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Oncologists Gary Lyman, MD, MPH of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center & Karen Winkfield of Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center, & infectious disease physician Michael Boeckh, MD of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center share how to keep cancer patients safe amid the threats of the COVID-19 pandemic.

IDSA discusses the global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic with Dr. Anne Spaulding of Emory University, Dr. Mahmood Dalhat of the Nigerian Society of Infectious Diseases & Dr. Najwa Khuri-Bulos of the University of Jordan.

Is the COVID-19 supplemental funding bill enough? Drs. Andrew Pavia of the University of Utah, Matthew Zahn of Orange County Healthcare Agency, & Dawd Siraj of the University of Wisconsin-Madison join us for this week's episode. Time stamps: 02:17 - Is the $7.8 billion supplemental funding bill enough? (Dr. Pavia) 03:57 - Can this funding be useful at other types of health care facilities, such as community hospitals or outpatient settings? 04:54 - Is this level of funding enough to respond to the epidemic? (Dr. Zahn) 09:26 - Preparedness needs in public health(Dr. Zahn) 11:13 - Assessment of the global response so far(Dr. Siraj) 13:53 - Is the funding enough at a global level? (Dr. Siraj)

Drs. Angela Hewlett, Andre Kalil & Mark Rupp of the Nebraska Bio-Containment & Quarantine Units discuss how they've been evaluating some of the Americans quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise ship.

IDSA speaks with Carlos del Rio, MD, FIDSA of Emory University, Javeed Siddiqui, MD, FIDSA of TeleMed2U and Ravina Kullar, PharmD, FIDSA of Expert Stewardship, Inc. The expert panelists discuss the Trump administration’s supplemental funding request, combatting misinformation on social media, the role telehealth will play in patient treatment, and the status of a COVID-19 vaccine. 00:49 - Where does the spread of COVID-19 stand today? 02:46 - Current treatment plans 09:06 - Will a vaccine be developed to prevent COVID-19? 09:46 – The role of telehealth in treating patients 13:10 - CDC's assessment that hospitals should prepare for a greater role for telehealth 14:02 - Will the funding request by the Trump administration be enough? 15:41 - Combatting misinformation on social media

This week, IDSA speaks with Drs. Krutika Kuppalli of Stanford University, Julie Vaishampayan, FIDSA of Stanislaus County Public Health, & Susan Kline of University of Minnesota about the latest COVID-19 news, including new findings from a China CDC paper and important steps to keep healthcare workers safe while preventing transmission.

IDSA speaks with Drs. Elisa Choi of Harvard Medical School, Amesh Adalja of Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security & Adeel Butt of Weill Cornell Medicine about the latest COVID-19 response efforts, public risk here and abroad, & the effects of recent travel restrictions.

IDSA’s Coronavirus Expert Panel, Dr. Daniel Lucey, FIDSA, Dr. Matthew Zahn, and CDC's Dr. Tim Uyeki & Dr. Satish Pillai share what you need to know about COVID-19. 

The Infectious Diseases Society of America's Guideline Update Podcast provides concise summaries of the most important IDSA guidelines. This episode discusses the Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia - An Official Clinical Practice Guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2019 For the full version of the guidelines presented, please go to www.idsociety.org or see the full article in Am J Respir Crit Care Med Vol 200, Iss 7, pp e45–e67, Oct 1, 2019 Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Joshua P. Metlay, M.D.,  Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management,  Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

The Infectious Diseases Society of America'sGuideline Update: Concise summaries of the most important IDSA guidelines. This episode discusses the 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Asymptomatic Bacteiuria. For the full version of the guidelines presented, please go to www.idsociety.org or see the full article in Clinical Infectious Diseases 2018. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Lindsay Nicolle, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba and Consultant in Adult Infectious Diseases at the Health Sciences Centre and Winnipeg Regional Health Authority