2021-08/Dr-Shahab-Directive-to-Immunize-Children-born-in-2009-before-age-12-with-COVID-19-vaccine.pdf
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2021/august/20/living-with-covid-long-term-covid-19-precautions-updated
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19COVID-19 Vaccines – 3rd Doses for Travel
Some countries are requiring proof of vaccination with specific vaccines.
Some countries do not accept mixed series (i.e. AZ and mRNA; or 2 different mRNA; and some may not
accept AZ/Covishield).
Additional vaccinations are available for anyone who plans to travel and needs to meet travel
requirements which specify “fully vaccinated” as having received 2 doses of a matching mRNA vaccine.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
AZ/Covishield AZ/Covishield Pfizer Pfizer
AZ/Covishield AZ/Covishield Moderna Moderna Proof of intent to
travel is not required
AZ/Covishield Moderna Moderna
to receive the
AZ/Covishield Pfizer Pfizer vaccination.
Pfizer Moderna Moderna
Moderna Pfizer Pfizer
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2021/august/17/covid-19-update-for-the-week-of-august-17-additional-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine-approved-for-travel
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19NACI Recommendation: New to Canada – COVID-19 Vaccine
Recommendations for individuals who plan on staying in Canada for
longer periods of time and who are vaccinated with non-Health
Canada authorized vaccines.
- For individuals planning to stay in Canada for longer periods
(i.e. To live, work, or study)
- Those who have received one or two doses of a non-Health Canada authorized vaccine
should be offered one additional dose of an mRNA vaccine soon after arrival in Canada.
- Minimum interval between preceding dose and the additional dose should be 28 days
If they’ve already received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, no additional doses should be
offered at this time.
Awaiting Ministry recommendation at this time
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/guidance-documents/recommendations-those-vaccinated-with-vaccines-not-authorized-health-
canada-staying-canada-live-work-study.html
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Update - Booster Doses
There is no NACI statement in place yet regarding
booster doses.
The Clinical Expert Committee has sent a
recommendation to the Ministry.
Currently awaiting feedback and decision.
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Defensive Strategy Highlights
Dr. John Froh
Defensive Strategy Co-Chief
COVID-19
Health System Update
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Strategy – Maintain our COVID-19 Defensive Strategy
through ongoing readiness of the acute care system
to match incoming demand (including ICU) while
providing essential services to non-COVID-19
patients
COVID-19
Health System UpdateProvincial Census (7 day rolling average)
Non-ICU Census Daily ICU Census
160
(7 day rolling average) (7 day rolling average)
50
140
45
40
120 60%
increase in
last 2 weeks 35
100 46%
increase in
30
last 2 weeks
ICU Census
80
25
60 20
15
40
10
20
5
0 0
21-Apr-21 5-May-21 19-May-21 2-Jun-21 16-Jun-21 30-Jun-21 14-Jul-21 28-Jul-21 11-Aug-21 25-Aug-21 4/21/2021 5/5/2021 5/19/2021 6/2/2021 6/16/2021 6/30/2021 7/14/2021 7/28/2021 8/11/2021 8/25/2021
Saskatoon - 7 day Rolling average IRH - 7 day Rolling average IRH - 7 day Rolling average SK - 7 day Rolling average
Regina - 7 day Rolling average
INH - 7 day Rolling average
SK - 7 day Rolling average
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19
Saskatoon - 7 day Rolling average
Regina - 7 day Rolling average
INH - 7 day Rolling average
Digital Health Analytics. Data source: ADT, RRPL. Based on where patient resides, not admitted. Census represents all the patients on a given day. Out of province patients not included.Actions
Maintain strategies to prevent COVID-19 transmission, and response to
suspect and actual acute care outbreaks
Maintain and update acute care surge plans based on modelling.
Implement COVID-19 POC testing in the acute care setting
Implement HCW antigen testing in the acute care setting
Assess and develop plans to address the long-term impacts of COVID
Maintaining Acute and ICU capacity; preparing for 4th wave surge
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Measures
100% of Integrated Services Areas have acute outbreak response
team
100% acute care areas have 90% reliability on established outbreak
response standard processes
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Defensive Strategy
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Defensive Strategy
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Provincial ICU Demand – Aug 23 - 26
Provincial ICU Weekly AverageSafety Update
Dr. Mike Kelly
EOC Safety Officer
COVID-19
Health System Update
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Safety Bulletin
29th Edition – August 23
Scan the QR code below for
the latest Safety Bulletins: COVID-19 guidelines must be followed while at work at
SHA
• Screen for Fitness for Work DAILY
• Follow continuous masking guidelines and eye
protection recommendations
• Get TESTED
• Be safe when taking breaks
• Get VACCINATED
• Do not hold in-person meetings unless necessary
• Resume services in a safe way
• Maintain additional safe practices (ie. Hand hygiene,
enhanced cleaning, etc)
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Habits and Habit Formation
Dr. Alana Holt
Co-Lead Pandemic Physician Wellness and Psychiatry
Response Team
Physician Health Program, SMA
Student Wellness Centre, U of S
Dept. of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
COVID-19
Health System Update
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19The “New Year” Reset
What are my core values that drive my life and work? Way/How
Am I living and working with integrity right now? Intentionality
What is motivation??
What motivates and inspires you??
Start with WHY??? Your values? Your 20%??
Why What
Mindfulness Productivity
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Atomic Habits
Improvement
or Decline
James Clear, Atomic Habits 1 Year
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19Goals vs. Systems
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID193 Layers of Behaviour Change
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Processes
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James Clear, Atomic Habits
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19The 4 Laws of Behaviour Change
First Law: Make it Obvious
Second Law: Make it Attractive
Third Law: Make it Easy
Fourth Law: Make it Satisfying
James Clear, Atomic Habits
www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19The 4 Laws of Behaviour Change
First Law: Make it Obvious- I will [BEHAVIOUR] at [TIME] in [LOCATION].
After [CURRENT HABIT], I will [NEW HABIT].
Second Law: Make it Attractive- Anticipation, Desire, Reframing.
Third Law: Make it Easy- Action, Repetition, Frequency, Environment.
Fourth Law: Make it Satisfying- Rewards, Progress, Streak/Chain.
James Clear, Atomic Habits
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