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Podcast: PeerView Heart, Lung & Blood CME/CNE/CPE Audio Podcast
Episode: Sanjay R. Bhagani, BSc (Hons), MB ChB, FRCP - Improving Outcomes for Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Expert Perspectives on Incorporating the Latest Guidelines and Evidence Into Clinical Practice
Description: Go online to PeerView.com/SRU860 to view the activity, download slides and practice aids, and complete the post-test to earn credit. Despite the availability of testing, vaccines, and treatments, COVID-19 remains a threat—no one can predict when a new strain might surface and many questions remain. The virus that causes COVID-19 is designated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the clinical spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 infection ranges from asymptomatic to critical and fatal illness. Most symptomatic infections are mild; however, a significant number of patients have severe disease requiring hospitalization. Hospitalization and death are more likely in high-risk po...