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Reporting from the Covid-19 Frontlines

 I can’t explain how when I heard the news of the coronavirus epidemic in China, I didn’t think it would affect me. I can’t explain how the news of the first patient presenting to an urgent care north of Seattle didn’t cause me, or all healthcare providers, to think about how we would respond.

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Seattle doctors have learned the hard way about coronavirus. Here are some lessons.

Patients with covid-19 “don’t have the ‘good death’ that we try to provide for patients, with lots of family, and palliative care around,” Berger said. “We’ve had residents go in, and sit with patients, and hold their hand because nobody else could be there.”

My webinar with Dr.

Eileen Barrett, on lessons learned and best practices from both the inpatient and outpatient front lines of the COVID-19 global pandemic.