Critical Coronavirus Updates for the Healthcare Team: Presented by a CDC/Public Health Epidemiologist – William Barry Inman

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The COVID-19 pandemic is like nothing we have seen before. There are more questions than answers. The delivery of care feels like it has been turned upside down in an instant. Many of us are confused and scared about the current PPE guidelines and how to take care of patients safely. And there is so much debate and misinformation circulating about modes of transmission and critical infection control standards, specific to the coronavirus.

Learn from an in-the-trenches expert! Barry Inman, a CDC/Public Health Epidemiologist, will share the very latest information on the epidemiology, transmission, patient risk groups and co-morbidities. What we are learning about this virus is evolving rapidly.

As busy as you have been on the frontlines…this will be time well spent. You must know what is safe and necessary, during these challenging times. Safety in terms of what is needed for patients certainly but also what is needed to protect yourself and your family.

1. Evaluate the epidemiology of COVID-19 in terms of diagnosed cases.
2. Analyze what we are learning regarding the modes of transmission.
3. Determine the risk factors that correlate to complications of COVID-19.
4. Appraise possible treatments and the likelihood of a vaccine.

Epidemiology of COVID-19

• World
• USA

Modes of Transmission of COVID-19

• Droplet vs. airbourne
• Hands
• Environment

Risk Factors for COVID-19

• Travel
• Contact with known case of COVID-19
• 65 years of age or older
• Co-morbidities

Critical Infection Control Standards

• Influenza–like precautions
• Hand washing
• Disinfections
• Isolation
• Personnel Protective Equipment guidelines

Time Length for Transmission of COVID-19 

• Days vs. weeks
• Test of cure

Possible Treatment and Vaccine

• Chloroquine
• Remdesvir
• Lopinavir/Ritonavir
• Vaccine?