005 - How are Hospitals Preparing for COVID-19?

Public Health On Call

English - March 09, 2020 11:00 - 18 minutes - 42.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 559 ratings
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COVID-19 presents new challenges for health care providers in the midst of respiratory virus season. Dr. Lisa Maragakis, Senior Director of Infection Prevention at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, talks to Dr. Josh Sharfstein about standard precautions, protecting hospital staff while ensuring coverage, how previous outbreaks have laid some groundwork to address this one, and what you can do to help.

More information: jhsph.edu/covid-19