City Club of Boise Virtual Conversation: Healthcare and Policy Expert Panel

In the 6 months since Idaho saw its first coronavirus case in mid-March, Idahoans have experienced upheaval in many aspects of our daily lives.  From the stay-at-home order to closures of schools and businesses, to gradual reopening and then closures yet again as cases surged – we have been on a roller-coaster ride without a clear track before us.  Join our panel of healthcare and policy experts as they share perspectives on the growing body of scientific knowledge about the novel coronavirus, its spread in Idaho thus far, impacts on healthcare capacity, advances in prevention and treatment, and recommendations to help curb the spread of the virus.

Panelists:

1. Patrice Burgess, MD, Regional Chief Medical Informatics Officer for St. Alphonsus Hospital and a member of the Governor's coronavirus testing task force
2. Christine Hahn, MD, Epidemiologist Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
3. Ada County Commissioner Diana Lachiondo, Central District Health board member
4. James P. Souza, MD Chief Medical Officer for St. Luke's Health System, Idaho Testing Task Force co-chair

The conversation will be moderated by City Club of Boise forums committee member Corey Surber.

Program chair: Julie Robinson

When: Wednesday, September 9, 2020, from noon - 1:00 p.m. This program will be delivered online using the Zoom platform.

This program is sponsored by: 

Attendees will be able to pose questions to the panel, via the moderator, using the Zoom Q/A feature or email questions directly to morgan@cityclubofboise.org

City Club thanks our Premier Sponsor, Northwest Nazarene University and the NNU College of Business and  our Annual spnonsor, St. Luke's Treasure Valley Health Systems. The 2020 Forum Series is sponsored by AARP of Idaho, Bank of Idaho, Clima-Tech Corporation, Echelon Group, Idaho Humanities Council, Micron, PacificSource Health Plans, and Small Mine Development. We are pleased to welcome university students to attend our events thanks to our University partners Boise State University, Northwest Nazarene University, and University of Idaho. Our media partners include Boise State Public Radio, 670 KBOI, Idaho Public Television and Idaho Statesman.

If you have any questions, call 208-364-4614 and staff can assist you.