Most interesting work done by Professor John Fraser in collecting shareable medical data across the world for the response for COVID-19
Since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was identified in Australia on 25 January this year, an eerie pall has descended across the country. Shortly thereafter domestic borders were closed to all non-residents, non-essential services were closed down, and we were all introduced to the term ‘social distancing’. The action was swift, leading to significant volatility in financial markets and the introduction of a raft of government economic support measures.
However, what most people are unaware of is the quantum change that has taken place with how society approaches a pandemic.
Dr John Fraser, professor at Prince Charles Hospital’s faculty of medicine at The University of Queensland, explained to Investment Magazine the dilemma posed to medical professionals in offering treatment to a new pandemic. In recognising the inherent information asymmetry when studying the virus locally, Fraser helped devise the Critical Care Consortium, a collaboration between 350 hospitals in 49 countries to collate, analyse and understand COVID-19 patient data.
https://www.investmentmagazine.com.au/2020/06/covid-19-modern-medicine-and-the-hidden-world-of-data/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=IM%20336&utm_content=IM%20336+CID_50246a8a671a274e6355d8f8945b9439&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=COVID-19%20modern%20medicine%20and%20the%20hidden%20world%20of%20data
