1 - COVID-19 Updates

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

1:30 PM – 3:15 PM US ET

Location: 258 ABC

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Emily Erbelding, MD

Director, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Disease NIAID
National Institutes of Health
Rockville, MD, United States
Adarsh Bhimraj, MD

Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship and Education
Division of Infectious Diseases, Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX, United States

Faculty(s)

Mary Hayden, MD (she/her/hers)

Professor of Medicine and Pathology, ID Division Director, Director of Clinical Microbiology
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL, United States

Slides
Jason Gallagher, PharmD

Clinical Professor
Temple University School of Pharmacy
Philadelphia, PA, United States

Slides
Igho Ofotokun, MD, MSc, FIDSA (he/him/his)

Grady Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Lilburn, GA, United States

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Emily Erbelding, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Adarsh Bhimraj, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.75 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-23-002-L01-P

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

describe updates in COVID-19 diagnostics in the past 12-18 months, including the role of antigen testing;
describe updates in COVID-19 therapeutics in the context of recent dominant variants and in a partially immune population;
explain updates in the understanding, prevention, and treatment opportunities for long COVID-19, and describe remaining challenges

Presentations:

1:30 PM – 2:05 PM US ET

Updates in Diagnostics
Speaker: Mary K. Hayden, MD (she/her/hers) – Rush University Medical Center
2:05 PM – 2:40 PM US ET

Updates in Therapeutics
Speaker: Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD – Temple University School of Pharmacy
2:40 PM – 3:15 PM US ET

Updates in Long COVID
Speaker: Igho Ofotokun, MD, MSc, FIDSA (he/him/his) – Emory University School of Medicine