Outspoken Oncology

Vincent Rajkumar, MD, and Rafael Fonseca, MD, both multiple myeloma specialists at Mayo Clinic, discuss the prospect of opening the country before a vaccine is developed for COVID-19; whether the decisions should be made on a county-, state-, or regional-level; and the critical need for a "TTP" approach: widespread adequate Testing, contact Tracing, and PPEs.

Alison Bateman-House, MPH, PhD, department of population health, NYU Langone Health, returns to discuss the ethics of "expanded access" and "Right To Try" when treating COVID-19, health care workers refusing to report to work if proper PPEs are not available, medical students graduating early to join the frontlines, practicing selective care due to scarce resources, and more.

Alison Bateman-House, MPH, PhD, department of population health, NYU Langone Health, returns to discuss the ethics of "expanded access" and "Right To Try" when treating COVID-19, health care workers refusing to report to work if proper PPEs are not available, medical students graduating early to join the frontlines, practicing selective care due to scarce resources, and more.

Nurses from Chicago and California join Chadi to discuss when their institutions began preparing for an influx of COVID-19 patients, conflicting information from their institutions regarding PPE supplies, ease of complying with CDC/WHO guidelines for sanitizing used PPEs, and more.

Nurses from Chicago and California join Chadi to discuss when their institutions began preparing for an influx of COVID-19 patients, conflicting information from their institutions regarding PPE supplies, ease of complying with CDC/WHO guidelines for sanitizing used PPEs, and more.

Emily Landon, MD, executive medical director of infection prevention and control, University of Chicago, returns for her fourth update on COVID-19 testing options and timeliness, whether asymptomatic patients with the disease can transmit it to others, a simple and helpful practice to keep patients needing more oxygen off the ventilators, and more.

Emily Landon, MD, executive medical director of infection prevention and control, University of Chicago, returns for her fourth update on COVID-19 testing options and timeliness, whether asymptomatic patients with the disease can transmit it to others, a simple and helpful practice to keep patients needing more oxygen off the ventilators, and more.

Peter Antevy, MD, EMS medical director and founder of Handtevy, describes his bout with COVID-19 as a medical professional, breaks down some of the latest tests being used with rapid turnaround times, projects the coming reality of a national mechanism for instant testing in public places, and more.

Peter Antevy, MD, EMS medical director and founder of Handtevy, describes his bout with COVID-19 as a medical professional, breaks down some of the latest tests being used with rapid turnaround times, projects the coming reality of a national mechanism for instant testing in public places, and more.

Niesha Griffith, RPh, MS, FASHP, interim chief pharmacy officer and executive director at a freestanding cancer center on the West Coast, and Michael Ganio, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FASHP, director of pharmacy practice and quality, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists (ASHP), provide varying perspectives on the potential of drug shortages (eg, pain medications, cancer therapies, and hydroxychloroquine) emerging during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as how the supply chain functions through the ASHP when a shortage is identified.