Recorded May 11, 2020.Dr. O’Connell meets with Dr. Steve Parodi to discuss the future of Covid-19 including a 2nd or 3rd wave, how the economy could reopen, and how hospitals have adapted to handle disasters and still provide routine care while keeping patients and staff as safe as possible.Questions from this episode include:As you see it, what steps need to be taken to safely reopen businesses, the economy, and society?Can you talk with us about the possibility of a second or even multiple peaks of this pandemic as we reopen society and head into next flu season?There were multiple peaks in during the 1918 flu pandemic. What can we learn from this and apply to the COVID pandemic today?Your host is Dr. Ted O’Connell, family physician, educator, and author of numerous textbooks and peer-reviewed articles. He holds academic appointments at UCSF, UC Davis, and Drexel University's medical schools and also founded the Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano Community Medicine and Global Health Fellowship, the first program in the U.S. to formally combine both community medicine and global health. Follow Ted on Instagram (@tedoconnellmd) and Twitter (@tedoconnell)! Dr. Stephen Parodi, who serves an associate executive director for The PermanenteMedical Group with responsibility for hospital operations, inpatient quality, patientsafety, care of complex and special needs populations, skilled nursing facilities, homehealth, hospice, and advanced analytics. He is also an executive vice president for ThePermanente Federation with duties that include external affairs, communications, andbrand. He also serves as a liaison for Kaiser Permanente’s (KP) engagement in localand international healthcare delivery initiatives. He has held several leadership roles at KP including the Chief of Infectious Disease andHIV Care Director for the Napa Solano Service Area, the Chair of Infectious Disease forTPMG, Chair of the Northern California Regional Infection Control Committee, Chair ofthe HealthConnect Governance Committee, and the Regional Director of HospitalOperations. Dr. Parodi currently practices as an infectious disease physician in theNapa Solano service area. Dr. Parodi received his medical degree from Georgetown University, completed hisinternal medicine residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and infectiousdisease fellowship at the UCLA Affiliated Program in Infectious Disease. He is a fellowin the Infectious Disease Society of America and serves as a delegate to the CaliforniaMedical Association for the Very Large Group Forum. He has served on Society forHealthcare Epidemiology of America committees related to public policy, governmentaffairs, and antimicrobial stewardship. He actively collaborates with the CaliforniaDepartment of Public Health and Centers for Disease Control on public health matters. He joined TPMG straight out of training because of KP’s and Permanente Medicine’sclear mission to serve individual patients’ needs and bring medical excellence at anever greater scale through a concerted effort to achieve population management. Keep up with Steve on LinkedIn: @steveparodi and Twitter: @StephenParodiMD.Submit Your Questions for the PodcastSend an email to [email protected] or check out covidpodcast.comWhat Can You Do? You can help spread commonsense about COVID-19 by supporting this podcast. Hit subscribe, leave a positive review, and share it with your friends especially on social media. We can each do our part to ensure that scientifically accurate information about the pandemic spreads faster than rumors or fears. Remember to be vigilant, but remain calm. For the most trusted and real time information on COVID-19 and the coronavirus pandemic, both the CDC and WHO have dedicated web pages to keep the public informed. The information presented in this podcast is intended for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Producers: Madison Linden and Christopher Breitigan. Executive Producer: Patrick C. Beeman, MD.