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Episode 10
Preparing and Functioning in a Pandemic


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At a recent conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Dr. John Hick, associate medical director of emergency medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, spoke about allocating scarce hospital resources in pandemic situations. In this podcast, Hick discusses the importance of planning in preparation of pandemics. He also talks about balancing expedient care with infection control during overwhelming response situations.



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