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Adult ID

Epidemiology & Infection Control

Pediatric ID

Trainee

COVID
Symposium

28 - PCRs, Presenteeism and PPE: Infection Prevention Post-COVID

Thursday, September 30, 2021
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

    Moderator(s)

  • Kristina Bryant, MD, FPIDS

    Professor of Pediatrics
    University of Louisville and Norton Children's
    Louisville, KY, United States

    Gilead (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support; Pfizer (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support

    • Speaker(s)

  • DK

    David Kuhar, MD

    Medical Officer
    Centers fo Disease Control and Prevention, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

  • Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH

    Professor of Medicine
    University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco, CA, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

  • KC Coffey, MD, MPH

    Associate Hospital Epidemiologist
    VA Maryland Healthcare System, MD, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:
Kristina Bryant, MD, FPIDS: Gilead (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support; Pfizer (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support
David Kuhar, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
KC Coffey, MD, MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 Knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-21-001-H01-P

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
  • assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the structure and function of occupational health programs
  • predict the role of universal masking in post-pandemic healthcare settings
  • describe the role of diagnostic testing as part a comprehensive infection prevention program

Presentations:

  • Occupational Infection Prevention Post-covid

    Speaker: David Kuhar, MD – Centers fo Disease Control and Prevention

  • PPE in the Post-covid World: Is Universal Masking the New Standard?

    Speaker: Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH – University of California, San Francisco

  • Relying on Diagnostic Testing in Infection Prevention

    Speaker: KC Coffey, MD, MPH – VA Maryland Healthcare System