Parallel Pandemics
This is a podcast series accounting for the parallel pandemics of COVID-19 and clinician burnout, while introducing the story of one undocumented patient who helped to reveal the authentic feelings and values of his healthcare team.
- Update frequency
- every 34 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 5
- Years Active
- 2022
EPISODE 5 - THERE’S NO SCRIPT FOR THIS
When Carlos was admitted to the Kennestone ICU in May 2021, the accumulation of stress and fatigue experienced by healthcare clinicians over the prior 18 months of COVID-19 had led to concerns that c…
EPISODE 4 - YO QUIERO VIVIR
Following Independence Day 2021, COVID infectivity rates surge again, once again increasing the demand for ECMO machines and staffing resources. With optimism on the decline, Carlos continues to demo…
EPISODE 3 - THIS ISN’T WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR
With restrictions on visitations due to the high COVID-19 infection rates, hospitals look for creative ways to connect patients with their family members. Despite the innovation, frontline clinicians…
EPISODE 2 - YOU BECOME FAMILY FOR GOD’S SAKE
During the third wave of COVID-19, frontline clinicians are struggling to manage the accumulation of stress of the prior 15 months and keep burnout at bay. Whereas their initial efforts to protect th…
EPISODE 1 - WE’RE AT A BREAKING POINT
The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched hospital resources and staffing to their breaking point. Even before the pandemic hit, there were vulnerabilities, but the pandemic has exposed them. Fifteen month…