Who should be leading healthcare for the COVID-19 pandemic?

Who should be leading healthcare for the COVID-19 pandemic?

Robbins RA

No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. The recent COVID-19 pandemic brought to mind the Oscar Wilde quote, “An expert is an ordinary man away from home giving advice” (1). COVID-19 advice has flooded my inbox and dominated news coverage on television, in print and electronically. Everyone from the President to the hospital secretary seems to think they are qualified to offer advice on COVID-19 prevention and care. I admit to not being an expert on COVID-19 because I am not a virologist. However, despite retiring from the ICU in 2011, I think I know quite a bit about caring for sick patients with pneumonia having done it for over 30 years. For my part, and for many of my colleagues, the non-solicited, non-expert advice offered from these sources should be returned and the sender instructed to place it in that recess of the body most protected from sunlight. The US government has not provided outstanding leadership …

2020

prevention, preparation, planning, Competence, healthcare workers, recommendations, Guidance, healthcare delivery, personal protective equipment, COVID-19

DOI: 10.13175/swjpcc021-20

Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care

Arizona Thoracic Society

Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid, General works