Video of this event is now available on the Center for Bioethics Facebook page here.

On Wednesday, June 3, 2020, FRONTLINE PBS, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics presented 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 featured 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. Mangiatordi and her medical colleagues navigated on a daily basis, while Italy was at the epicenter of the outbreak.

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Dr. Michelle Williams: Dean, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University

Christine Mitchell: Executive Director, Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics

Sasha Joelle Achilli: Film Director/Producer of Inside Italy’s COVID War, FRONTLINE PBS

Moderated by Raney Aronson-Rath: Executive Producer, FRONTLINE PBS

This was a free virtual event hosted on Zoom.

Watch Inside Italy’s COVID War now on FRONTLINE, the PBS Video App, and YouTube.

Content updated June 4, 2020