Virtual: Pediatric Pearls - Updates From the St. Chris Experts
Thursday, August 4, 2022
12:00 PM-12:30 PM
Topic
A Back-to-School View of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Presented By
Alan T. Evangelista, PhD, director, Microbiology & Virology/Molecular Diagnostics, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Learning Objectives
- Review current epidemiology of COVID cases: national, local and at St. Christopher’s
- Discuss relationship of viral shedding of SARS-CoV-2 and test utilization
- Describe impact of COVID variants on vaccine efficacy
- Discuss the use of COVID vaccines and monoclonal
antibodies in the pediatric population
Target Audience
Physicians, nurse practitioners, nursing personnel, fellows, residents, medical students and other health care professionals who take care of children
Accreditation Statement
Tower Health is accredited by the Pennsylvania Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Tower Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Claiming CME Credits
Attendees MUST sign in with the six-digit activity code provided at the session using eeds within 24 hours of the conference start time and complete the online evaluation within 30 days at
http://towerhealth.eeds.com.
Contact Information
Alma Barberena
alma.barberena@towerhealth.org