Listen in as Cristina Mussini, MD; Martin Witzenrath, MD, FERS; and Michele Bartoletti, MD, PhD, discuss treatment strategies for people who are immunocompromised with COVID-19 in the hospital setting, including: 

• Antiviral therapy with remdesivir
• Dexamethasone for patients with hematologic malignancies
• Considerations regarding other immunomodulators such as JAK inhibitors or IL-6 inhibitors
• A detailed patient case to illustrate key takeaways

 

Presenters:

Michele Bartoletti, MD, PhD​
Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Humanitas University
Pieve Emanuele (MI), Italy
Head of Infectious Diseases Unit
IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital
Rozzano (MI), Italy

Cristina Mussini, MD​
Full Professor of Infectious Diseases
Chief of the Department of Infectious Diseases
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Modena, Italy

Martin Witzenrath, MD, FERS 
Medical Director
Charite Centrum 12
Internal Medicine & Dermatology
Professor and Chair for Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care
Department of Infectious Disease, Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care
Charite Campus Mitte/Campus Virchow Klinikum/Campus Benamin Franklin
Charite – University of Berlin
Berlin, Germany

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/4fs7Hcb

Downloadable slides:
https://bit.ly/3XP1fpJ

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