Older Clinicians and the Surge in Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Peter I. Buerhaus, David I. Auerbach, Douglas O. Staiger
Abstract
This Viewpoint summarizes the distribution of physicians and registered nurses aged 55 years and older in US cities caring for COVID-19 patients and proposes roles they can play in health systems that preserve their ability to apply their experience over the long-term course of the pandemic.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Pandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)BetacoronavirusCoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsDiseaseMedical emergencyGerontologyIntensive care medicineVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyOutbreakCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts