BONUS: The Italian COVID-19 Experience With Stefano Luminari

BONUS: The Italian COVID-19 Experience With Stefano Luminari

By now, we are hearing horror stories coming from Italy on the number of patients and healthcare workers during from COVID-19; I reached out to my friend and colleague Stefano Luminari, MD, a professor of oncology at the University of Modena (Italy) to provide an update on the COVID-19 situation in Italy, including operational measures undertaken when there was an increase in demand for ICU hospital beds, the country’s underestimation of the seriousness of the disease at the beginning of the outbreak, how hospital staff are protecting themselves from the virus, and more.

what can we learn from our beloved colleague in Italy?

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