This course has expired. View available courses.

Infectious Disease

Boosters Today and Boosters in the Future

Welcome to the Spring 2022 COVID-19 update. In this four-part webinar series you will hear from national COVID-19 experts Dr. Peter Lin, Dr. Vivien Brown and Dr. Allison McGeer. They will provide healthcare professionals with the latest update on COVID-19, the vaccines and the answers to the questions they are getting in practice.

In the second webinar in this series, our panel had a discussion on the role of boosters in maintaining protection from COVID-19. This included a discussion on the current recommendations for first and second boosters in Canada. They also discussed the importance of boosters, especially in immunocompromised and older adults. They also discussed the safety of these booster doses in your practice. After this webinar, viewers should have a more comprehensive view of the role of boosters in COVID-19 protection.


This program has been supported by Moderna.

DURATION

1 hr

PROFESSION

Physician, Nursing, Pharmacy, Allied Health, Medical Resident, Student, Specialist

# OF CREDITS

0

ACCREDITATION

Unaccredited

EXPIRY DATE

2023-05-17

Welcome to the Spring 2022 COVID-19 update. In this four-part webinar series you will hear from national COVID-19 experts Dr. Peter Lin, Dr. Vivien Brown and Dr. Allison McGeer. They will provide healthcare professionals with the latest update on COVID-19, the vaccines and the answers to the questions they are getting in practice.

In the second webinar in this series, our panel had a discussion on the role of boosters in maintaining protection from COVID-19. This included a discussion on the current recommendations for first and second boosters in Canada. They also discussed the importance of boosters, especially in immunocompromised and older adults. They also discussed the safety of these booster doses in your practice. After this webinar, viewers should have a more comprehensive view of the role of boosters in COVID-19 protection.


This program has been supported by Moderna.

Faculty

Peter Lin, MD, CCFP
Allison McGeer, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Vivien Brown, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP, NCMP

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this continuing education program participants will be better able to:
  • Discuss the rationale for boosters and the protection provided by current boosters
  • Describe the current booster strategy in Canada
  • Explain the need for ongoing and evolving booster strategies to maintain protection from COVID-19
  • Address common patient questions regarding COVID-19 boosters
Cost of course:  
Free
# of credits: 0
Duration: 1 hr

FAQs & HELP

MDBriefCase Group specializes in accredited, online continuing professional development (CPD) programs, custom tailored for specific international markets and available on a convenient online platform.

All content is developed by leading specialists and peer-reviewed by experts at respected institutions, which keeps more than 280,000 global healthcare professionals at the forefront of the latest evidence and protocols worldwide.

The vast majority of our programs are accredited by one or more respected institutions. We do provide unaccredited content to ensure that healthcare professionals have access to relevant practical resources in addition to accredited learning.

Specific accrediting information (including the accrediting body, along with the type and number of credits) can be found on the “Main” page and/or “Accreditation” page of each program. In order to qualify for accreditation and obtain your certificate, you must successfully complete the requirements listed on the “Accreditation” or “CME Information” pages available in each program.

MDBriefCase Group works with various institutions to provide peer-reviewed, up-to-date accredited content. Our programs and resources are provided via collaboration between medical writers, faculty members, associations, universities and other relevant organizations. The content you were recommended is likely valued by your society or association and is conveniently provided to you free of charge on an MDBriefCase Group platform.

Specific accrediting information (including the accrediting body, along with the type and number of credits) can be found on the “Main” page and/or “Accreditation” page of each program. In order to qualify for accreditation and obtain your certificate, you must successfully complete the requirements listed on the “Accreditation” or “CME Information” pages available in each program.

No, registration with MDBriefCase is free!

To access your profile, visit My Profile. If you would like to update the information here don’t forget to hit the ‘save’ button when you are finished. Your profile is where you can control what email communications you receive.

If you have forgotten your password, you can reset your password. To access this page from the Login page, click Forgot password. Enter the email address you registered with and you will receive an email with a link to reset your password.

Please note: if you submitted multiple password resets, only the link on the most recent email is valid.

You can unsubscribe from MDBriefCase Group emails by clicking the unsubscribe button located at the bottom of each of our emails.