Are you prepared to manage influenza in the era of COVID-19?
Join Dr Paul G. Auwaerter and Dr Javeed Siddiqui for a discussion on the challenges of influenza management in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Explore solutions to your questions about the best practices to assess influenza via telehealth, strategies for influenza prophylaxis, selecting antivirals for children, adolescents, and adults, including patients at high risk of influenza complications.
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other members of the health care team who care for patients with influenza in the primary care setting.
This live interactive webinar is conveniently available on 3 different dates!
Click here to register: https://telefluwebinars2021.eventbrite.com/
April 15th 7:00 – 8:15 pm (EDT)
April 29th 9:00– 10:15 pm (EDT)
May 13th 7:00– 8:15 pm (EDT)
Faculty: Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA, Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Sherrilyn and Ken Fisher Professor of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD. Javeed Siddiqui, MD, MPH, Infectious Diseases Chief Medical Officer, TeleMed2 Roseville, CA.
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This ACEP Chapter Educational Lecture Series offers clinical pearls for the assessment of bleeding severity in patients receiving DOACs; expert-guided insights to rapid reversal of urgent DOAC-associated bleeding; and clinical decision support tools to optimize outcomes in patients requiring reversal of DOACs.
Locations:
Maryland
Arizona
Front Lines of Family Medicine: Management and Prevention of Influenza in High-Risk Patients
Are you prepared to manage patients with influenza this season? Family physicians are a vital line of defense against morbidity and mortality from influenza, especially for populations at high risk of complications. This educational activity will address strengthening your recommendation for the influenza vaccine, identifying high-risk patients, and evaluating the safety and efficacy of available antivirals. With access to up-to-date information, family medicine physicians will be better able to care for patients with influenza and successfully navigate challenges encountered in practice.
Locations:
Austin, TX
Arkansas
North Carolina
Influenza Updates Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention in the Emergency Department
How effectively are you managing influenza in your emergency department? This educational activity offers pearls for caring for patients with influenza in the emergency department this flu season, including identifying patients at high risk of complications, recognizing patients who should receive antivirals for prophylaxis or treatment, and reviewing efficacy and safety of available antivirals. With access to up-to-date information, emergency physicians will be better able to care for patients with influenza and successfully navigate challenges encountered in practice.
Location:
Oregon