UPDATE 9/25/2020 – COVID-19 Oncology Urgent Care and Biocontainment Part 2

MiKaela Olsen, DNP, APRN-CNS, AOCNS, FAAN and Gina Szymanski MS, RN discuss oncology urgent care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics: *Workflows for COVID-19 positive patients *Providing treatment for cancer patients that are also COVID-19+ *The biggest obstacles to setting up the biocontainment space *The key successes of the oncology urgent care center *Lessons learned and future goals

UPDATE 9/23/2020 – COVID-19: Keeping Up With A Moving Target

Dr. Auwaerter gives us an update and answers your COVID-19 questions. Topics covered: *The data on transmission in schools and childcare *How safe is flying? *The most important thing you can do to prevent infection *The latest vaccine information *Are restaurants safe?

UPDATE 9/18/2020 – COVID-19 Oncology Urgent Care and Biocontainment Part 1

MiKaela Olsen, DNP, APRN-CNS, AOCNS, FAAN and Gina Szymanski MS, RN discuss oncology urgent care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics: *Adapting the oncology urgent care when COVID-19 hit *Preventing the hospital from being overwhelmed *How Johns Hopkins Hospital handled staffing resources *Preventing infections between staff and patients 

UPDATE 9/16/2020 – COVID-19 and Substance Abuse Part 2

Dr. Paul Auwaerter interviews Dr. Kathleen Brady about… *How providers can help treat substance use disorders *Resources for treating addiction *Using telehealth to deliver substance use therapy *Tips for helping patients recognize a substance use issue

UPDATE 9/11/2020 – COVID-19 Challenges and Opportunities

David Reif, MSN, RN, CCRN discusses challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and opportunities to overcome them. Topics:  *PAPRs, masks and shields *Family/caregiver presence *Special populations *Overburdened healthcare system *Communicating with international patients *Lack of technology 

UPDATE 9/9/2020 – COVID-19 and Substance Abuse Part 1

Dr. Paul Auwaerter interviews Dr. Kathleen Brady about the impact of COVID-19 on substance abuse. Topics: *Substance abuse in the US *Impact on minority communities *Reasons overdoses have increased *The difficulty of funding substance abuse treatment centers *How Yale recognizes and identifies substance abuse disorder patients 

UPDATE 9/4/2020 – COVID-19 Challenges and Opportunities

Dr. Auwaerter gives us an update and answers your COVID-19 questions. Topics covered: *“The kids aren’t alright”? *The keys to returning to school *Issues with remdesivir and convalescent plasma EUAs *Do masks only protect others? *Questions about the CDC testing guidelines

UPDATE 9/2/2020 – COVID-19: Keeping Up With A Moving Target

Dr. Auwaerter gives us an update and answers your COVID-19 questions. Topics covered: *“The kids aren’t alright”? *The keys to returning to school *Issues with remdesivir and convalescent plasma EUAs *Do masks only protect others? *Questions about the CDC testing guidelines