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NOSM COVID-19 Weekly Clinical Rounds: March 27, 2020

The NOSM CEPD Office is hosting weekly virtual rounds on the management of COVID-19 in northern Ontario.  The NOSM Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program is sponsoring several sessions and presenters with COVID-19 expertise will review key guidance and answer questions relevant to northern physicians, health care providers, faculty and learners. Content will incorporate the realities and challenges of providing clinical care in northern Ontario. Join your northern colleagues as we learn together and from each other.

Session 2: Public Health Measures in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Time:12:30-1:30 p.m. EST

 

Host:
Dr. James Goertzen
Assistant Dean, CEPD
Moderator:
Dr. George Pasut
Director, NOSM Public Health & Preventive Medicine Residency
Presenter:
Dr. Ariella Zbar
Associate Medical Officer of Health, Public Health Sudbury and District and PHPM Associate Program Director

Description:
This second session is focused on the public health containment and mitigation strategies relevant to northern Ontario, including case definition, testing and assessment, federal, provincial, and local roles, and advice for self-monitoring, self-isolation and social distancing.