As the COVID-19 pandemic reaches the two-year mark, there is discussion about moving into the endemic stage, living with COVID and any future variants as we have learned to live with the flu. On this episode, leading experts cover whether or not COVID is here to stay, national attitudes about living with it and the possibility of eradicating it in the future.
Guest speakers:Madeleine McDowell, MDSenior PrincipalIntelligenceVizient
Martin Lucenti, MD, PhDSenior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
As the COVID-19 pandemic reaches the two-year mark, there is discussion about moving into the endemic stage, living with COVID and any future variants as we have learned to live with the flu. On this episode, leading experts cover whether or not COVID is here to stay, national attitudes about living with it and the possibility of eradicating it in the future.
Guest speakers:
Madeleine McDowell, MD
Senior Principal
Intelligence
Vizient
Martin Lucenti, MD, PhD
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Solution Architecture
Vizient
Moderator:
Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM
Principal
Clinical Operations and Quality
Vizient
Show Notes:
[00:54] Pandemic vs. endemic
[01:36] Two considerations in moving from pandemic to endemic
[04:58] Possibility of eradicating COVID
[06:04] What data shows about getting to endemic state
[07:38] Most COVID public health policies came from Spanish Flu era
[08:41] Synergies between public health agencies and health care providers
Links | Resources:
To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com
Dr. McDowell’s contact email: madeleine.mcdowell@vizientinc.com
Dr. Lucenti’s contact email: martin.lucenti@vizientinc.com
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