WCM-Q webinar series discusses coronavirus response and impact

WEILL Cornell MedicineQatar has launched a live webinar series to enable the healthcare community in Qatar to discuss the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact, recommended responses, and treatment protocols.

The ‘COVID-19 Live Webinar Clinical Series’ was developed by the Continuing Professional Development Division of WCM-Q. In addition to providing a means of discussing the implications of the pandemic, the webinar series also addresses the urgent need to support the ongoing learning of the local healthcare community while physical distancing measures are being observed. The live webinars are accredited locally by the Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners-Accreditation Department (QCHP-AD) and internationally by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

Forthcoming speakers include Dr Ibrahim Fawzi Hassan and David Berlin, on 28 May, on Intensive Care Specialists for Covid-19 Patients; Dr Laith Abu Raddad, on 3 June, on COVID-19: A Scientific Look at the Epidemic and its Future; and Dr Malavika Prabhu, on COVID-19 and pregnancy, on 4 June.

Other speakers are Devin Thompson on airway management on June 10; Kirsten Ann Uhde on June 17 on prevention of aerosolization in the provision of oxygenation and ventilation in prehospital settings; and WCMQ’s Dr. Ravinder Mamtani on June 24 on the Evolving Face of the COVID19 Pandemic.

For more details on other online Continuing Professional Development activities at WCM-Q, visit https:/ qatar-weill.cornell.edu/ continuing-professional-development/

The webinar series also addresses the urgent need to support the ongoing learning of the local healthcare community while physical distancing measures are being observed