When Will COVID-19 End and What Will Work Look Like in the New Normal?
In HRchat 165, we consider President Trump’s plans to halt funding for the World Health Organization and what it will take to get us to the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic and when we can hope to get back to work.
Our guest is Dr. Adrian Hyzler, Chief Medical Officer at HX Global, the US division of Healix International, a leading provider of international medical, security and travel assistance services. The organization works with multi-national corporations, NGOs and governments around the world to provide medical, security and travel assistance and help to fulfill duty-of-care obligations.
There are a few things that will eventually get us all to the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic. Across the globe, everyone is hoping for an effective treatment or vaccine.
The possibility of a viable vaccine that can be licensed and mass-produced sadly remains a distant prospect. There is hope that ongoing trials and research into potential treatments may produce successful drug therapy within a few months.
Nevertheless, there are non-pharmaceutical interventions that will have an impact on when we will emerge from “quarantine fog,” and what it will be like when we do.
Listen as Dr. Hyzler shares his thoughts on three key imperatives: Social Distancing, Personal Protective Equipment, and Testing.
About Our Guest
Dr. Adrian Hyzler qualified as a doctor at Sheffield University Medical School. He pursued a career in Emergency Medicine which led to an interest in travel medicine. Dr. Hyzler worked as a doctor on cruise ships before working with the Aboriginal Medical Services in remote area medicine in Western Australia.
Upon returning to the UK, he worked in Occupational Health Medicine for Cable & Wireless Marine and completed his MBA. Dr. Hyzler joined Healix International as a flight doctor.
He moved on to become a medical coordinating officer, then Senior Medical Officer, and is now the Chief Medical Officer at Healix, with an additional responsibility as Director of Medical Communications. Dr. Hyzler uses his expansive knowledge of medicine as it applies to travel and aviation. He plays a critical role in the medical management of patients who fall sick or are injured overseas. He has extensive experience with international aeromedical patient transfers and an excellent understanding of foreign healthcare systems worldwide.
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