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Infectious Disease
COVID-19 Across the Age Spectrum
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 first webinar in this series, the panel provided a review of COVID-19 across the age spectrum. They started with a discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on children and the evolving role of immunization in this age group. They reviewed the benefits and risk considerations for COVID-19 immunization in adolescents and young adults. For the middle age group, they reviewed the impact of comorbidities and being immunocompromised on COVID-19 and vaccine effectiveness. Finally, they review the impact of COVID-19 and the importance of protection in the older age group. The goal is to provide the viewer with some key answers to questions that they see frequently in their practices.
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 first webinar in this series, the panel provided a review of COVID-19 across the age spectrum. They started with a discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on children and the evolving role of immunization in this age group. They reviewed the benefits and risk considerations for COVID-19 immunization in adolescents and young adults. For the middle age group, they reviewed the impact of comorbidities and being immunocompromised on COVID-19 and vaccine effectiveness. Finally, they review the impact of COVID-19 and the importance of protection in the older age group. The goal is to provide the viewer with some key answers to questions that they see frequently in their practices.
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
- Explain the impact of COVID-19 infections in different age groups (children, adults, and older adults)
- Discuss the strategies to protect patients from COVID-19 infection within the different age groups
- Describe the current COVID-19 vaccine, booster, and dosing recommendations for the age groups
- Address common patient questions regarding COVID-19 and the vaccines with each age group