Listen to the Regents' Health Services Committee: Aug. 24, 2020

The Regents' Health Services Committee met on August 24, starting with public comments involving antivaxxers (related to UC's requirement for flu shots), PPE, coronavirus, nurse staffing, layoffs, and mold issues. Dr. Carrie Byington, head of UC Health, then talked about the coronavirus situation at the California and UC levels including information on testing and research. She discussed plasma treatment - recently in the news (around hour 1:25 at the link below).

There was then a presentation on legal requirements of medical boards that oversee hospitals. It was noted that UC doesn't have boards but rather there are various entities, including the Regents' committee itself, that have diffused responsibility. It was unclear if this arrangement is a problem or just something to note.

After a lunch break, there were presentations about dealing with the coronavirus situation in nursing homes and schools. Finally, there was a presentation on the coronavirus from a UC labor relations/occupational safety perspective. Regents chair Pérez - who had a labor relations background - seemed to be pleased with the presentation.

You can hear the session at the link below:


or direct to:
https://archive.org/details/regents-health-services-committee-8-24-20

Just a reminder that we have been preserving recordings of Regents meetings since 2011 - because the Regents have refused to preserve them for more than one year. To find a past meeting, go to archive.org and then search for "University of California," "Regents," and the year of the meeting. The search engine is clunky, but with persistence you will find what you want.