Managing Severe COVID-19 in the Hospital Setting: An Interprofessional Approach
Program Overview
“I was dying … and I was dying alone,” says Nancy, recalling her lonely isolation in the intensive care unit as one of the earlier victims of COVID-19 in her region. This dynamic panel features an interprofessional lineup of experts who will debate and discuss data, guidelines, and literature on the treatment of severe COVID-19 in the hospital setting and what it all means for your practice and patients. Additionally, they are joined by Nancy who survived the earliest days of COVID-19 in the United States and will share her learning moments with the panel and learners.
This activity is intended for emergency medicine, hospital medicine, infectious disease, internal medicine, and pediatric clinicians (MD/NP/PA/Nurses) involved in the treatment of patients with severe COVID-19 infection.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
Assess disease severity and implications in patients with COVID-19
Incorporate emergency use authorization status and available clinical trial data into the selection of treatment for patients hospitalized with COVID-19
Integrate the unique roles and responsibilities of interprofessional care team members in the management of severe COVID-19 in hospitalized patients
Activity Faculty
Julia B. García-Díaz, MD, MSc, FACP, FIDSA, CPI
Director, Clinical Infectious Diseases Research and MultiSpecialties Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine (Tulane University) Associate Professor, University of Queensland/Ochsner Clinical School, Brisbane, Australia
Ochsner Health
New Orleans, LA
Thomas F. Patterson, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases Vice-Chair, Faculty Development Professor, Medicine Director, San Antonio Center for Medical Mycology
UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Fiona A. Winterbottom, DNP, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, ACHPN, CCRN
Advanced Practice Provider, Pulmonary Critical Care Chairperson, System Critical Care Integration Council
Ochsner Medical Center
Ochsner Health
New Orleans, LA