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 ) and intensivist and founder of onepagericu.com, Dr. Nick Mark (Seattle, WA). Show Notes | Spotify | Swag! | Top Picks | Mailing List | [email protected] 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

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