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

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 | thecurbsiders@gmail.com

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