Event Title
The TJUH Hospital Medicine COVID19 Emergency Taskforce: A guiding light during the surge of spring 2020
Start Date
5-28-2020 9:00 AM
End Date
5-28-2020 5:00 PM
Description
What’s the Problem?
In mid March 2020 a highly infectious and deadly disease appeared in Philadelphia that no American physician had ever treated before. The challenge of disseminating reliable and relevant information about a novel and dangerous pathogen across practice areas cannot be understated.
Usual practices for communication and leadership are not designed to manage this kind of challenge.
Keywords
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus
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The TJUH Hospital Medicine COVID19 Emergency Taskforce: A guiding light during the surge of spring 2020
What’s the Problem?
In mid March 2020 a highly infectious and deadly disease appeared in Philadelphia that no American physician had ever treated before. The challenge of disseminating reliable and relevant information about a novel and dangerous pathogen across practice areas cannot be understated.
Usual practices for communication and leadership are not designed to manage this kind of challenge.
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Presented at the 2020 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference