COVID-19: What You Need to Know
Everything you need to know about COVID-19
COVID-19: Learn the Facts
Release Date: March 16, 2020
Expiration Date: March 16, 2021
Estimated time to complete activity: 2.0 hours
Overview
COVID-19 is a pandemic that has affected the US in a serious way, already resulting in thousands of cases as well as deaths. This introductory course is the go-to resource that includes information put forth by the CDC, WHO, and other leading agencies. NOTE: The content in this course was last updated in 2021 and the course is no longer eligible for CME/CE credit.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of COVID-19
- Identify how COVID-19 has spread around the world
- Apply into practice the public health measures we need to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19
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Rishi Desai, MD, MPH |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Evan Debevec-McKenney |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Ursula FlorJanczyk |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Kaylee Neff |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Heidi Ness |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Cheri Olson, MD |
Content Review |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Yifan Xiao, MD |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
Your Instructor
Rishi Desai, MD, MPH is a pediatric infectious disease physician with a public health background who serves as the Chief Medical Officer at Osmosis and previously led Khan Academy Medicine. Osmosis generates engaging health education videos on a personalized learning engine for 900,000+ medical students and clinicians around the world.
Dr. Desai had an accelerated education, completing high school and receiving his BS in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from UCLA by the age of 18. He completed his medical training at UCSF and went on to work at medical centers including Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston Medical Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and Stanford University. He earned his MPH in epidemiology at UCLA, and then spent two years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer investigating disease outbreaks, before beginning his work in online medical education. He currently sees patients through the largest US telemedicine provider AmWell. When he’s not at the park with his wife and 3-year-old son, he can be found eating raspberries and learning Mandarin.
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