#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 | [email protected] 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: CayugaTime 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