Sklar Technology Partners - August 2020

Sklar Technology Partners - August 2020

AUGUST 2020

7462 Old Hickory Drive, Mechanicsville, VA 23111

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www.sklartechnology.com

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804-730-2628

DOCTORS, POLITICIANS, AND PHILANTHROPISTS Some of My Favorite Facebook Live Interviews

another round of questions. Find our first interview at Bit.ly/DrJonSchaafPt1 and the second interview at Bit.ly/DrJonSchaafPt2 . Would you ever want to be president? — My InterviewWith Chris Saxman In April, I interviewed politician Chris Saxman. Chris is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, who represented the 20th District from 2002 until his retirement in 2010.We covered many topics, ranging from the pandemic and wearing masks at the bank to whether he would ever want to be president. I challenged Chris on several topics, and to his credit, he didn’t dodge any of them.

I sat down with Dr. Schaaf on April 9, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was really ramping up. There was still a lot of confusion and questions about the virus and how it is spread. A lot of folks with knowledge about the virus also had some political agenda. People wanted straight answers, which is why I asked Dr. Schaaf to do a video with me. He answered my questions in plain language, without medical jargon or an agenda. Just the facts. We talked about everything, including different kinds of testing, how the virus spreads on surfaces, and contact tracing. In that very first video, we also talked about whether or not everyone should be wearing masks, which is still a hot topic all these months later. Once Dr. Schaaf clarified that wearing an N95 mask outside the hospital setting was “overkill,” he addressed the role of surgical and homemade cloth masks. “These masks don’t necessarily filter out the viral particles,” Dr. Schaaf explained. “People get caught up on that and think that wearing any mask will magically keep them from inhaling the virus. The main reason people should be wearing masks at this point is to help contain their respiratory secretions. That’s the goal.When you go out and wear a mask, the mask is not meant to protect you. It’s meant to protect others.When you cough or sneeze, that’s when the respiratory droplets are coming out.” Basically, if we see someone wearing a mask in public, we should thank them because they’re protecting everyone else around them.

You never know when a new project will become a passion. I started doing Facebook Live videos as a way to stay connected to people during the shelter- in-place order. This quickly evolved into a series of fun, insightful, and informative conversations with people in our community. I was even able to turn these videos into a fundraiser for ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation, which I covered in last month’s newsletter. Thank you again to everyone who donated to ASK during the fundraiser. Your support helped make a difference to families in our community. Though things are starting to open up again, I plan to continue my Facebook Live interviews. They’re fun to do, and they’re a great way to highlight cool people in our community. If you haven’t checked out these videos yet, here are some highlights from a few of my favorites. Do we all need to be wearing masks? — Doctor Jon Tells the Truth One of my earliest interviews was with Dr. Jonathan Schaaf. This is also my most viewed interview to date. Dr. Schaaf is an internal medicine specialist here in Richmond. He’s worn many different hats, working in hospital medicine, family medicine, and concierge practice. For the last four years, Dr. Schaaf has been focused on battling the opioid epidemic by working in medication-assisted therapy for the treatment of opioid addicts. More recently, Dr. Schaaf has been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some of the questions we tackled included: •

How will the pandemic affect future elections? How did politicians come up with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) amount? (And why it wasn’t enough.) Why was the whole state shut down when there were counties with no cases? How long will changes to the alcohol laws remain? How will contact-tracing >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4

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