An online webinar, the 21st 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:

by 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

The COVID-19 Virus Keeps Mutating. How Do Scientists Design Vaccines to Keep Up With the Mutations?

by Chandra Shekhar Bakshi, DVM, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College

There's A New Vaccine Available: Novavax. How Does It Compare to the Other Three Already Available?

by Ted Barrett, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Pharmacology, Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute

It All Started With A Cow: A Very Brief History of Vaccines and Vaccinology

by 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

The Patient Has a Positive COVID-19 Test and Is Symptomatic. Should They Receive A Prescription for Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir (Paxlovid), Molnupiravir (Lagevrio), Monoclonal Antibodies, or for Rest and Chicken Soup?

by Marisa A. Montecalvo, M.D.
Medical Director, Health Services, New York Medical College | Infectious Disease Specialist

Dear Dr. Amler, It's Time for the Advice You Dispense Every Summer: What Does A Parent Need to Know Before Sending the Children Back to School This Fall During the Pandemic? Also, What About After-School Activities Like Soccer or Dance Class?

by Robert Amler, M.D., MBA
Dean, School of Health Sciences and Practice, Vice President for Government Affairs, New York Medical College | Former Regional Health Administrator, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Former Medical Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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.