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The Frontlines of COVID: The Century Ride

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 12 - Josh Marshall

 The frontlines of COVID doesn’t only include healthcare workers, it also includes journalists. In an era where information is so important, journalists are facing threats of their own. With an advertising drought caused by the economic crash associated with COVID, many news providers are having to make sacrifices as they struggle to continue covering the pandemic. Josh Marshall, founder of Talking Points Memo, joins Dr. Kohler for the Surgery Sett’s 100th episode to discuss how he is navigating this crisis.

Talking Points Memo: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/

The Josh Marshall Podcast: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcast-series/the-josh-marshall-podcast 

The TPM List of Key Coronavirus Crisis Links: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/covid-19-community

The Frontlines of COVID: Convalescent Plasma

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 11 - Dr. Bill Hartman and Dr. Joe Connor

In what has been a seemingly endless fight against COVID, Dr. Bill Hartman and Dr. Joe Connor arrive with some hopeful news. Through the use of convalescent plasma, or the antibodies found in the blood of a recovered patient, a potential treatment for COVID-19 is being tested. Dr. Hartman and Dr. Connor discuss how they streamlined the process of developing such a therapy at unprecedented speeds, and share how you can help!

UW Convalescent Plasma: https://news.wisc.edu/plasma-from-recovered-covid-19-patients-tested-as-therapy-for-seriously-ill-patients-at-uw-health/

National website: https://www.uscovidplasma.org/

Hotline: +1(608)262-8300

Toll-free number: +1(833)306-0681

“Sometimes” poem: https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sometimes-416/

The Frontlines of COVID: Organizing a Decentralized Structure

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 10 - Dr. Barbara Boyer

Dr. Barbara Boyer is the president of the medical staff of her hospital, which has a decentralized structure. They don't share a common email system, in the past they had met in-person once a month, and now they are faced with trying to organize under the conditions of COVID. Dr. Boyer shares how she's gone about distributing resources and disseminating information, while facing the threat of coronavirus and the obstacles of social distancing.

Some Good News with John Krasinski:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5pgG1M_h_U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oilZ1hNZPRM&t=4s

"To Be of Use" by Marge Piercy: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57673/to-be-of-use

The Frontlines of COVID: The General

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 9 - Dr. Rebecca Minter

Thus far in the Frontlines of COVID series, Dr. Kohler has been discussing the COVID crisis with those "on the ground" so to speak. Now, Dr. Kohler meets with the chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin: Dr. Rebecca Minter. Dr. Minter shares how she has orchestrated the department along with her fellow chairs to make care run as smoothly as possible.

Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781591847489

"Lockdown" by Father Richard Hendrick: https://www.irishcentral.com/news/coronavirus-lockdown-poem

The Frontlines of COVID: Rural Care

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 8 - Dr. Jill Ties

COVID-19 has put an unprecedented strain on the resources in our healthcare system, especially in big cities where the virus spreads rapidly. Where we see cities struggling to deal with a lack of resources, a lot can be learned from rural communities where getting creative with a lack of resources is more common. Dr. Jill Ties gives us her perspective on this lack of resources, and shares how her hospital is dealing with coronavirus.

The Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin COVID-19 Resources: https://www.scwisconsin.org

American College of Surgeons COVID-19 Resources for Surgeons: https://www.facs.org/covid-19

Hospital Resource Utilization and Pandemic Prediction Models from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: https://covid19.healthdata.org

Abraham Lincoln’s Cooper Union Address: http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/cooper.htm

The Frontlines of COVID: Maintaining Medical Education

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 7 - Dr. Jacob Greenberg

Deciding how to move forward with medical education is tough with social distancing alone, but when it comes to preparing a labor force to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the decision only gets more complicated. Dr. Jacob Greenberg, the surgery program director for the University of Wisconsin explains the thinking behind his team's approach to this difficult question.

The Frontlines of COVID: Pregnancy feat. The Women's Healthcast

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 6 - The Women's Healthcast

In this episode, we hand over the reins to Jackie Askins of the Women's Healthcast as she discusses how people should handle pregnancies during the COVID-19 pandemic. As with all things in the moment of coronavirus, extra precautions should be taken when handling a pregnancy. Jackie details exactly what those precautions are. The Women's Healthcast is a production of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

The Women's Healthcast: https://womenshealthcast.podbean.com/

Pregnancy & Breastfeeding - US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/pregnancy-breastfeeding.html

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): What You Need to Know About its Impact on Moms and Babies - March of Dimes: https://www.marchofdimes.org/complications/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-what-you-need-to-know.aspx

COVID-19 Information for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Individuals and Newborns - UW Health https://coronavirus.uwhealth.org/covid-19-information-for-pregnant-women-newborns-and-breastfeeding/

Coronavirus pregnancy FAQs – Babycenter https://www.babycenter.com/0_coronavirus-covid-19-pregnancy-faq-medical-experts-answer-yo_40007006.bc

COVID-19 – Wisconsin Department of Health Services https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/index.htm

Carry On, by Robert Service: http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/service/carry_on.html

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

The Frontlines of COVID: The Blood Shortage

The Frontlines of COVID: A Surgery Sett Series: Episode 5 - Dr. Thomas Raife

As the healthcare system struggles to care for COVID-19 patients, a second unprecedented crisis is in need of attention. Dr. Thomas Raife, the director of transfusion services at UW, is calling for action on blood shortages across the country, including you! Why is there a blood shortage during a respiratory-based pandemic? What can you do to help?

To make a blood donation, visit the following links:

http://www.aabb.org/tm/donation/Pages/Blood-Bank-Locator.aspx

https://www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS

https://americasblood.org/for-donors/

Miniver Cheevy, by E.A. Robinson: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44978/miniver-cheevy 

Music: "The Sea" by Dee Yan-Key

Confronting of Prejudice and Discrimination in Surgery

Episode 83: Dr. Leslie Ashburn-Nardo

How does surgery reflect the biases and discrimination in society? How can surgeons address these issues in their workplace and with patients? Dr. Leslie Ashburn-Nardo is a psychologist who studies stereotypes and its implications in health. 

Medical Professionalism in Surgical Education

Episode 82: Dr. John Mansour

What does professionalism mean for surgeons? How have surgeons' expectations of professionalism changed over time? What do patients expect? Dr. John Mansour and Dr. Kohler have a fascinating conversation about how to teach professionalism in surgical education and how one learns to be a surgeon.