Have you been practicing social isolation? Don’t panic, and stay safe! In this episode of GuideWire, Devin Hubbard and fellow FastTraCS team member, Nabil Khan, talk to UNC Health Care’s hospital medicine experts, Rob Lampman, Nicholas Piazza, Chris Kahl, and Ria Dancel, about anticipated needs related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Today’s Topics Include: 

• Primary COVID-19 Concerns: Access to and shortage of PPE and ventilation equipment
• Potential Pitfalls: Anticipate long-term hospital medicine needs for patients and providers
• Physical Space: How to retrofit existing hospital rooms to care for and contain patients?
• Variables and Complications: From mild to severe symptoms, identify high-risk people
• Everyday Care vs. Performing Procedures: Preserve PPE to protect workers
• Innovative Ideas: Make masks, gowns, tests, and equipment effective and comfortable
• Teamwork: Ways for patients and healthcare providers to be cohorts to do more
• Logistics and Locations: Be open, available, and refresh skills for other emergencies
• Hardest Hit and Weakest Link? Emergency Room (ER)

 Links and Resources:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

#MedTwitter

Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Learning Portal

Fluid Resuscitation In The Critically Ill Course

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Quotes:

How do you prevent and spread infection? Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Rob Lampman

Early Stratification: How can people be identified as being at higher risk? - Nicholas Piazza

“The face shields are a nightmare.” - Chris Kahl

“The fear of running out of PPE is high, and it’s justified.” - Ria Dancel