[ONLINE] – Crisis Conversations — Live From Better Life Lab

The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting virtually everything about the way we work, live, connect with one another and expect from our government, businesses, communities and each other. And it’s exposing the deep cracks and inequities in American society. We can’t go back.  So what will it take to create a fairer future of work and family? That’s what the Better Life Lab explores every week. Join us on Zoom to share stories, make sense of what’s so rapidly unfolding, and imagine together a better new normal.

Join us on Friday, June 26 at 1 pm Eastern time, for a 30-minute interactive conversation on the pandemic, equity and the future of medicine. Telemedicine – virtual appointments with doctors and health professionals – has become the only way many people can get the care they need during the pandemic. Could that help close health disparities across race, class and age and improve gender equity as more people will be able to see a doctor without having to take time off work or struggle with childcare?

Host:

Brigid Schulte
Director, Better Life Lab at New America

Guests:

Amanda Williams
Ob/gyn and Physician Maternity Director for Kaiser Permanente Oakland

Lucy McBride
Primary Care physician who writes a daily newsletter on Covid & physical and mental health

Minakshi Raj
Incoming Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign who researches family caregiving and health information technology