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Podcast: Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast
Episode: Audio Recap: Timely Treatment for COVID-19
Description: During this episode, Lynora Saxinger, MD, FRCPC, CTropMed, updates listeners on the latest Emergency Use Authorizations and guideline recommendations for optimal clinical management of COVID-19. Gain practical insights on patient identification, risk stratification, and treatment.Key points include:Treatment of COVID-19 can be broken into antiviral and immune-modulating therapiesEach agent should be used at the correct disease stage to maximize benefitAntiviral medications and mAbs show the greatest promise early during COVID-19, before the host immune response is mountedPassive immunization with mAbs can prevent infection and severe disease—and mortality—if given early to hospitalized personsOperational challenges to u...