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Virtual CME Program

COVID-19 Web Series Part 11: Recent Retractions, Post-exposure Prophylaxis, and Viral Shedding

In the eleventh episode of Pri-Med’s weekly web series on COVID-19, faculty will discuss recent publications and issues related to COVID-19 including the retraction of two major trials on hydroxychloroquine from Lancet and NEJM, the results of a trial investigating hydroxychloroquine as post-exposure prophylaxis for COVID-19, and the results of a study investigating transmission and viral shedding of COVID-19. 

Please note that any data, indications, and guidelines presented in this activity are current as of the recording on 6/10/2020 and they are subject to change as new information is published. 

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CME/CE Information

0 Credits - Not for CME/CE Credit

Release Date: 6/10/2020

Expiration Date: 6/10/2021

Learning Objectives

  • Describe recent retractions from two major publications around hydroxychloroquine treatment in COVID-19
  • Review recent research on the role of hydroxycholorquine as post-exposure prophylaxis for COVID-19 
  • Discuss recent research on transmission and viral shedding of COVID-19
     

Faculty

Ty J. Gluckman, MD, MHA, FACC, FAHA, FASPC

Medical Director, Center for Cardiovascular Analytics, Research, and Data Science (CARDS), Providence Heart Institute, Providence St. Joseph Health
Portland, OR 

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Charles Vega, MD, FAAFP

Health Sciences Clinical Professor
UC Irvine Department of Family Medicine
Assistant Dean for Culture and Community Education
Executive Director, UC Irvine Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community
UC Irvine School of Medicine
Irvine, CA  Learn More

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COVID-19 Web Series Part 11: Recent Retractions, Post-exposure Prophylaxis, and Viral Shedding

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