Course Type: Live Webinar
Number of Credits: 1
Credit Type: CME/CE-Certified, MOC-Eligible Credit
DATES AND TIMES
- Wednesday, August 12, 2020
4:00 – 5:00 PM ET (3:00 – 4:00 PM CT / 1:00 – 2:00 PM PT) - Tuesday, August 25, 2020
1:00 – 2:00 PM ET (12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM CT / 10:00 – 11:00 AM PT) - Thursday, September 17, 2020
7:00 – 8:00 PM ET (6:00 – 7:00 PM CT / 4:00 – 5:00 PM PT)
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This activity, “Obesity and COVID-19 in the Outpatient Setting: What Clinicians Need to Know,” will provide information that clinicians require to appropriately advise patients with obesity on how to avoid infection, monitor their patients with obesity who develop COVID-19, and recognize and manage complications as they occur to minimize morbidity and mortality.
Some topics covered:
- Understanding the Pathophysiology of COVID-19
- Factors that Increase the Risks of COVID-19 for Patients with Obesity
- Developing Strategies to Manage Patients with Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
STEERING COMMITTEE
J. Morgan Freiman, MD, MSc
Infectious Diseases Physician
Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA
Founder, ConscienHealth
Pittsburgh, PA
Donna H. Ryan, MD
Professor Emerita
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
New Orleans, LA
Bridget M. Slusarek, RN, BSN, MBA
Registered Nurse
Forest Lake, MN