2.47 Remdesivir, Cloth Masks, & Incentives for COVID-19 Drug Development with Dr. Ameet Sarpatwari

Plenary Session

Vinay Prasad, MD MPH

Health, Medicine, Policy, Oncology, Science & Medicine

4.7 • 789 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2020

⏱️ 76 minutes

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This week we start with an in-depth monologue on various new developments surrounding COVID-19, specifically the new study in NEJM on the compassionate use of remdesivir as well as the CDC's advice for the general public to wear cloth masks. We end with an interview with Dr. Ameet Sarpatwari of Harvard Medical School on how to create a more effective pharmaceutical system, the CREATES Act of 2019, developing fair and equitable drugs to treat COVID-19, and how to create a just system that balances the need for innovation with the need for access. Dr. Ameet Sarpatwari is the Assistant Director of PORTAL. Compassionate Use of Remdesivir: doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2007016 U.S. Gene Therapy Trials: doi.org/10.1001/jama.2019.22214 NIH Fair Pricing Condition: doi.org/10.7326/M19-2576 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,
0:19.0	and that's what you're going to get on this podcast.
0:22.3	Welcome to Season 2.
0:25.1	This week on Plenary Session, I'm back in the end of day's bunker, and we've got great stuff in store for you.
0:29.9	I've got a far-ranging monologue and a number of things that have caught my attention in the era of COVID.
0:34.2	And next, I'll be joined via Zoom by Dr. Mitzar Ptoire, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical
0:39.2	School. We're going to be talking about incentives for drug developers in the time of COVID.
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