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RUNNING INTO THE HOT ZONE Abbott
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In early April 2020, thousands of coronavirus hospitalizations threated to overwhelm New York’s healthcare infrastructure. To ensure continuity of quality care, a call went out to medical professionals across the United States, appealing for volunteers willing to risk their lives to help care for those affected by this disease. In this podcast series, Abbott sits down with three physicians from across the U.S. who have worked with the company as part of their chronic pain management and movement disorder practices, to learn about their time in the Hot Zone.
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“Every one of them was putting their life at risk”
In episode three, Dr. Paul Lynch, Interventional Pain Specialist and co-founder of Arizona Pain Clinic, shares how he returned to New York in response to the large number of care providers who had contracted the virus, his surprise at the number of volunteers from across the country and his own experience battling the disease.
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"Given the severity of the crisis, voluntary and involuntary sort of goes away."
In episode two, Dr. Brian Kopell, a professor of Neurosurgery and Director of Neuromodulation in New York, discusses how signing on to help can no longer feel like a choice, how his hospital quickly built wards in the building lobby and his increased appreciation for his profession.
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"I've always run toward the fight"
In episode one, Abbott talks with Dr. Nicolas Bremer, a Pain Medicine specialist and anesthesiologist from Charleston, West Virginia, about how his Navy experience and personality drove him to join the battle against a contagious virus, what he learned that he took back to his own practice and the ability of healthcare professionals to adapt to a world of "controlled chaos."