CO: Retired physicians get letter that they may be "reactivated" & called to assist pandemic

[kpete]

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[DonaldsRump]

1. Reading the letter, it sounds voluntary? n/t

[hlthe2b]

3. It is.

[Brother Buzz]

4. Sounds voluntary to me to, but my walkaway is....

The governor had grease the ways to reactivate their licences if they choose to jump back in the game.

[hlthe2b]

2. This was put in place in CO's H1N1 pandemic plan in 2009. It streamlines temp licensure renewal

and a mechanism to address medical malpractice insurance issues.

Every state developed plans and some may have similar abilities. But, CO was advanced enough to pass enabling legislation

[degage]

5. Does it make sense to send high-risk people into the fray?

I'm sure we're going to need all the medical personnel possible. Retired doctors and nurses would likely be in the highest risk age group though. It seems like pouring gas on the fire. They'd likely become patients.

[Brother Buzz]

6. It makes sense to have competent medical staff doing the routine hospital procedures while

the young studs are dealing with the virus patients; heart attacks, emergency appendectomies, or what not, still occur and need to be addressed.

[crickets]

9. Ah. Makes sense on paper.

Here's hoping the virus doesn't overlap in those populations. That would cause serious problems, but it's more likely than not to occur. Still--what else can you do when it's "all hands on deck" time? Overall, the strategy is not a bad one.

[Brother Buzz]

10. I'm thinking they have to operate like it has already overlapped into all the populations...

and they will take prudent precautions, just like they were trained to do; antiseptic practices work in both directions.

[bullwinkle428]

7. This is analogous to a nation engaged in war, getting destroyed by the other side,

and enlisting children to arm themselves and help take up the fight.

[Uncle Joe]

8. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread kpete.