Blogs

Bloomberg: A Psychological Crisis Is Looming for Medical Workers

Rachel Smith speaks with Bloomberg about the psychological consequences medical workers are experiencing.

Being Prepared in the Time of COVID-19: Guide helps patients and those close to them consider what matters most in treatment

The guide was developed by Ariadne Labs and The Conversation Project with generous support from the Cambia Health Foundation. BOSTON, April 9, 2020 – Ariadne Labs and The Conversation Project announced the joint development of a conversation guide to support people in discussing their goals and priorities for treatment should they become sick with COVID-19.… Continue reading Being Prepared in the Time of COVID-19: Guide helps patients and those close to them consider what matters most in treatment

Thrive Global: Preventing Household Conflict When You’re Stuck at Home Together

Dr. Bitton’s social distancing counsel from “Not a Snow Day” included in this article on Thrive Global.

Boston Globe: To Fight Coronavirus, America Needs Leaders Who are First Followers

Safe Surgery Fellow Jason Pradarelli, MD, and Brigham & Women’s Department of Surgery chair Gerard Doherty, MD, write about leadership qualities required to address COVID-19.

Harvard Law School Bill of Health: The Ethical Argument Against Allowing Birth Partners in All New York Hospitals

Neel Shah, MD, MPP and Louise King, MD, JD examine the challenge of determining whether birth partners should be allowed in labor and delivery rooms during COVID-19 through an ethics lens.

BMJ Wellbeing: Some advice on working in PPE

Mary Brindle talks about the struggles of working in PPE and the importance of communication when you can’t see colleagues’ faces on The BMJ Podcast.

Tackling the COVID-19 Human Resource Emergency

An outline of important principles that may help organizations guide the formulation of human resource contingency plans should a surge of critically ill patients occur in your specific institution.

Bracing for the Surge

If we can expand our empathic repertoire to include those on another part of the COVID-19 journey, we may better navigate the coming days of physical distance and vulnerability, hope and horror, guilt and gratitude. By Nomi C. Levy-Carrick, MD, MPhil As we brace for what might be the most intensive weeks of the COVID-19… Continue reading Bracing for the Surge

Oprah Magazine: My Husband Refuses to Take Social Distancing as Seriously As I Do

Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH, speaks with Oprah Magazine about how to properly practice social distancing.

Harvard Business Review: Fighting Coronavirus with Big Data

Neel Shah and his wife, Julie Shah, discuss how data and computation are opportunities to combat coronavirus and may help get us back to normalcy.