Turning the Corner – Part 1

Living with a pandemic for over a year has strained resources in health care and the country as a whole. For months, the use of masks seemed the only mode of prevention, but with attendant limitations and even controversy. Now, the emergence of vaccines and new treatments has brought some hope. In this episode, we discuss whether or not we have turned a corner on COVID-19, and we examine the changes and issues the crisis has brought about in health care.

 

Guest speaker:

Jayanta (Jay) Bhattacharya, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Stanford University

Director

Stanford Center on the Demography of Health and Aging

 

Moderator:

Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM

Associate Vice President

Clinical Resources

Vizient

 

Show Notes:

[01:52] Impact of vaccines on turning the corner

[03:13] Finding the super-infectors

[05:04] Addressing vaccine hesitancy and herd immunity

[07:06] COVID and social determinants of health

[08:19] Addressing the COVID long-haulers

[09:51] Masking

[13:12] Innovations during COVID

[14:51] Needing health care professionals to work at the top of their licenses

 

Links | Resources:

The CDC updated masking guidelines for fully vaccinated Americans – here’s what you need to know (USA Today—April 28, 2021) Click here

The Great Barrington Declaration Click here

How and when will this pandemic end? (World Economic Forum) Click here

“Implementing Optimal Team-Based Care to Reduce Clinician Burnout” (National Academy of Medicine discussion paper – September 17, 2018) Click here

 

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