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Dr. Paul Auwaerter answers your COVID-19 questions. Topics: *News on the B.1.617 variant and vaccine effectiveness against it *Discussion of booster immunizations *Methods to encourage adolescent vaccination *Famotidine and other treatments for mild to moderate COVID-19 *Referring rural residents for infusion therapy *Defining “Long COVID” and how to prevent it 

Post-test for CME/CE credit: https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty/5-26-21-episode/eval  

Access our resource center, download webinar slides, and claim credit at https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty 

Presenting faculty:  

Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA

Past President of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 

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In this live webinar, Charles Vega, MD and Michael Angarone, DO, FIDSA analyze two COVID-19 patient case studies: one patient is experiencing moderate symptoms and the other is in the hospital with severe symptoms. Can you make the right treatment decisions? They discuss: 

• Accurately identifying patients eligible for authorized treatments 
• Viral variants’ impact on treatments  
• The latest treatment recommendations and clinical data 

Expert Faculty 

Charles Vega, MD 

Clinical Professor, Family Medicine 

Director, UC Irvine Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community, Family Medicine 

School of Medicine Assistant Dean for Culture and Community Education 

UC Irvine School of Medicine 

Michael Angarone, DO, FIDSA 

Associate Professor 

Division of Infectious Diseases 

Departments of Medicine and Medical Education 

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine 

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Dr. Paul Auwaerter gives us an update and covers the latest news on COVID-19. Topics: *Data behind the recent EUA for vaccine use in adolescents *Guidance on masks and social distancing for those vaccinated *What’s the most common variant in the US? *US and Global trends in COVID-19 cases 

Post-test for CME/CE credit: https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty/5-12-21-episode/eval  

Access our resource center, download webinar slides, and claim credit at https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty 

Presenting faculty:  

Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA

Past President of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 

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Dr. Paul Auwaerter continues his interview with Dr. Michael Kornberg about the interaction between COVID-19 vaccines and multiple sclerosis. Topics: *Do any of the COVID-19 vaccines worsen MS symptoms? *Communicating the risk vs reward of COVID-19 vaccination to MS patients *The drug-drug interactions between MS therapeutics and COVID-19 vaccines *Further reading: COVID-19 and MS: What We Currently Know 

Post-test for CME/CE credit: https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty/5-7-21-episode/eval  

Access our resource center, download webinar slides, and claim credit at https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty  

Presenting faculty:  

Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA

Past President of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine  

Michael Kornberg, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine 

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Dr. Paul Auwaerter interviews Dr. Michael Kornberg about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on multiple sclerosis treatment. Topics: *Impact of the pandemic on telemedicine and in-person visits for people with MS *How COVID-19 infection is affecting people with MS *Are people with MS at higher risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms? *Further reading: COVID-19 and MS: What We Currently Know 

Post-test for CME/CE credit: https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty/5-5-21-episode/eval  

Access our resource center, download webinar slides, and claim credit at https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty  

Presenting faculty:  

Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA

Past President of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine  

Michael Kornberg, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine 

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Dr. Paul Auwaerter continues his interview with Dr. Tae Chung about postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) caused by COVID-19. Topics: *Managing POTS and improving patient outcomes *Finding effective POTS treatments *The varying degrees of POTS symptoms and impact on treatment *Exercise as a treatment for POTS 

Post-test for CME/CE credit: https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty/4-30-21-episode/eval  

Access our resource center, download webinar slides, and claim credit at https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty  

Presenting faculty:  

Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA

Past President of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 

Tae Chung, MD

Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 

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Drs. Paul Auwaerter and Charles Vega discuss the various COVID-19 treatment options and answer your questions. Topics: *Analyzing how strain variants impact COVID-19 treatment *Understanding treatment options for ambulatory and hospitalized patients *Accurately identifying patients eligible for monoclonal antibodies *Understanding when, how, and why various treatments work 

Post-test for CME/CE credit: https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty/4-28-21-session/eval  

Access our resource center, download webinar slides, and claim credit at https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty 

Presenting faculty:

Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA

Past President of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine   

Charles Vega, MD, FAAFP

Health Sciences Clinical Professor at UC Irvine Department of Family Medicine

Assistant Dean for Culture and Community Education at UC Irvine School of Medicine

Director, UC Irvine Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community   

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Dr. Paul Auwaerter interviews Dr. Tae Chung about postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) caused by COVID-19. Topics: *Defining POTS it relates to COVID-19 *Signs and symptoms of POTS *At-risk populations for POTS *Making an accurate POTS diagnosis 

Post-test for CME/CE credit: https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty/4-2-21-episode/eval  

Access our resource center, download webinar slides, and claim credit at https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty  

Presenting faculty:  

Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA

Past President of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine  

Tae Chung, MD

Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 

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Dr. Paul Auwaerter gives us an update on COVID-19 vaccination progress. Topics: *Vaccine availability and completed vaccinations *When will US pandemic restrictions be lifted? Herd immunity? *Vaccine authorization for children *Status of molnupiravir

Post-test for CME/CE credit: https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty/4-21-21-episode/eval  

Access our resource center, download webinar slides, and claim credit at https://covid19.dkbmed.com/multispecialty 

Presenting faculty:  

Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA

Past President of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 

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In this on-demand video webinar, Drs. Heather Bell and Jose Mercado discuss management of patients with COVID-19 from the hospitalist perspective. They review: *Best practices for managing patients with mild-moderate COVID-19 *Efficacy, safety and indications for treatments currently used in hospitalized patients *In-development therapeutics *Updates on vaccines 

Post-test for CME/CE credit: https://covid19.dkbmed.com/hospitalists/4-9-21-session/eval  

Access our resource center, download webinar slides, and claim credit at https://covid19.dkbmed.com/hospitalists  

Presenting faculty:  

Heather Bell, DO  

Medical Director Infection Prevention, Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital  

Medical Director, HOPE STD testing Clinic, Tulsa, OK  

Owner, Bellhaven Medical, LLC – Epidemiology Consulting Firm  

Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases, University of Tulsa, APRN Program 

Jose R. Mercado, MD  

Medical Director, Alice Peck Day Hospital  

Associate Hospital Epidemiologist, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center  

Assistant Professor, Geisel School of Medicine 

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