Updated COVID-19 Testing and Treatment Guidelines Presented

The U.S. CDC Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) has scheduled a webinar today, enabling subject matter experts to present an overview of COVID-19 epidemiology and the current variant landscape.

They will also address current testing and treatment guidelines from the National Institutes of Health and Infectious Disease Society of America COVID-19 treatment guidelines.

And discuss risk assessment and considerations for COVID-19 treatment options.

This one-hour COCA call will start at 2:00 PM ET on January 24, 2023. A few minutes before the webinar begins, please click this link to join: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1618473235; Webinar ID:  161 847 3235; Passcode: 106095.

The presentation slides were posted: Updates to COVID-19 Testing and Treatment for the Current SARS-CoV-2 Variants.

Today's Presenters are as follows:

Pragna Patel, MD, MPH
CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service
Chief Medical Officer

Natalie Thornburg, PhD
Branch Chief of Lab Branch (Acting)

Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
Director, HIV Clinical Services and Education
Massachusetts General Hospital
Co-Director, Harvard Center for AIDS Research
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Adarsh Bhimraj, MD, FIDSA
Chair, Infectious Disease Society of America COVID-19 Treatment and Management Guidelines
Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship and Education
Houston Methodist Academic Medicine Associates
Infectious Diseases Fellowship & Education