COVID-19: Commonsense Conversations o...

Covid-19, the disease caused by a novel coronavirus, has created a global pandemic. This show aims to educate the public via interviews with leaders in healthcare, public health and policy. You’ll hear from former Kaiser CEO, host of the Fixing Healthcare podcast, and author of Mistreated: Why We Think We're Getting Good Health Care and Why We're Usually Wrong, Robert Pearl; critical care physician and frequent guest on The Doctors, “Dr. Raj” Dasgupta; Patrick C. Beeman, Ob/Gyn and founder of the medical education platform, InsideTheBoards; microbiology professor, Ken Rosenthal; and more.The host is Dr. Ted O’Connell, family physician and author of numerous textbooks and peer-reviewed articles. He holds academic appointments at UCSF, UC Davis, and Drexel University's medical schools and also founded the Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano Community Medicine and Global Health Fellowship, the first program in the U.S. to formally combine both community medicine and global health

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NURSING: Personal Protective Equipment and Soci...
In this episode, Dr. O’Connell talks with Nurse Keith and discusses the public health measures being taken as well as the impact on lower-income families. They also talk about the risk to health care workers in the field, especially from the lack of PPE....
42 min
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MEDICINE: Sports Medicine, Pro Sports, and Exer...
In this episode, Dr. O’Connell and Dr. Salah discuss what sports medicine is and how it relates to the COVID-19 virus. Some topics covered include: - How exercise affects the immune system- How professional sports organizations avoid spreading infectio...
33 min
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MEDICINE: Flattening the Curve to Protect Vulne...
37 min
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Weekly Review: NSAIDs, ACE-Inhibitors, and ARBs...
In this episode, Dr. O’Connell addresses misinformation regarding medications and their affects and interactions with the COVID-19 virus. Several agencies, including the FDA, have issued statements that they have found no evidence linking NSAID use and t...
8 min
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MENTAL HEALTH: How COVID-19 is Affecting Our Me...
In this episode, Dr. O’Connell and Dr. Grande discuss how the Coronavirus and it’s accompanying quarantine measures are impacting the mental well-being of those stuck at home. Throughout this episode we answer questions such as:How is the approach diffe...
35 min
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MEDICINE: Emergency Preparedness, Travel, and S...
In this episode, Drs. Aimee and Brian Ostick give us advice on emergency preparedness, travel, and social distancing in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic. They also answer pressing questions such as: - Why is social distancing so important? - What...
33 min
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MEDICINE: How Coronavirus Affects Med Students ...
While the coronavirus has been affecting education as a whole, Dr. O’Connell and fourth year medical student, Matthew Christensen, discuss how the virus is specifically affecting medical education. While this situation is frustrating for all of us, Chris...
35 min
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MEDICINE: A Critical Care Doctor on Intensive C...
23 min
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SCIENCE: A Virologist Explains Coronavirus, COV...
What makes the novel coronavirus different from other viruses like Chickenpox? Can pets be infected? How does the virus spread and how does the body fight it? Is there a vaccine on the way? When it comes to explaining viruses generally (and the novel co...
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INTRODUCING COVID-19: Commonsense Conversations...
COVID-19, the disease caused by a novel coronavirus, has created a global pandemic. This show aims to educate the public via interviews with leaders in healthcare, public health and policy. You’ll hear from former Kaiser CEO, host of the Fixing Healthcar...
3 min