Reflections on the New Year

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Executive Report| February 2021 Reflections on the New Year Paul Pomerantz Paul Pomerantz Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor February 2021, Vol. 85, 9. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000733796.55050.d8 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Paul Pomerantz; Reflections on the New Year. ASA Monitor 2021; 85:9 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000733796.55050.d8 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: advocacy, central venous catheters, community, covid-19, economics, immunity, internet, internship and residency, medical devices, medical residencies Happy belated New Year. We thought 2020 would never be behind us. 2021 will be better, maybe significantly. I am preparing this column in early December at a particularly grim time. COVID-19 is peaking, with new cases, hospitalizations, and deaths seeming to rise daily. The pandemic has brought about the worst economic crisis in our lifetime and has occurred against a backdrop of social and political strife. It is very likely as this February issue hits, the situation will still be difficult. An article published on December 4 in The Atlantic, “The U.S. Has Passed the Hospital Breaking Point,” described the difficult winter ahead. However, the concluding paragraph acknowledged: Our members and ASA have certainly risen to the challenge and are well positioned for the future. In my circle of medical society executives, we note how the pandemic has changed our organizations. It has challenged us to be nimble, to... You do not currently have access to this content.