Protecting the Patients at Highest Risk of COVID-19 – the Value of the New Bivalent Booster

CAN-eng

$0

free

Unaccredited

30 min

Infectious Disease

0 Credits

Course Description

This Expert Brief will review the importance of boosting patients at higher risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes with the new bivalent booster. It will review the importance of protecting this group and how to identify and approach these patients in practice.


This program has received funding from Moderna.

Course Details

Expiry Date: 2023-10-06

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

Faculty

David Strain, MBChB, MD, FRCP

Peter J. Lin, MD, CCFP

Accreditation

Learning Objective(s)

Upon completion of this continuing education video participants will be better able to:

  • List the groups of patients at high-risk of severe COVID-19
  • Discuss the importance of a bivalent booster in patients at risk
  • Explain the benefits and risks of bivalent boosters