Outspoken Oncology

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.

Cam Harvey, PhD, professor of finance, Duke University, shares how his June 2019 prediction of a recession in 2020 is being further fueled by COVID-19, compares the pandemic to the likes of the Spanish Flu and SARS in terms of "systemic risk," breaks down the finances of the recently enacted CARES Act, floats the idea of a federal strategic medical equipment reserve, and more.

Cam Harvey, PhD, professor of finance, Duke University, shares how his June 2019 prediction of a recession in 2020 is being further fueled by COVID-19, compares the pandemic to the likes of the Spanish Flu and SARS in terms of "systemic risk," breaks down the finances of the recently enacted CARES Act, floats the idea of a federal strategic medical equipment reserve, and more.

Emily Landon, MD, executive medical director of infection prevention and control, University of Chicago, returns to share valuable information on COVID-19 testing, ethical dilemmas regarding treatment decisions, proper N95 mask reuse and disposal, potential of durable immunity to the virus, and more.

Emily Landon, MD, executive medical director of infection prevention and control, University of Chicago, returns to share valuable information on COVID-19 testing, ethical dilemmas regarding treatment decisions, proper N95 mask reuse and disposal, potential of durable immunity to the virus, and more.

Stefano Luminari, MD, associate professor of oncology, University of Modena (Italy), provides an update on the COVID-19 situation in Italy, including operational measures undertaken when there was an increase in demand for ICU hospital beds, the country's underestimation of the serious of the disease at the beginning of the outbreak, how hospital staff are protecting themselves from the virus, and more.

Stefano Luminari, MD, associate professor of oncology, University of Modena (Italy), provides an update on the COVID-19 situation in Italy, including operational measures undertaken when there was an increase in demand for ICU hospital beds, the country's underestimation of the serious of the disease at the beginning of the outbreak, how hospital staff are protecting themselves from the virus, and more.

Priya Sampathkumar, MD, infectious disease specialist and hospital epidemiologist, Mayo Clinic, breaks down truths and misconceptions of which types of individuals should wear masks in public, proper gown and mask use for health care providers treating and not treating COVID-19, when N95 masks are truly needed and reasons for the potential shortage, and more in this provocative discussion.

Priya Sampathkumar, MD, infectious disease specialist and hospital epidemiologist, Mayo Clinic, breaks down truths and misconceptions of which types of individuals should wear masks in public, proper gown and mask use for health care providers treating and not treating COVID-19, when N95 masks are truly needed and reasons for the potential shortage, and more in this provocative discussion.

Chadi welcomes back Rafael Fonseca, MD, interim executive director, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, to discuss the steps that large cancer centers should take to protect their patients as well as staff from COVID-19 infection, specific measures that Mayo Clinic has taken for developing in-house testing, and more.