McConnell Participates in Duke Panel

McConnell Participates in Duke Panel

Ellie McConnellEleanor McConnell, associate professor, was a panelist for the "Duke Media Briefing: Effects of COVID-19 on Nursing Homes and the Elderly" presentation. The event occurred on Zoom and streamed for YouTube Live at 10 a.m. May 20. Don Taylor from the Duke University Social Science Research Institute and Nathan Boucher with the Sanford School of Public Policy were the other panelists. 

The three discussed various topics such as:

  • Why nursing homes are hotspots for virus and for disease transmission

  • What nursing home staff can do to help patients

  • Why it's hard to coordinate and oversee mass testing

  • The challenges facing nursing facilities and particularly residents with dementia 

  • How families can support loved ones in nursing facilities 

  • How residential care will change in the long term 

The full presentation can be viewed also via Duke Box, and more information is available on the Duke News web page

 

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