Learning from Adversity: Lessons from the COVID-19 Crisis

Michael S. Putman and Eric M. Ruderman

The Journal of Rheumatology April 8 2020, jrheum.200411; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200411

One month into the COVID-19 crisis in the US, rheumatologists have begun to feel the effects of our hastily constructed temporary response plans. While we may not be staffing the front lines with our colleagues in emergency medicine and critical care, our patients are uniquely vulnerable to infection and continue to require care.