Coronavirus Pandemic: The New Normal for Medical Communities and American Society (a virtual event)

Please join FRONTLINE for an important discussion about the present and future effects of the coronavirus on medical professionals, as well as an exploration of the public health considerations as states begin to re-open amidst various pandemic guidelines. The conversation will feature clips from FRONTLINE's film Inside Italy's COVID War which shows a behind-the-scenes look at the difficult decisions Italian ER physician Dr. Francesca Mangiatordi and her medical colleagues navigated on a daily basis, while Italy was at the epicenter of the outbreak.

Presented by FRONTLINE PBS, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics.

FEATURED SPEAKERS:Dr. Michelle Williams: Dean, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard UniversityChristine Mitchell: Executive Director, Harvard Medical School Center for BioethicsSasha Joelle Achilli: Film Director/Producer of Inside Italy's COVID War, FRONTLINE PBSModerated by Raney Aronson-Rath, Executive Producer, FRONTLINE PBS

Photocredit: Courtesy of Sasha Achilli/FRONTLINE (PBS)

This virtual event will begin at 4pm Eastern Standard Time.

WGBH encourages you to use Zoom Webinar to watch for this event. Zoom is free to the public but you will need to download it to your computer first. You can download Zoom here. If you already have Zoom, you will not need to download the platform again.

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