Professor Joe Brownlie
Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Royal Veterinary College
About this event
- Date and time Mon 19 Oct 2020 from 1:25pm to 3:40pm
- Location Online
- Organised by Pathology, Comparative Medicine, National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, The London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
This is Part 1 of a two-part webinar series that aims to lead you to cross- fertilisation of ideas for future interventions on SARS-CoV-2. Join us to gain a holistic understanding of the virus with the help of expert considerations of issues from its emergence through to global challenges, coordination of healthcare delivery, and clinical impact.
The aim of this webinar is to have an integrated educational approach for pathologists, doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and scientists about the emergence, global challenges, and clinical impact of COVID-19.
Participants will achieve a holistic understanding of SARS-CoV-2 covering:
- How SARS-CoV-2 is likely to have emerged
- Global challenges including racial profiling
- Virology including diagnostic challenges
- Environmental decontamination
To register for Part 2 of this series, click here.
A CPD certificate with 2 CPD credits will be issued to those joining the webinar live as well as those who watch the recording afterwards. Certificates will be issued 7 days after the webinar to those who watch it live and after 30 days for those that watch the recording.
This series is organised by RSM's Pathology Section and is in association with London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and University of Liverpool.
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Webinar recordings will be available for registered delegates up to 30 days after the live webinar, via Zoom. The link will be sent 24 hours after the webinar takes place.
This webinar will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.
Key speakers
Dr Mark Stibich
Epidemiologist and Chief Scientific Officer, Xenex Disinfection Services Inc, USA
Dr Xun Zhou
Reader in Modern History, Department of History, University of Essex
Agenda
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Welcome and introduction
Chair: Dr Ian Hosein, Director of Infection Prevention and Control, Medway Maritime Hospital, UK and Visiting Professor, University of the West Indies, Trinidad
The Coronavirus family: Is SARS CoV2 a typical member?
Professor Joe Brownlie, Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Royal Veterinary College
Global responses to SARSC0V2
Professor David L Heymann, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
International profiling and historical correlates
Dr Xun Zhou, Reader in Modern History, Department of History, University of Essex
Panel discussion
Core virology and diagnostic difficulties
Dr Samuel Moses, Consultant in Virology and Infection, Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Kent
Environmental decontamination
Dr Mark Stibich, Epidemiologist and Chief Scientific Officer, Xenex Disinfection Services Inc, USA
Panel discussion
Close of webinar
Location
Online
Disclaimer: All views expressed in this webinar are of the speakers themselves and not of the RSM nor the speaker's organisations.
Special rates for difficult times
The RSM wishes to offer healthcare professionals continued learning opportunities during the coronavirus pandemic. The RSM’s COVID-19 online events are available free of charge, while there will be small charges to register for other online education. These fees will enable the RSM to continue its programme of activities and will apply during the course of the pandemic.
Registration for this webinar will close 2 hours prior to the start time. You will receive the webinar link 2 hours before the meeting. Late registrations will not be accepted.
SARS CoV 2: Emergence to impact - Part 2
For the second part of this two-parts webinar series, we will continue to take a holistic approach in understanding SARS CoV 2. Discussion topics will cover issues, including challenges for first responders, neurological outcomes, intensive care coordination, and surgical risks.
