EP. 132 — Elyse Fritschel

Epidemiologist Elyse Fritschel zooms with Cameron to discuss ways to properly defend against COVID-19, the role of an epidemiologist, and the new ER experience.

See resources below from Elyse to stay informed about COVID-19:

Research-oriented/geeky:

The CDC’s Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/ http://91-divoc.com/pages/covid-visualization/

The New England Journal of Medicine: https://www.nejm.org/coronavirus https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/ide/gida-fellowships/Imperial-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf 

General: I refer to The New York Times often. If you cannot afford a subscription and have a library card, visit your local library’s website for details on accessing resources like https://www.nytimes.com https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/how-will-coronavirus-end/608719/ 

Global: Johns Hopkins COVID Tracker: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

World Health Organization:

https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus-covid-19

National: CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security: http://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/resources/COVID-19/index.html 

Check your County and State’s local health department websites for local information.