Mayo Clinic COVID-19: Expert Insights and Strategies is a course that covers topics such as:
- Criteria for PCR test ing, antibody serology and interpretation of test
- COVID-19 clinical features, virus characteristics, disease pathogenesis, multi-systemic effects, laboratory testing, factors in increased morbidity and causes of mortality
- Methods for for managing COVID-19 positive and under-investigation patients in the hospital setting
- Recommendation strategies for caregivers and providers managing patients with COVID-19 at home; tele-monitoring COVID-19 patients
- Trategies for preventing transmission in healthcare workers overall and high risk workers (emergency department physicians, anesthesiologists, respiratory therapists, pulmonologists, otolaryngologists, etc.)
- Aerosol generating procedures in the hospital in outpatient and inpatient settings during the pandemic
- Investigational treatments and trials (with addition of significant results as they become available) as well as emerging strategies (e.g. prone ventilation)
- Strategies for prevention of transmission/mitigation in the community
- Guidance for managing special patient populations during the COVID-19 pandemic: pregnant patients, patients with acute emergencies, patients with immunodeficiency, patients undergoing cancer treatment
- Recommend oxygenation strategies in severely sick COVID-19 patients: Mechanical ventilation, ECMO, transfusion etc
- Guidelines on the correct use , donning and doffing for personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Cross -training/retraining on COVID-19 relevant procedures (e.g. ventilator management)
- Telemedicine solutions for training and patient care
Mayo Clinic COVID-19: Expert Insights and Strategies brings together attendees of all healthcare specialties who are impacted by COVID-19:
- Research scientists
- Physicians
- Nurse practitioners
- Physician assistants
- Nurses
- Anyone with a particular interest in prevention, treatment, and patient care
