CDC Call on 03/05/20--What Clinicians Need to Know to Prepare for COVID-19 March 3, 2020 CDC, Public Health, SF Dept of Public Health CDC, Coronavirus, COVID-19, SFDPH 0 On February 28, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19 infection. It has been posted on the SFDPH Disease Prevention & Control Website at https://www.sfcdcp.org/health-alerts-emergencies/health-alerts/ . Additionally, the CDC will be hosting a “COCA Call: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update --What Clinicians Need to Know to Prepare for COVID-19 in the United States” on Thursday, March 5, 2020 from 11:00am-12:00pm (PT) to provide information about what clinicians can do to prepare for COVID-19 including identifying persons under investigation, applying infection prevention and control measures, assessing risks for exposures, optimizing the use of personal protective equipment supplies, and managing and caring for patients (inpatient and at home). Due to the high demand anticipated for this COCA Call, participants are asked to access it in a group format, if possible, to allow for the maximum number of people to participate. To join: https://zoom.us/j/695903771 or Dial +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669 900 6833 Webinar ID: 695 903 771 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/anixAVglV If you are unable to attend this live COCA Call, it will be available to view on-demand a few hours after the call. Suspected cases should be reported immediately by phone to the San Francisco Department of Public Health at (415) 554-2830. If calling after hours, follow instructions to reach the on-call physician. Disease Prevention and Control Branch Population Health Division San Francisco Department of Public Health https://www.sfcdcp.org Comments are closed.
