COVID-19 Health Briefing and On the Pandemic Podcast

RBHS Chancellor Brian Strom and Mary O'Dowd, Executive Director of Health Systems and Population Health Integration at RBHS, are the hosts of two biweekly series designed to help us all better understand the landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 Health Briefing

The COVID-19 Health Briefing, hosted by Chancellor Brian Strom, offers important information on COVID-19-related topics ranging from the state of the pandemic to health agency guidance, campus testing news, clinical updates, and other news.

The briefings have concluded for the spring semester and will resume on an as-needed basis.

Thursday, May 13, 2021
Topic: COVID-19, Research, and Rutgers: What Does the Future Hold?

Featured Guest:
David Alland, M.D., M.Sc.
Professor and Chief, Department of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
New Jersey Medical School

Director, Center for COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness

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On the Pandemic Podcast

On the Pandemic is a RutgersCast series, hosted by Mary O'Dowd, in which university experts and leaders in health examine the critical challenges we face in our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Previous Episodes

Briefings

April 29, 2021 - Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy

Featured Guest:
Valerie Fitzhugh, MD
Associate Professor and Interim Chair
Department of Pathology
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

April 15, 2021 - Fall Semester Planning

Featured Guest:
Antonio M. Calcado
Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer

April 1, 2021 - Path Forward for a Vibrant Academic Fall Semester

Featured Guest:
Prabhas V. Moghe
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Distinguished Professor

March 18, 2021 - COVID-19: Reflections on the Pandemic Year

Featured Guest:
Jonathan Holloway
President, Rutgers University

March 4, 2021 - COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Emergency Use Authorization of Johnson & Johnson's Single Dose Vaccine

Featured Guest:
Jeffrey Carson, MD
RBHS Provost - New Brunswick
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Richard C. Reynolds, MD, Chair in General Internal Medicine

February 18, 2021 - Rutgers Vaccination Planning Update

Featured Guest:
Vicente Gracias, MD
Vice President for Health Affairs, Rutgers University
Senior Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs, Rutgers Biomedical & Health Sciences
Professor, Department of Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

February 4, 2021 - COVID-19 Vaccines: How Does J&J's New Trial Results Impact the Choice of Vaccine?

Featured Guest:
Jeffrey Carson, MD
RBHS Provost - New Brunswick
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Richard C. Reynolds, MD, Chair in General Internal Medicine

January 21, 2021 - Statewide Vaccination Rollout and Implementation

Featured Guest:
Vicente Gracias, MD
Vice President for Health Affairs, Rutgers University
Senior Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs, Rutgers Biomedical & Health Sciences
Professor, Department of Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

January 7, 2021 - Update on the Pandemic and Vaccination Rollout

Featured Guest:
Jeffrey Carson, MD
RBHS Provost - New Brunswick
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Richard C. Reynolds, MD, Chair in General Internal Medicine

December 17, 2020 - COVID-19 Health Briefing

 

 

Podcasts

May 6, 2021 - Episode 9: Lessons Learned from Around the Globe

April 22, 2021 - Episode 8: Kids, School, COVID

April 8, 2021 – Episode 7: The NJMS Call Center – What are New Jerseyans asking about?

March 25, 2021 – Episode 6: Trust: How It Affects Testing

March 11, 2021 – Episode 5: A Year of Reflection and a Vision for the Future

February 25, 2021 – Episode 4: Emotional Impact and Resiliency

February 11, 2021 – Episode 3: Life on Campus

January 27, 2021 – Episode 2: Impact of COVID-19 on our Health Care/Public Health Workforce

January 14, 2021 – Episode 1: Statewide Vaccine Distribution and Safety