1187. Coronavirus: Two Doctors’ Tips for Combating Helplessness By Benjamin Satterfield and Angel Lybbert, from Meridian Magazine
Coronavirus: Two Doctors’ Tips for Combating Helplessness By Benjamin Satterfield and Angel Lybbert · March 16, 2020 The following article first appeared in Public Square Magazine . Dr. Satterfield is a Physician-Scientist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He is trained in internal medicine and a specialist in molecular virology with an emphasis in emerging infectious diseases. Dr. Lybbert is board certified in family medicine with added certification in geriatric medicine. She works at Intermountain Utah Valley Senior Medicine Clinic. She has worked in assisted living facilities, VA clinics, outpatient geriatric primary care, and hospice care. The views expressed are their own. The fear around this COVID-19 pandemic is both striking and understandable. Speaking from our expertise and experience in infectious disease and geriatric medicine, we share five recommendations that might be encouraging to those who fin...