September 27 - October 1, 2021
Academic health centers rapidly transformed to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. They ramped up telehealth, worked at the forefront of vaccine development, studied new treatments for COVID-19, implemented new approaches to education, communicated extensively with the public, and did it all while taking care of the sickest patients.
This is a critical time to reflect on lessons learned and, perhaps even more importantly, to consider how those lessons can and must inform how we shape approaches to health equity, prepare for future pandemics and other crises, and even reimagine entire health systems. The all-virtual 2021 AAHC Annual Meeting explored these pressing issues and more.