John Bishara DO: Pulmonologist in the Age of COVID-19 Episode 1

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This series is a little different. Obviously, a pulmonologist has something to say about COVID-19 these days. So, John and I decided to break it up. Episode 1 will deal with becoming a pulmonologist and what that is like. Episode 2 is all about COVID-19 and what it does what it does. Basically, what do we know about this disease as of 8 June 2020. Episode 3 is the catchall of questions and how the incredible blessing of the internet is also a major headache for people trying to care for the critically ill and also prevent people from actually getting COVID-19 and dying because someone thinks a mask is not useful. Dr. Bishara is also an officer in the United States Air Force and has been a principle advisor for public health policy within the West Virginia National Guard. He is about as humble as they come, and he deals with the sickest of sick people. He is someone that is approachable on any level and he loves what he does, mucus and all. Finally, I want to reiterate that I am running John’s episode concurrently with Wendy Dean and Simon Talbot’s because while COVID-19 is not the same thing as Moral Injury in health care but they are related at this point in the disease. It is also really important that John’s words compete with all of the insanity that we see on the internet along the lines of masks don’t work. At the time of this recording 110,000 Americans are dead from COVID-19 and despite popular belief, this disease is hurting a lot more children than we thought at first. Wear a mask in close and indoor public spaces. Period. Full stop. Telemedicine https://www.aafp.org/media-center/kits/telemedicine-and-telehealth.html NICOM https://www.nyit.edu/medicine WVU Medicine Charleston Area Medical Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_Area_Medical_Center [e-mail] But honestly, we seldom check it. Use the Social Media links… Catch us on twitter at @RotationsPcast Todd @MedicalCinema. Brian @Profplow and Nisarg @NisargBakshi You can also send comments to Todd at TR Fredricks on Facebook. Look for more Rotations Content at mediainmedicine.com/Rotations and on Soundcloud and iTunes at Rotations Podcast. Intro and Outro Music: Courtesy of Artlist.io Produced by: Todd Fredricks DO and Brian Plow MFA Edited by: Todd Fredricks DO Cohost: None, I did this after hours and you know work rules for students Disclaimers: Todd Fredricks, DO Cut Clip: None… we are getting there with production Rotations is produced using (and we always accept donations from any gear folks): Rode Podcaster Pro Rode NT1-A mics Zoom H4N Rode Lavalier Go Polsen Studio Headphones Kopul XLR cables SanDisk media Final Cut Pro X MacBook Pro Tama mic stands Rotations is part of the Media in Medicine family of medical storytelling and is copyrighted. Rotations is made possible by the generous understanding and accommodation of our beloved institution, Ohio University and by the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and Scripps College of Communications. The comments and ideas expressed on Rotations are that of the content creators alone and may not reflect official policy or the opinion of any agency of the Ohio University.