June 1, 2021

Taking the time to care | COVID19

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“I just feel there is some intrinsic value to, you know, a human presence”

This piece tells the story of an anesthesiologist who, once vaccinated, decided to go the extra mile and work out a way to spend some quality time with his COVID-19 patients. Hear how he went through the appropriate procedures to arrange for them to be able to have as much human interaction as was safely possible.

“With vaccination with full PPE, N-95, you know, face shield, gloves, gown, all the rest of it, you are very low risk”

Read more here: https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/27/vaccinated-health-care-workers-immunity-spend-time-visiting-covid-19-patients/

Presented by TopMedTalk’s Nick Margerrison with his guest Dr. Ben Moor, Anesthesiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth, Boston.