22: COVID-19 lessons and learnings from South East Asia with Bill Gogas

Parallax by Ankur Kalra

In these unprecedented times, we provide an early release episode to gain insight on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic from Deputy Editor in Chief of US Cardiology Review, a BDG interventional cardiologist, Bill Gogas, MD, PhD practising in East Asia. Hear Bill’s take on how East Asia responded to and successfully managed the pandemic and how they are now seeing a significant reduction in cases outside the epicentre. Hear how the strategy resulted in only 93 patients in Bill’s city of Nanjing, testing positive for coronavirus with a city population of 8 million. Learn about effective responses, the importance of early control and how as a cardiovascular physician your life and practice may be impacted from the virus. Submit your question to Ankur via: [e-mail]. Hosted by @AnkurKalraMD. Produced by @RadcliffeCARDIO. What to listen for: In this episode they discuss: [02.45]: Opening thoughts [03.35]: What consequences should we expect? [04.43]: Containment [06.08]: Policy adherence: execution and management [11.20]: The impact on a cardiologists’ everyday clinical practice and scheduling [18.00]: Summary for cardiologists treating patients during the outbreak [20.30]: HCP prophylaxis procedures [21.36]: The importance of negative pressure rooms [22.20]: Examining the results [26.10]: Handling lockdowns and mass closure [27.32]: CV effects of COVID-19 [28.35]: Closing thoughts