23rd Symposium on COVID-19: What Have We Learned? How Can We Use What We Have Learned?
An online webinar, the 23rd Coronavirus (COVID-19) Symposium is sponsored by New York Medical College of Touro University. Continuing Medical Education credits are available upon request.
A presentation by the Center for Disaster Medicine of New York Medical College of Touro University.
Program
Opening Remarks and Moderator:
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A.
Chancellor/CEO, New York Medical College, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Pediatrics and History | Provost for Biomedical Affairs, Touro University | The Miriam Popack Chair in Biomedical Ethics After the Holocaust | Director of the Hirth and Samowitz Center for Medical Humanities and Holocaust Studies
Presenters:
I'm Breastfeeding the Baby. What Do I Need to Know If I Get COVID-19? What Do I Need to Know About Timing My Vaccines and Boosters?
Karen M. Murray, M.D.
Associate Dean for Admissions, School of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Medical College
Everyone Recognizes That Opiate-Related Deaths Have Risen During the Pandemic. So What Should We Be Doing About It?
Ronnie Swift, M.D.
Professor and Associate Chairman of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, New York Medical College | Chief of Psychiatry, Metropolitan Hospital and Medical Center
Vaccine Hesitancy in Minority Communities: What Have We Learned and How Can It Inform Policy?
Mill Etienne, M.D., M.P.H., FAAN, FAES
Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Associate Professor of Neurology and Medicine, New York Medical College
Shannon Freeman, DrPH, MPA
Community Health Coordinator, Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center
What Will Be the Long-Term Impact of the Pandemic On the Pharmaceutical Industry?
Elizabeth Unni, Ph.D., MBA, BPharm
Chair and Associate Professor, Social Behavioral and Administrative Sciences, Co-Director, Academic Fellowship Program, Associate Director, Center of Excellence, Touro University College of Pharmacy
PANEL DISCUSSION: What This Pandemic Has Taught Me About Being A Public Health Commissioner
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A.
Chancellor/CEO, New York Medical College, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Pediatrics and History | Provost for Biomedical Affairs, Touro University | The Miriam Popack Chair in Biomedical Ethics After the Holocaust | Director of the Hirth and Samowitz Center for Medical Humanities and Holocaust Studies
Irina Gelman, DPM, M.P.H.
Commissioner, Nassau County Department of Health
Livia Santiago-Rosado, M.D., FACEP, FAAEM
Commissioner, Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health
Patricia Schanbel-Ruppert, DO, M.P.H., DABFM, FAAFP
Commissioner, Rockland County Department of Health | Distinguished Lecturer, New York Medical College | Assistant Professor of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center | Fellows Ambassador, New York Academy of Medicine
Q&A
Hosted by Alan Kadish, M.D.
Cardiologist | President, Touro University | President, New York Medical College
Responses will be provided to the questions submitted in advance of the webinar. Questions may be submitted to covid19updates@touro.edu
Register in advance for the webinar
This meeting has been approved for 1.5 CME credits by the Office of Continuing Medical Education, New York Medical College free of charge as a community service to our Healthcare Providers.
Accreditation Statement:
New York Medical College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Target Audience:
Hospital-based physicians; Community physicians; Nurses; Pharmacists; Medical Students; Residents/Fellows; Public Health; Other Healthcare Providers; and Press.
Credit Designation:
The New York Medical College designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement:
All activity faculty and planners participating in continuing medical education activities provided by New York Medical College are expected to disclose to the audience any significant support or substantial relationship(s) with commercial entities whose products are discussed in their presentation and/or with any commercial supporters of the activity. In addition, all faculty are expected to openly disclose any off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs or devices discussed in their presentations.
Commercial Support:
There is no outside funding for this activity.
