Healthcare providers often experience the effects of the constant strain of meeting the vast needs of patients and their families, resulting in compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue is the distress resulting from the continual demands of caring for others and witnessing pain and trauma. Compassion fatigue affects not only the health care provider in terms of job satisfaction, emotional and physical health, but also the workplace environment by decreasing productivity and increasing turnover. COVID-19 is amplifying all of the factors that lead to compassion fatigue. The pandemic demands an increased need for healthcare providers to fulfill the medical, mental and social health needs of the families and communities impacted. This seminar will describe the stages, causes, symptoms, and consequences of compassion fatigue. It will also introduce strategies for assessing levels of stress and implementing strategies to prevent/minimize the development of compassion fatigue in your healthcare setting.