Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic

Course Description

This online enduring material presentation addresses the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and the recent preparedness updates. This presentation addresses the epidemiology, characteristics and the  current status of the virus as well as testing, and  potential therapeutics.  In addition,  CDC recommendations for CoV infection control for healthcare, donning and doffing of personal protective equipment, and masking are discussed. 

Who Should Attend?

This activity is designed to meet the educational goals of physicians and other healthcare professionals specializing in infectious diseases, internal medicine, emergency medicine, and all those involved with the management of patients with the coronavirus.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the epidemiology and characteristics of coronavirus COVID-19
• Discuss CDC recommendation for CoV infection control for healthcare
• Discuss current status of testing of coronavirus COVID-19
• Describe donning and doffing of personal protective equipment and masks

Physician Participation

Upon completion of viewing the online presentation, please follow the instructions at the end of the presentation to complete the evaluation. Once the evaluation is completed, the user will be provided the option to print their certificate.

Faculty/Speaker/Planning Committee

Jan Patterson, MD, MS, FIDSA, FSHEA, CHCP, Jason Bowling, MD and Jose Cadena Zuluaga, MD,
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, UT Health San Antonio

Continuing Medical Education Credit

The UT Health Long San Antonio School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Long School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts certificates of attendance for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Healthcare professionals receiving a certificate of attendance should consult with their licensing board for information on applicability and acceptance

Release date: March 19, 2020     Credits expire: March 19, 2023

Program Registration Information

UT Health San Antonio Faculty and Staff: No cost

Financial Disclosure

Jan Patterson, MD, MS, FIDSA, FSHEA, CHCP has received compensation from Young Living Essential Oils. Her spouse has received honoraria or consulting fees from Basiela, Gilead, Scynexis.

Jason Bowling, MD has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Jose Cadena Zuluaga, MA has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Planning Committee

The Medicine Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Dr. W. Brian Reeves) has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Hardware/Software Requirements

• Windows: Latest release of Safari, Internet Explorer 6/7 or Mozilla/Firefox
• Macintosh: Latest release of Safari or Mozilla/Firefox