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#276 – ICELAND SHOWS HOW TO RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC – ALLEN TAYLOR

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The COVID-19 pandemic has ripped through country after country after first emerging in Wuhan, China in December 2019. It has exposed for all to see, how poorly prepared most countries have been at coping with a highly infectious disease, let alone stamping it out. One country, however, stands out as one that responded early and effectively to the threat. A paper that recently appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) describes the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Iceland, and how the medical establishment there dealt with the infection. Continue reading →

#276 – WHO DECIDES THE NEW NORMAL? – STEPHEN VILLAESCUSA & STEVEN BRADT

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On April 20, a group of ICU Healthcare workers in Phoenix counter-protested people demanding Arizona’s governor reopen the state. In the face of verbal assault and bluster from the protestors, the nurses wearing scrubs and respiratory masks stood silently with arms crossed, making a strong statement against prematurely exposing people to COVID-19. Since then the photo has gone viral. Continue reading →

#275 – WHAT HELPS IN DIFFICULT TIMES: WHILE STAFF IS BEING LAID OFF – ZUBAIR ANWAR

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Recent COVID-19 pandemic has caused havoc and chain of economic downturn is hitting the world. Several hundreds of thousands employees are being laid off following the industry shutdowns and filing of bankruptcy by the organizations. This situation is pushing the unemployed people on how to get new jobs since the petty aid they are receiving is not sufficient to maintain the living standards. Continue reading →

#275 – CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC UNKNOWN RISK – JOHN AYERS

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I was shocked to find out about our drug and medical supplies reliance on China, a dangerous risk to the U.S.  I believe most Americans were also shocked. I believe this revelation is a game changer and the American people will insist on change. 

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#275 – RISKS INTRODUCED BY RISK ASSESSMENT – DUKE OKES

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While the past 20 years has seen risk management spread from primarily the financial industry to now being utilized in nearly all sectors, it’s become more evident that much of these efforts have failed to prevent some very serious failures.  Part of the reason is the increased complexity of systems and interconnections, but some of the failures can also be attributed to the risk management process itself.  Continue reading →