We have all received a lot of information about the dreadful Covid-19.  Have you ever wished: 1) you actually knew any of the medical experts providing you information,  or 2) you could ask these experts questions?

On Tuesday, May 19 ’71 doctors Wally Schlech, Mike Rade, and Bob Eyre hosted a one-hour Zoom webinar entitled “Covid-19 Now and Covid-19 Future.” 

Here is the agenda for the presentation, along with Wally’s slides.  Bob has also shared his comments.

Wally (infectious disease), Mike (general surgery)  and Bob (urology and ethics) will call on their different areas of expertise to address a number of issues including what does a “second wave” look like,  ethical issues in rationing care and treatment, and what are the challenges in scheduling/performing all the elective procedures now being postponed. Their impressive, brief bios are listed below. Our panel does not have all the answers, but has thoughts on all these issues and much more.   

Wally Schlech is a Professor of Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and an infectious disease subspecialist with training at Cornell, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt and the CDC where he was an Epidemic Intelligence Officer. He has been involved in the care of a small number of Covid patients to date with more expected. Wally notes that  his “main claim to fame is that my sister-in-law once dated Dr Tony Fauci!”

Mike Rade has been a practicing general surgeon for 40 years,  Chairman of the Department of Surgery Mercy Hospital for 20 years.  Governor American College of Surgeons 1990-1996 with committee membership of National Blood Borne Pathogens dealing with AIDS and hepatitis B and their implications for health care workers during that time period. Distinguished Surgeon Award American College of Surgeons and Roswell Park Medal recipient for surgical excellence.

Bob Eyre retired in July 2019 after a 40-year career in urological surgery, both in academic and private practice settings.  He has served as chief of the Division of Urology in four Harvard teaching hospitals and he continues to advise Harvard Medical students as a faculty member.  In January 2020, he taught a Winter Study at Williams on Ethical Issues in Surgical Care.