Dr. Peter Hotez on COVID-19 (Bonus SoundPractice Episode)
February 12, 2021
https://doi.org/10.55834/sp.3124762692
Peter Hotez MD Ph.D. is professor of pediatrics and molecular virology at Baylor College of Medicine, where he is also co-director of the Texas Children’s Center for Vaccine Development and Endowed Chair in Tropical Pediatrics. He is a vaccine scientist who led the development of vaccines to prevent and treat neglected tropical diseases and coronavirus infections.
Mike Sacopulos interviews Dr. Hotez on his recommendations as we emerge from the COVID-19 “Eye of the Storm,” a discussion on emerging variants and vaccine development status, and the critical situation of vaccine hesitancy among physicians and healthcare workers. He also registers an alarm on the disparities of the vaccine rollout – both in vaccine hesitancy and vaccine unavailability in minority groups. He goes on to describe the targeting of minority groups by anti-vaccine messaging and the role of social media (and other organizations) in that effort.
Finally, Peter Hotez provides talking points for physician leaders on understanding their role during this pandemic, the importance of recognizing the enormous pressures that physicians and healthcare workers are facing – emotional, mental, and physical – and how physician executives and leaders can help.
https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/title/preventing-next-pandemic
hotez@bcm.edu
@PeterHotez
Learn more about the American Association for Physician Leadership at www.physicianleaders.org
RECENT EPISODES
Motivations and Thinking Style
Dr. Jenna Miller and New Book on Navigating Your Fertility as a Woman in Medicine
November 29, 2023
Self-Management
Lessons from the Hospitality Industry: What Healthcare can Learn about Innovating in Leadership and Patient Experience with Antonia Hock
November 15, 2023
Self-Management
Leadership Training in the U.S. Armed Forces with Dr. Neil Grunberg
November 1, 2023
Finance
Gretchen Morgenson and Role of Private Equity in Healthcare
October 18, 2023
Quality and Risk
Patient Education and Physician Leadership with John Whyte, Chief Medical Officer at WebMD
October 4, 2023
Professional Capabilities
The Path from Mathematics and STEM to Meta and AI Research with Dr. Kristin Lauter
September 20, 2023
RELATED EPISODES
Problem Solving
Katy Butler and Her Book, The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life
December 14, 2022
Problem Solving
Crisis Management for Physician Leaders: Prepare, Execute, Thrive
September 23, 2020
Problem Solving
The Use of Technology and Telemedicine in the Battle Against COVID-19 and Coronavirus
March 16, 2020
Quality and Risk
Patient Education and Physician Leadership with John Whyte, Chief Medical Officer at WebMD
October 4, 2023
Quality and Risk
OCME: Life in America’s Top Forensic Medical Center, New Book by Bruce Goldfarb
March 22, 2023
Quality and Risk
Susan Dentzer and the Mission of America’s Physician Groups
February 22, 2023