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IN THIS ISSUE
FEATURES
EMERGING TRENDS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE
7 THE ROAD TO A COVID-19 VACCINE | Stanley A . Gall , MD
9 IT ’ S THE TRENDS OF THE ID WORLD , AS WE KNOW IT | Benjamin Klausing , MD
12 COVID-19 VACCINATION – A RENEWED CALL TO ACTION ON ADULT VACCINATION IN THE US | Paul Schulz , MD
15 KMA PRIORITIES FOR 2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
16 “ SOCIAL DISTANCING BY THE PINKY ”: AN OMINOUS CLINICAL SIGN | Vasudeva G . Iyer , MD
18 ENHANCING AND ACCELERATING POST-SURGICAL RECOVERY , IMPROVING OUTCOMES : ROLE OF ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY ( ERAS ) | Aneeta Bhatia , MD
DEPARTMENTS
4 FROM THE PRESIDENT : THE SHOT FELT ROUND THE WORLD | Monalisa Tailor , MD
5 THE 2020 RICHARD SPEAR , MD , MEMORIAL ESSAY CONTEST
20 TELEHEALTH IS HERE ! IS MEDICINE CHANGING ? | Kathryn Vance
21 REFLECTIONS : WORKING TOWARDS A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021 | Teresita Bacani-Oropilla , MD
22 IN REMEMBRANCE : JOHN E . ECKERLE , MD | Kenneth C . ( Chuck ) Anderson , MD
23 IN REMEMBRANCE : NICHOLAS GLASER , MD | Wendy Daly , MD
24 DOCTORS ’ LOUNGE WHEN DUTY IS DAUNTING | Mary G . Barry , MD
A DECISION SPLIT ALONG A MERIDIAN AND TRENDING TO DISTAL POINTS | John David Kolter , MD
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