2.45 Viral Spread of SARS-CoV-2, Rationing Resources, "Evidence Fiasco", & Classical Hematology Chat

Plenary Session

Vinay Prasad, MD MPH

Health, Medicine, Policy, Oncology, Science & Medicine

4.7 • 789 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2020

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

This week we discuss several recent articles on the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19, specifically Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee's article on the history and science of humanity's history with viruses, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel's essay on how to fairly allocate dwindling medical resources during this global pandemic, and Dr. John Ioannidis's article on the "evidence fiasco" that has been our response to COVID-19. We end the episode with a Classical Hematology Chat with Drs. Sven Olson and Joseph Shatzel. Dr. Mukherjee's article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/06/how-does-the-coronavirus-behave-inside-a-patient Allocation of Medical Resources: doi.org/10.1056/NEJMsb2005114 Dr. Ioannidis's article: https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/17/a-fiasco-in-the-making-as-the-coronavirus-pandemic-takes-hold-we-are-making-decisions-without-reliable-data/ Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession

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0:00.0	Welcome to Plenary Session.
0:07.0	I'm your host, Dr. Vinay Prasad.
0:10.0	I'm a practicing hematologist, oncologist, and I'm associate professor of medicine.
0:14.0	I'm interested in issues at the intersection of medicine, oncology, and health policy, and that's what you're going to get on this podcast.
0:22.2	Welcome to Season 2.
0:25.1	This week on Plenary Session, you're in for a real treat. I'm here back in the studio recording
0:29.5	because I had to come in for patient care, and in between patient care, I have nowhere else
0:34.5	to sit other than Plenary Session Studios. So I'm broadcasting from the studio where we have Crystal Clear audio setup.
0:40.8	It's nice to be back.
0:42.6	First up, I'm going to give you some scattered thoughts in the time of COVID.
0:47.4	COVID-19, some of the things that have caught my eye.
0:51.1	And as I promised on Twitter, a little bit discussion of the provocative article and
0:55.2	now a couple of videos by Giannihaniades on the topic. And then we're going to have a classical
1:00.9	hematology chat. There's no time like the present to enjoy a classic hematology chat banter.
1:06.9	You won't want to miss this. So stay tuned for this week's plenary session.
1:12.0	But first, a thanks. I want to miss this. So stay tuned for this week's Plenary Session. But first, a thanks.
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