Wheelock, HarrietHarrietWheelockDickson, MelissaMelissaDicksonBarrett, ElizabethElizabethBarrett2024-11-222024-11-222020 the A2020-05-22Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine0790-9667http://hdl.handle.net/10197/27232The word ‘quarantine’ was first used in Venice in 1127 with regards to leprosy and referred to a wide-spread measure in tackling the impact of the ‘Black Death’. RCPI is interested in capturing a range of experiences, as they are communicated in the moment of the COVID-19 pandemic, in terms of their impact upon social, cultural and psychological structures and formations. This is an important addition to the historical archive. It is a rare thing in medicine to feel a connection to authors in Venice almost a thousand years ago. We urge our fellow clinicians to participate.Print-ElectronicenCOVID-19Experiential reportsGriefNarrativeVoice of healthcare workersJournal Article40229629710.1017/ipm.2020.482021-03-03https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ie/