As hospitals are facing care amidst an unprecedented crisis, experts in the areas of infection control, emergency preparedness and caring for cancer patients share their perspectives.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION AND TARGET AUDIENCE: This activity is an update regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The content is designed for emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, and primary care clinicians.
ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE ACTIVITY 1 hour
ACTIVITY PLANNERS:
J. Kevin Tucker, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Chief of Nephrology Brigham and Women’s/Faulkner Hospital, Faculty Director, Accreditation and Maintenance of Certification, Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Medical Education
Ellen Long-Middleton, PhD, APRN, Family Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified Fellow, National Academy of Practice, Lead Nurse Planner, Harvard Medical School, Postgraduate Medical Education
ACTIVITY FACULTY:
Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP, MBA, Senior Associate Dean for Postgraduate Medical Education
Eric Goralick, MD, MS, Director of Emergency Preparedness, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Sayeed Khan Malek, MD, Clinical Director of Transplant Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Sharon Wright, MD, MPH, Senior Medical Director, Infection Control/Hospital Epidemiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Mara Bloom, JD, MS, Executive Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.
DISCLOSURE:
Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP(UK), MBA
GlaxoSmithKline – Consultant
All other individuals including course directors, planners, reviewers, faculty, staff, etc., who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity have, on behalf of themselves and their spouse or partner, reported no financial relationships related to the content of this activity.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to discuss symptoms, risks, and precautions associated with the COVID-19 outbreak.