In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, elective surgeries have been cancelled, and the whole surgical community has been affected. Going back to “normal” activities will require a significant amount of forethought and strategic planning. In fact, the new “normal” may be quite different than what we had considered normal in the pre-COVID era.
This webinar “Returning to Operations after COVID-19” will address a range of subjects related to this issue and hopes to shed some light on the potential changes that will be needed in the short and medium time frame. Program below:
- Welcome, Introduction and Objectives: Horacio Asbun / Christopher Schlachta
- How do we get back to normal? We don’t: Gretchen Jackson
- Are we at the COVID-19 peak? Epidemiologic Projections: Jinwei Hu
- Now is the time to reopen – Point: Mohammed Abu Hilal
- Now is not the time to reopen – Counter Point: Andrea Pietrabissa
- Panel discussion: Horacio Asbun / Christopher Schlachta
- I will be a surgeon again, but how and on whom?: Linda Zhang
- Navigating the COVID-19 pandemic from the medical device industry perspective: Brian Dunkin
- Post pandemic collaboration: How industry and caregivers will make healthcare better: Chad Evans
- Restoring hospital operations during the transition: Steven Schwaitzberg
- Medical education in the transition period and long-term implications: Liane Feldman
- Panel discussion: Horacio Asbun / Christopher Schlachta
- Wrap up: Horacio Asbun, SAGES President
The recorded webinar is now posted on SAGES.TV
https://www.sages.org/video/returning-to-operations-after-covid-19/