A Conversation w/ Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Ezekiel Emanuel, & Andy Slavitt: The Election & Covid-19

This week, the UCSF Department of Medicine Covid-19 Grand Rounds will explore the implications of the election on the future of the pandemic. We’ll hear from three experts with deep experience in health policy and politics. The session is moderated by UCSF Department of Medicine chair Bob Wachter.

Program
Bob Wachter: Introduction
00:03:05-01:02:09 – A Conversation with Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Ezekiel Emanuel, and Andy Slavitt
• Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Chair, UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Vice Dean for Population Health and Health Equity in the UCSF School of Medicine. From 2014-2017, she chaired the US Preventive Services Task Force.
• Ezekiel Emanuel, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and Co-Director of the Healthcare Transformation Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. From 2009 to 2011, he served as a Special Advisor on Health Policy to the Director of the OMB and National Economic Council. He has authored or edited 15 books, including “Which Country Has the World’s Best Health Care?” (2020).
• Andy Slavitt, former Director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the Obama administration. During the Covid-19 crisis, he has been a highly effective spokesperson for a science-based approach through scores of media appearances, his “In the Bubble” podcast, and frequent tweets to over 600,000 followers.
Bob Wachter: Closing

See previous Covid-19 Medical Grand Rounds:
• October 22: The Third Wave, the View from Wisconsin, & Navigating Risk in Covid-19
• October 6: President Trump’s Covid-19 Diagnosis: Implications for Transmission, Treatment, and Prognosis
• September 24: San Francisco and Covid-19: What Went Right and Lessons Learned
• September 17: In Search of a Vaccine for Covid-19: Science and Politics

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