The Times They Are a-Changin'

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Subspecialty News| November 2020 The Times They Are a-Changin' Kirk Lalwani, MB, BS, FRCA, MCR Kirk Lalwani, MB, BS, FRCA, MCR Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor November 2020, Vol. 84, 42. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000722188.48360.3f Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Kirk Lalwani; The Times They Are a-Changin'. ASA Monitor 2020; 84:42 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000722188.48360.3f 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 “I have noticed that even those who assert that everything is predestined and that we can change nothing about it still look both ways before they cross the street.” – Stephen Hawking, in Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays Change is inevitable. It always has been and always will be. Adaptation to change is what defines the extent of our progress, or the depths of our despair. The COVID-19 pandemic that rages on around the world has dramatically accelerated the pace of change in our way of life. Social distancing and mandatory masks. Migration away from dense urban areas. Bubbles, pods, and home schooling. Fear of hugs and handshakes. Cancelled graduation ceremonies and college semesters from home. Work-from-home mandates and the rapid adaptation of telemedicine. Virtual meetings, interviews, and conferences. A laissez-faire attitude toward public health advice from our scientists. Shortages of basic tools to detect and fight... You do not currently have access to this content.