From Quintin ‘the robot’ to how prepared we are for a Covid-19 tidal wave – Tygerberg Hospital’s Prof Ian Vlok

Alec Hogg engages in a dynamic discussion with Professor Ian Vlok, neuroscientist and neurosurgeon at Tygerberg Hospital, who introduces us to Quintin – 'the robot' with the potential to decrease the risk for medical practitioners while increasing their virtual presence with patients during the Covid crisis. Professor Vlok furthermore believes that the lockdown has granted the medical professionals at Tygerberg Hospital with time which they have utilised in order to be as prepared as they can be for the anticipated tidal wave of Covid-19 infections to come. – Nadya Swart

We've been tracking down Professor Ian Vlok for quite a while and it's good to have you with us, Professor, to talk about this incredible development at Tygerberg Hospital with robots and how the robots are now going to accelerate the treatment of Covid-19 patients. But for people who are coming for the first time to the medical world, what is the relationship between Stellenbosch University and the Tygerberg Hospital?

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