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Communicable Diseases Webinar* for Health Care Providers
"COVID-19 Treatment Oral Antivirals: Top Ten Questions from Prescribers and Lyme Disease Updates for Clinicians"
Friday, May 6, 7:00–8:00 a.m.
Join us this Friday for an update on oral antiviral treatment options for COVID-19 and a review of common questions from prescribers. We'll also review clinical management of tick bites and a clinical decision-making tool for post-exposure prophylaxis for Lyme disease.
Attendees are also encouraged to review updated CDC resources on Lyme disease for providers and information on Lyme disease for the public from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Click here to join the webinar.
Or dial: (669) 254-5252
Webinar ID: 160 905 0752
*As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, we are expanding the scope of the Friday morning provider webinar series to also include other time-sensitive communicable disease topics of particular interest to health care providers. We will continue to address key topics related to COVID-19, but the webinar series name has been updated to reflect this expanded scope.
Presenters
Elizabeth Laubach, PharmD, BCPS, Assistant Professor of Toxicology, Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Rebecca Osborn, Vectorborne Disease Epidemiologist, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Dr. Ryan Westergaard, Chief Medical Officer and State Epidemiologist, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Traci DeSalvo, Director, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Upcoming webinar dates
The communicable diseases provider webinars are held on the first Friday of the month at 7:00 a.m. Join us for the next provider webinar on Friday, June 3.
Send us your questions and webinar topic suggestions ahead of time!
Email your questions to the DHS WI HAI Prevention Program using the subject line: "COMMUNICABLE DISEASES PROVIDER WEBINAR," by 2 p.m. Thursday, May 5.
- Questions sent ahead of time will be prioritized during the Q&A part of the webinar.
Webinar recordings
Access recordings of previous communicable diseases provider webinars on the DHS provider webinar series recordings webpage.
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