Covid-19: Reports of New Surges from Miami, Atlanta, Houston, and UCSF

In this UCSF Medical Grand Rounds (July 23, 2020), we begin with a review of the epidemiology of current surges challenging many areas in the South and West of the United States. We then hear reports from three of the nation’s hardest hit cities and institutions: Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, the University of Miami Health System, and Houston Methodist Hospital. We will also hear from a UCSF Health clinical leader, as we too are experiencing an increase in Covid-19 patients. The session is hosted by UCSF Department of Medicine chair Bob Wachter.

Program
Bob Wachter: Introduction
00:04:48 – Update on the Pandemic, with a Focus on the Current Surges:
• George Rutherford, Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF; Director of the Prevention and Public Health Group
00:20:39 – Q&A
00:26:11 – Update in Atlanta:
• Carlos Del Rio, Executive Associate Dean, Emory School of Medicine & Grady Health System; Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
00:32:34 – Update in Miami:
• Tanira Ferreira, Chief Medical Officer for Inpatient and Acute Care Services, University of Miami Health System; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Miami
00:37:59 – Update in Houston:
• Richard Robbins, Chair, Department of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital; Professor of Medicine, Houston Methodist Academic Institute and Weill Cornell Medical College
00:47:30 – Update at UCSF:
• Adrienne Green, Chief Medical Officer for Adult Services, UCSF Health; Vice President for Patient Safety; Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, UCSF
00:56:59 – Panel Discussion
01:21:39 – Bob Wachter: Closing

See previous Covid-19 Medical Grand Rounds:
• July 16: How the Virus Gets in and How to Block It: Aerosols, Droplets, Masks, Face Shields, and More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cio3rh6ta3w&feature=youtu.be
• July 9: The State of the Pandemic, Opening the Schools, and the Outbreak at San Quentin State Prison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh9gmca6o_A&feature=youtu.be
• June 25: Special Presentation: An Interview with John Barry, Author of the Bestselling Book, The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFpislCoN1g&feature=youtu.be
• June 18: Covid-19: Update in Therapies (including Steroids), and Covid Patients with Persistent Symptoms: What’s Going On?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy0kC0fUd9Q&feature=youtu.be

See all UCSF Covid-19 grand rounds, which have been viewed more than 450,000 times, here: https://medicine.ucsf.edu/covid-19-news-coverage