From the frontlines- Atilla Kett in New Jersey, USA | COVID 19

"The guidelines, in fact, I found most useful were the Royal College's guidelines, all those info graphics and all those protocols" This piece is an emotional conversation with a TopMedTalk favourite; how are things going in New Jersey? Has elective surgery come to a halt yet? What innovations are being deployed by medics are they face a global pandemic? What are the unique pressures which medics are being called upon to deal with in this crisis? The collaborative resource from the UK https://icmanaesthesiacovid-19.org/ The Royal College of Nursing’s webpage regarding Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is here: https://rcni.com/hosted-content/rcn/first-steps/personal-protective-equipment Also, the recently released useful conversation about Oxygen shortages Dr Kett mentions - which featured Mike Grocott - can be found here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/covid-19-uk-southampton-and-london-mike-grocott-and-monty/ Presented by Desiree Chappell with Attilla Kett, Chair of Anesthesia at St Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Thank you to our sponsor Edwards Lifesciences. Edwards clinical education (ECE): https://www.edwards.com/clinicaleducation