BTIG Webcast: The Rise of the Delta Variant, What Comes Next, and Implications for the Healthcare Market


The BTIG webcast, The Rise of the Delta Variant, What Comes Next, and Implications for the Healthcare Market took place on Thursday, September 9, 2021. The event discussed the prevalence of the Delta variant, the impact on healthcare and the longer-term outlook for COVID. The webcast was hosted by David Larsen, CFA, Healthcare IT and Digital Health Analyst, and Marie Thibault, Medical Technology and Digital Health Analyst.

Discussion Topics Included:

  • The prevalence of the Delta Variant, the rise in number of cases, and the longer-term outlook for COVID,
  • The severity of the variant, effectiveness of the vaccines, the need for booster shots, and implications for testing,
  • The impact of hospitalizations, office visits, and demand on the acute care and ambulatory channels,
  • Hospital preparedness, the need for personal protective equipment, and increase in demand for remote patient monitoring,
  • The potential resurgence of tele-health visits, and possible impact to in-person visits, remote patient monitoring and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

The webcast was produced by BTIG’s Corporate Access program which hosts client events across the consumer, energy and infrastructure, financials, healthcare, real estate as well as technology, media, and telecommunications sectors.

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