Friday, March 27, 2020

CDC COCA Call Today: Underlying Medical Conditions & People at Higher Risk for COVID-19









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The COCA (Clinician Outreach & Communication Activity) call originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 24th on COVID-19 in patients with underlying medical conditions and higher risk factors has been rescheduled for this afternoon.

These live-streamed events on COVID-19 have all been heavily attended. If you are unable to log on, the presentation will be archived and available generally within a  few hours at the link below.


Underlying Medical Conditions and People at Higher Risk for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Overview
During this COCA call, presenters will focus on current information about people who are higher risk for COVID-19 complications because of their age or underlying medical conditions, particularly those that are not well-controlled.
Presenters
John T. Brooks, MD
Chief Medical Officer
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Georgina Peacock, MD, MPH, FAAP
COVID-19 Response At Risk Task Force Lead
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sapna Bamrah Morris MD, MBA, FIDSA CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service
COVID-19 Response Health Systems Worker Safety Task Force, Clinical Team
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Call Materials
Call Slides: None at this time
Call Transcript: None at this time
Call Details

When: Friday, March 27,2020
 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time) 
Webinar Link:
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Webinar ID: 161 341 6798 
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Wednesday's COCA call on optimization strategies for using PPEs is available for viewing at the this link. 



Over the past month the CDC has produced 4 other COVID-19 COCA calls (all archived and available at the links below).
COCA Call: March 17, 2020 – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update and Information for Long-term Care Facilities
COCA Call: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update and Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations, March 13 2020
COCA Call: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update—Information for Clinicians Caring for Children and Pregnant Women, March 12 2020
COCA Call: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update—What Clinicians Need to Know to Prepare for COVID-19 in the United States, March 5 2020