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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 5/06/20
… they did, for our patients. This week I received an email from one of my regular OR nurses: “It is truly amazing what … updates in your inbox. Previously: COVID-19 Updates from Dr. Smith: 5/05/20 COVID-19 Updates from Dr. Smith: 5/04/20 COVID-19 Updates from Dr. Smith: …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/23/20
… updates in your inbox. Previously: COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: 4/22/20 COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: 4/21/20 COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: 4/20/20 COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: … COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/23/20 …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/25/20
… staff urgently tightening sheets on stretchers. From my office I saw empty streets, the empty bridge, and … updates in your inbox. Previously: COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: 4/24/20 COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: 4/23/20 COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: … COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/25/20 …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 5/09/20
… updates in your inbox. Previously: COVID-19 Updates from Dr. Smith: 5/08/20 COVID-19 Updates from Dr. Smith: 5/07/20 COVID-19 Updates from Dr. Smith: 5/06/20 COVID-19 Updates from Dr. Smith: … COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 5/09/20 …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/19/20
… stuck at the peak. This cold reality won’t prevent us from turning to the future, but it attaches a governor to our … to everyone by now. Keep that in mind when hearing from international voices, caught up in excitement over … I will take this excuse to exorcise some nonsense from our vocabulary, specifically the term “COVID-free.” In …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 5/03/20
… had fluids, and nails. Now and then groups of fighters from either side would barge in, find their enemies on stretchers, order the doctors to step away from the bedside, and finish them off. This resident spurned … updates in your inbox. Previously: COVID-19 Updates from Dr. Smith: 5/02/20 COVID-19 Updates from Dr. Smith: …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 5/04/20
… herd, than it is for any one individual seeking protection from another individual. How should we educate patients on … updates in your inbox. Previously: COVID-19 Updates from Dr. Smith: 5/03/20 COVID-19 Updates from Dr. Smith: 5/02/20 COVID-19 Updates from Dr. Smith: …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/21/20
… will decline. Estimates of R 0 for SARS-CoV-2 range from 2.2 to 5.7. Measles ( R 0 = 15-18) and Mumps (R 0 = … while holding our breath for a vaccine. Now I will lurch from COVID science to the annals of adversity. David Starr … the local high school for girls. After obtaining a BS from Cornell and an MD from Indiana Medical College, he …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/27/20
… completely rational. On my drive home I heard a snippet from a Governor Cuomo press conference today describing the … the Donald H. Koch Center. Previously: COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: 4/26/20 COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: 4/25/20 COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/24/20
… updates in your inbox. Previously: COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: 4/23/20 COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: 4/22/20 COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: 4/21/20 COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: … COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/24/20 …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/26/20
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/13/20
… few thousand per day in the next week or so. Medical teams from UCSF start working here today, joining the team from Cayuga Hospital that started last week. I met a surgeon from University of Minnesota in the ICU huddle on Friday. … COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/13/20 …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/16/20
… us in the face for a year or two, but habit prevented us from taking advantage. Traveling to Washington Heights to … care, as well as for helping patients distinguish us from Brand X. There are always pros and cons. The seductive … off-site is no longer an excuse, nor is the time to move from one meeting to the next, since the transition occurs at …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/29/20
… patients will approach the first human in their encounter from a base-camp of confidence. This is the point at which … aggressively scrubbed with Clorox wipes. No one is exempt from this behavior. In fact, higher rank only makes the … updates in your inbox. Previously: COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: 4/28/20 COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/30/20
… to those for whom it’s not already too late. Starting from the most mundane, preop testing needs to be considered. … updates in your inbox. Previously: COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: 4/29/20 COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: 4/28/20 COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: …
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