UPDATE 7/15/2020 – COVID-19: Keeping Up With A Moving Target

Dr. Auwaerter covers the following topics: *Manifestations beyond the respiratory tract *Moderna vaccine phase 1 trial *Immunity for patients who’ve recovered from COVID-19 *Pool testing as a means to alleviate testing shortages and open schools and businesses *Aerosol transmission

UPDATE 7/10/2020 – COVID-19: Keeping Up With A Moving Target

Dr. Paul Auwaerter interviews Dr. Kathleen Page about COVID-19 public policy and research efforts. Topics: *Policy impacts on immigrants *Treatment considerations for immigrants *Including minority communities in research trials *Improving communication with minority communities

UPDATE 7/8/2020 – COVID-19: Keeping Up With A Moving Target

Dr. Auwaerter covers the following topics: *Recurrences of COVID-19 symptoms *Hydroxychloroquine study from Michigan *Sarilumab (anti-IL6) monoclonal antibody *Operation Warp Speed update *Differences in mortality rates among States *Nasal vs. nasopharyngeal test accuracy.

UPDATE 7/1/2020 – COVID-19: Keeping Up With A Moving Target

Dr. Auwaerter updates us on COVID-19 and answers your questions. Topics covered:Dr. Auwaerter updates us on COVID-19 and answers your questions. Topics covered:

  • Advising patients on travel 
  • Antibody seroprevalence 
  • Time from exposure to positive test 
  • JAMA Greek colchicine study 
  • Using low dose radiation to combat the cytokine storm 

UPDATE 6/26/2020 – COVID-19: Keeping Up With A Moving Target

Dr. Paul Auwaerter interviews Dr. Kathleen Page about the impact COVID-19 has had on minority populations.

  • Why have minority populations been more affected by COVID-19?
  • The impact of comorbidities
  • Public health messaging
  • The importance of trust and communication

UPDATE 6/10/2020 – COVID-19: Keeping Up With A Moving Target

Dr. Auwaerter updates us on COVID-19 and answers your questions. Topics covered:

  • Best methods of transmission prevention
  • Asymptomatic transmission – mixed messages
  • Survey results: messaging, trust, and ethnic impact
  • Therapeutics update
  • COVID-19 weakening?
  • Reopening schools
  • Blood type and risk of infection

UPDATE 6/5/2020 – COVID-19: Keeping Up With A Moving Target

Sue Hansen, MSN, RN discusses what we’ve learned from COVID-19 and lessons for the future:

  • Required training and support for staff
  • Infection prevention, control and testing
  • How to run a code blue 
  • Post-acute care, and
  • Performing non-emergent operations