As national cases of COVID-19 infections continue to rise and with JN.1 as the dominant variant, questions about treatment and prevention strategies of COVID-19 remain. The latest COVID-19 wave is occurring in conjunction with cases of RSV and influenza. In this webinar, we give you the latest update on COVID-19 and other respiratory infections with particular consideration for immigrant and migrant communities. We will discuss the JN.1 variant, COVID-19 vaccinations and other prevention strategies, and considerations for anti-viral treatment options. We will also highlight numerous resources to support culturally contextual education and the clinical care of patients.
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At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to…
- Discuss the state of COVID in the US.
- Explore strategies for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
- Identify resources to support the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in immigrant and migrant patients.
Presenters
As the Chief Medical Officer for Migrant Clinicians Network, Dr. Madaras is responsible for the oversight of MCN clinical activities. He also serves as a subject matter expert for various topics in migrant and immigrant health including COVID-19 clinical education.
Dr. Madaras received his MD and Masters in Public Health from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1993, and worked in Gabon, West Africa as an Albert Schweitzer Fellow in pediatrics. Later he worked with the American Refugee Committee on the Congo/Rwandan border during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He also worked on the Hungarian border with the former Yugoslavia in 1995. Since 1996, Dr. Madaras has worked as a board-certified family physician in both inpatient and outpatient medicine in Pediatrics, Adult Medicine and Obstetrics. He served as a frontline clinician at the Keystone Health Center, a community health center, where he cared for farmworkers and their families and became Assistant Medical Director from 2001 to 2005. In 2005, he became a hospitalist in Chambersburg and Waynesboro Hospitals in south central Pennsylvania, where he continues to work part time. In 2016 he became a Senior Fellow of Hospital Medicine. In 2020, he became a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP).
Continuing Education Credit (CEU)
Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.
Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN), is accredited as an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.