Note: To be transferred to PPT by the Client
Negative Impacts due to COVID-19
SMART objectives
| What do I want/need to do, and why? | What will I do to achieve this?
| What resources or support will I need?
| What will my success criteria be? | Target Dates for Review/ Completion
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| To conduct intense research on the pandemic and enhance awareness associated with a reduction of COVID-19 Spread. | In creating awareness to promote a reduction in the adverse effects of COVID 19, there will be reliance on social media as this is the best spread of information due to various groups such as the millennials. | Adequate finance- Adequate finance will assist in researching and surveying health care experts, especially in virology.
Previous reports on COVID 19- Reports are essential since they give an appropriate picture of any global pandemic (Serafini et al., 2020) |
Determination of the rate of awareness enhancement | 2-3 days |
| To understand the group that is heavily impacted through the COVID-19 Spread | There will be intense research on the recently established secondary sources to enhance reliance on updated information. |
Secondary articles related to COVID-19 | Effective determination of the most affected group. | One day |
| To effectively communicate the adverse impacts of COVID-19 spread and incorporate the most effective solutions in addressing the matter. |
Interviewing healthcare professionals and virologists |
Interview items and survey materials |
Determination of effective interview techniques. | 2-3 days |
People involved in the project
| Name | Position | Responsibility | Accountability | Consultation | Provision of information |
| ………… ……. | Project manager | Project Planning | Project completion | Scheduling | Frequently informed |
| ………………. | Project sponsor | Allocation of resources | Project integration | Finance | Frequently informed |
| …………….. | Project Team | Project process | Project activities | Project issues | Moderately informed |
| ……………….. | Others | Project advisors | Project success | New project ideas | Not informed |
Communication Plan
| Communication Goal and Purpose
| Frequency/When? | Who With? | Who is Responsible? | Communication Method |
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To inform the client’s ways in which COVID-19 spread is minimized. |
Twice a week |
COVID-19 victims |
Hospital management |
Social media intervention- It is effective since the information is relayed to the clients within a shorter duration (Serafini et al., 2020). |
| To inform the health workers the suitable ways of minimizing the negative impacts of COVID-19.
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Twice a week |
Health workers |
Hospital management |
Direct emailing- Direct emailing is crucial since it enhances privacy, and information is effectively relayed. |
| To inform the public on the increasing rate of the global pandemic.
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Three times a week | Public | Hospital and community management |
Social media- Since it is cheap and effective. |
Risk and contingencies
| Risk | Description | RAG Rating Red – Very Likely Amber – Possibility Green – Low Risk | Mitigation Plan | Responsibility | Review |
| Invalid health care information. | Since the research project is dependent on secondary and primary sources of information, unreliable data may be collected, which would affect the overall project outcome. | In addressing the problem, there will be reliance on recently updated COVID-19 reports. According to Serafini et al. (2020), updated secondary evaluation is important since it enhances research credibility. | |||
| Delays | Delays may be associated with the intense research required to ensure that the information is adequately collected. | I address the issue; there will be effecting planning and scheduling. | |||
| The lowered response rate from participants. | Due to confidentiality associated with COVID-19, there is a likelihood that the information provided by the participants may not be comprehensive. | In addressing the problem, there will be a focus on building participants’ confidence by focusing on confidentiality to provide the required information comfortably. |
References
Horesh, D., & Brown, A. D. (2020). Traumatic stress in the age of COVID-19: A call to close critical gaps and adapt to new realities. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(4), 331.
Fernandes, N. (2020). Economic effects of coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) on the world economy. Available at SSRN 3557504.
Serafini, G., Parmigiani, B., Amerio, A., Aguglia, A., Sher, L., & Amore, M. (2020). The psychological impact of COVID-19 on mental health in the general population. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 113(8), 531-537.