A Second Opinion with Senator Bill Frist, M.D.

You are about to hear a discussion I’m having on the COVID-19 pandemic with my good friend Dr. Jon Perlin, HCA Healthcare’s President of Clinical Services and Chief Medical Officer; and Dr. Larry Van Horn, a healthcare economist, professor at the Vanderbilt Owen School of Management and advisor to the White House.    We are presenting virtually to our Nashville Health Care Council Fellows Class, a group of the brightest rising executives and leaders in the healthcare space. We are taping on Friday, March 27th.  This is a rapidly evolving crisis, changing day by day.  So, please continue to follow the latest recommendations by the CDC.  Visit A Second Opinion's website here: https://asecondopinionpodcast.com/ Engage with us on social media at: Facebook Twitter Instagram

You are about to hear a discussion I’m having on the COVID-19 pandemic with Dr. William Schaffner, an internationally renowned infectious disease specialist and public health expert with Vanderbilt University Medical Center; and Dr. Larry Van Horn, a healthcare economist, professor at the Vanderbilt Owen School of Management and advisor to the White House.    We are presenting virtually to our Nashville Health Care Council Fellows Class, a group of the brightest rising executives and leaders in the healthcare space. We are taping on Friday, March 27th.  This is a rapidly evolving crisis, changing day by day.  So, please continue to follow the latest recommendations by the CDC.  Visit A Second Opinion's website here: https://asecondopinionpodcast.com/ Engage with us on social media at: Facebook Twitter Instagram  

Dean Kamen, a friend with whom I've worked on global health issues for two decades, is a world renowned inventor and engineer, whose inventions have literally changed the way we live. In health, he invented the first drug infusion pump, now used and literally every hospital in America. He pioneered water purification systems, to deliver safe drinking water the world over. He holds the patents, which are making portable dialysis machines possible. For those with disabilities, his iBOT wheelchair crosses all terrain, including stair steps. Visit A Second Opinion's website here: https://asecondopinionpodcast.com/ Engage with us on social media at: Facebook Twitter Instagram  

On April 2nd, A Second Opinion joined with the Princeton University Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies and the Center for Health and Wellbeing to host a virtual COVID-19 discussion on the “fiscal, monetary and health policy responses and implications for the economic outlook.” I was joined by Jessica Metcalf, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolutionary Biology & Public Affairs, an expert in disease modeling, vaccination programs, and the challenges of disease elimination. Alan Blinder, Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, a former Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and economic advisor to President Clinton. And Bill Dudley, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and now Senior Research Scholar at the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies. In this wide-ranging discussion, we covered the projected economic impacts of COVID-19, what the Federal Reserve can hope to achieve with its toolkit, and what the disease models are telling us.

Dr. Michael Abramoff is the founder and executive chairman of IDX Technologies, the artificial intelligence diagnostic company that became the very first company in any field of medicine to get FDA approval for completely autonomous artificial intelligence. His remarkable instruments can independently analyze images of the retina for early signs of diabetic eye disease that thousands lose their vision to each year. This is the first in a three-part series on innovation in medicine and health. I'm your host, Senator Bill Frist. Visit A Second Opinion's website here: https://asecondopinionpodcast.com/ Engage with us on social media at: Facebook Twitter Instagram

Today's episode focuses on telemedicine and telehealth. Today's pandemic with staying at home and sheltering in becoming the new norm across America has catapulted telemedicine to the top of the healthcare delivery system. It provides convenient and rapid and affordable access to healthcare doctors and nurses. Our guest today is Ann Mond Johnson, CEO of the American telemedicine association, the ATA, the leading national organization whose goal is to promote expanded access to medical care for consumers and health professionals alike using telecommunications, technology and virtual care. The ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis has put a spotlight on telemedicine and the ATA, the American Telemedicine Association has helped lead recent efforts in Congress and around the nation to advance new access.  Now more than ever, we are seeing the value of receiving treatment in the comfort and the safety of our own homes. I'm recording today from New Castle, Virginia, a town of 150 in rural Craig County in Southwest Virginia. Amongst so many other issues we talk about today. We will discuss the challenges of rural access and the ethical issues of addressing our most vulnerable populations. We are taping on Monday, March 23rd this is a rapidly evolving pandemic changing day by day, so please continue to follow the latest guidelines issued by the CDC Centers for Disease Control and your local authorities.  For News, Policy Updates, Webinars and other resources on telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic, visit the American Telemedicine Association’s COVID-19 page for the latest information: https://info.americantelemed.org/covid-19-news-resources Visit A Second Opinion's website here: https://asecondopinionpodcast.com/ Engage with us on social media at: Facebook Twitter Instagram  

Dr. Victor Dzau is the president of the National Academy of Medicine, the independent, congressionally chartered organization originally created to advise the federal government and advance the wellbeing of the US population. Today, the National Academy's mandate is much broader. It includes members from across the globe and partners with organizations worldwide to address the challenges that affect us all. Dr. Dzau is past president and CEO of Due University Health System, former chairman of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and past chairman of the Department of Medicine at Stanford University. Today we discuss clinician burnout, the opioid epidemic, and the Academy's landmark report on medical errors. Visit A Second Opinion's website here: https://asecondopinionpodcast.com/ Engage with us on social media at: Facebook Twitter Instagram  

Brent Shafer is chairman and CEO of Cerner, the largest electronic health record company in the world. We discuss the phenomenal degree of change that we'll see in healthcare over the next five years and the technology driving that change.   Visit A Second Opinion's website here: https://asecondopinionpodcast.com/ Engage with us on social media at: Facebook Twitter Instagram  

Today, on A Second Opinion, we bring you our fifth Special Episode on the coronavirus.  In times of crisis, it’s critical to learn from those with the most experience.  And in today’s episode, we do just that.  We bring you trusted information from Dr. Wenhong Zhang, the leading Chinese physician who has successfully spearheaded public health efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Shanghai. Dr. Zhang, is the Head of Infectious Disease at Huashan Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai. He is considered the “gatekeeper of Shanghai” for his heavy involvement in creating the public health policies that worked and kept the city safe. One model had predicted Shanghai would see 800,000 cases, but through their extraordinary early efforts to limit travel, end large gatherings, and immediately implement social distancing and testing, they limited cases to just 300.  And Dr. Zhang and his team have cured 95% of their COVID-19 patients in his hospital.

Today on A Second Opinion, we bring you our third special episode in our continuing series of providing the most up to date coverage on the 2019 novel coronavirus. This is important information you can use today directly from the most trusted source, the CDC. I'm your host, Senator Bill Frist. We're joined today by Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She's played leadership roles in CDC emergency responses including the 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza response, the 2003 SARS outbreak, and the 2001 bioterrorist anthrax response. We are taping on Wednesday, March 11th. This is a rapidly evolving epidemic changing day by day. So please continue to follow the very latest recommendations by the CDC. Visit A Second Opinion's website here: https://asecondopinionpodcast.com/ Engage with us on social media at: Facebook Twitter Instagram