Riding the First Wave of COVID-19 in New York City
This Department of Medicine Grand Rounds event took place on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 12:15 P.M. Dr. Matthew McCarthy is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and a Staff Physician at New York Presbyterian Hospital, and he serves as a pandemic advisor to the U.S. Army. He was the first COVID-19 attending hospitalist at New York Presbyterian Hospital and was responsible for determining best practices and research protocols.
Target Audience
This CME/CE activity is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, residents, fellows, and community providers.
Faculty and trainees within the Department of Medicine who are involved in the care of patients need to be regularly updated with the recent advances and guidelines in the fields of internal medicine and quality improvement to increase clinical knowledge, and to implement the advances and guidelines in clinical practice to enhance the quality of patient care and outcomes.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
Discuss the operational response by New York hospitals to face the COVID-19 pandemic and increase in hospitalizations.
Review the clinical controversies in the management of COVID-19.
Emphasize the impact on frontline staff when working through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Review the future developments in managing COVID-19 with therapeutics and vaccines and the role of emergency approvals.
Richard J. Hamill, M.D., Planning Committee Member
Professor
Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Erica Lescinskas, M.D., Planning Committee Member
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Zaven Sargsyan, M.D., Planning Committee Member
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Chirayu Shah, M.D., M.Ed., Planning Committee Member
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Stephanie Sherman, M.D., Planning Committee Member
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Jefferson Triozzi, M.D., Planning Committee Member
Internal Medicine Resident
Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Baylor College of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Participation