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Department of Medicine Grand Rounds - The Third Wave, the View from Wisconsin, & Navigating Risk in Covid-19 (Zoom Only)
The Third Wave, the View from Wisconsin, & Navigating Risk in Covid-19
Session moderated by Bob Wachter
In this UCSF Department of Medicine Covid Grand Rounds, we’ll begin with George Rutherford’s review of the state of the pandemic, including the massive surge in the Midwest and its implications. Then we’ll hear from Ann Sheehy and Andrew Braun — a hospitalist and an intensivist at the University of Wisconsin, respectively — who will describe their experience in the hardest hit area of the country. Finally, Julia Marcus, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Harvard and journalist for The Atlantic, will discuss the nuanced issues surrounding estimating and managing risks (schools, flying, visiting family, etc.) in Covid-19.
Current State of the Pandemic:
George Rutherford, UCSF Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Director of the Prevention and Public Health Group
The View from Wisconsin:
Ann Sheehy, Assoc. Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Andrew Braun, Asst. Professor of Medicine and Director of the University of Wisconsin Health Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Julia Marcus, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute; Adjunct Faculty, The Fenway Institute
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The session will be recorded for later play :
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