Listen as the pioneers of the COVID pandemic share their experiences taking care of some of the first COVID patients in the US. Our guests have a broad range of expertise and experiences. This episode features hospitalist Dr. Francisco Alvarez (University of California at San Francisco, @fnalvarez), Infectious Disease fellow Dr. Karolina Maciag (University of Washington, @KMaciag), Critical Care and Pulmonology Fellow Dr. David Furfaro (Columbia University, @david_furfaro

Credits

Written and Produced: Justin Berk MD MPH MBA
Cover Art: Kate Grant MBChB DipGUMed
Hosts: Justin Berk MD MPH MBA; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Editor: Matthew Watto MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com
Guest: Dr. Francisco Alvarez, Dr. Karolina Maciag, Dr. Dave Furfaro, Dr. Nick Mark

Sponsors: Cayuga

Time Stamps

00:00 Intro
04:28 Francisco: Process leading up to first case
07:42 Karolina: The perspective of the consultant- calm in the storm
11:40 (Karolina) Seattle Flu Study as early warning
16:00 Dave: ICU patients
20:30 Nick: making decisions with a moving target
25:05 Sponsor
25:53 Francisco: data available on Twitter
28:00 Francisco: the role of generalist during the COVID pandemic
31:15 Karolina: on vulnerable populations during pandemic
38:26 Dave/Nick: how generalists should be preparing themselves
45:16 Avoiding aerosolized procedures / nebulizers
47:46 What was the big surprises
54:20 How do you address the anxiety
60:12 Plugs
64:20 Outro

#201 COVID Narratives: Stories from Physicians at the Front Lines

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast