Archive for June, 2020

THCB Gang, Episode 15

Thursday, June 25th, 2020
This episode covered the increasing COVID-19 rates, updates in health policy, what is the future of hospitals, and how the new generation is dealing with the health care industry. All while keeping an eye on the politics of the US.

Episode 15 of “The THCB Gang” was live-streamed on Thursday, June 25th!

Joining Matthew Holt were our regulars: health futurist Ian Morrison (@seccurve), writer Kim Bellard (@kimbbellard), WTF Health Host Jessica DaMassa (@jessdamassa), radiologist Saurabh Jha (@RougeRad), policy expert Vince Kuraitis (@VinceKuraitis), and THCB’s Editor-in-Chief, Zoya Khan (@zoyak1594)! 

THCB Gang, Episode 14

Thursday, June 18th, 2020

Episode 14 of “The THCB Gang” was live-streamed on Thursday, June 18th. Tune in below!

Joining Matthew Holt were four regulars: health futurist Ian Morrison (@seccurve), writer Kim Bellard (@kimbbellard), MD turned leadership coach Maggi Cary (@MargaretCaryMD), Consumer advocate & CTO of Carium Health Lygeia Ricciardi (@Lygeia), and two guests: Emergency Room MD, IT consultant and so much more Medell Briggs (MedellBriggsMD), and patient advocate CEO of Patient Orator, Kistein Monkhouse (@KisteinM). It was a very thoughtful conversation about patient care, the role of social movements, what to do about structural racism in health care, and what new legislation might come from the federal level. You can watch below right now.

If you’d rather listen to the episode, the audio is preserved as a weekly podcast available on our iTunes & Spotify channels — Zoya Khan

The Covid Pandemic: Interface with the Healthcare System, the Economy, Race, Politics, and History

Thursday, June 4th, 2020

In this UCSF Medical Grand Rounds presentation (June 4, 2020), four world-renowned experts discuss the wide-ranging implications and challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic with regard to the healthcare system, the economy, race, politics, ethics, and history. What will the lasting changes be? What can we learn from history? The session is hosted by UCSF Department of Medicine chair Bob Wachter.