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Advances in the Biology and Management of COVID-19

This course will not be offered in 2024.

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DESCRIPTION

This course will introduce the up-to-date key concepts in the biology, prevention, and management in the efforts to mitigate and contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Students will learn about the epidemiology and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 which has contributed to its dissemination worldwide. Topics will revolve around understanding the virus’ biology, novel diagnostic approaches, its impact on special populations, up-to-date therapeutic approaches as well as preventative strategies using vaccines and other public health measures.

DIRECTORS

Chen Liang, PhD
Professor, Department of Medicine, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
Director, McGill Centre for Viral Diseases

Gerasimos J. Zaharatos, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
Chief, Division of Medical Microbiology, OptiLab Montreal, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre
Associate Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Jewish General Hospital

PREVIOUS COURSE FACULTY

• Brett Thombs – Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
• Brian Ward – Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
• Emily Jenkins - University of Saskatchewan
• Emily McDonald – Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
• Giorgia Sulis – Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
• Isabelle Malhame – Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
• Jesse Papenburg – Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
• Leighanne Parkes – Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
• Nadine Kronfli – Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
• Tim Evans – Ï㽶ÊÓƵ

CONTENT

In order to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to increase diagnostic capacity and implement public health mitigation strategies. Effective measures will focus on the widespread administration of a safe and effective vaccine, as well as therapeutic approaches for both in and outpatients. There is plenty of evidence that COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on certain populations (e.g. people of certain socioeconomic status and ethnic origins) and understandings these differences will be paramount in containing this pandemic. This session of leading international experts will:

• Review the biology and transmission of SARS-CoV-2
• Discuss and highlight the epidemiology of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Present novel diagnostic strategies for SARS-CoV-2
• Discuss and debate the best therapeutic interventions for the management of inpatient and outpatients with COVID-19
• Highlight key differences in the manifestations of COVID-19 in special populations (including children, pregnant women, and disenfranchised individuals)
• Explore the role of technology in the management of COVID-19
• Present and debate the optimal vaccination strategy against COVID-19
• Understand and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on mental health

OBJECTIVES

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the basic properties of SARS-CoV-2 in the context of its biology, pathogenesis, transmission and epidemiology.
• Review various approaches to the management of inpatient and outpatients with COVID-19
• Summarize current evidence on the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and give examples of specific use cases
• Describe optimal public health mitigation strategies, including vaccination, against the COVID-19 pandemic, and highlight current gaps to be addressed in the future
• Present the impact of COVID-19 on social life, mental health, and at-risk populations

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Clinicians and nurses
• Undergraduate students, graduate students, medical school students, postdoctoral fellows,
• Researchers and academics involved in SARS-CoV-2 research
• Funding agencies
• Product development partnerships
• Policy makers and public health implementers
• Community advocates and civil society

ENROLMENT

Unlimited

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