We are hosting an on-line Covid-19 Update for healthcare professionals which will cover two areas of great interest. Professor Peter Horby will discuss the recently launched RECOVERY trial that aims to identify therapeutics that may be beneficial for adults hospitalised with Covid-19. In addition, Professor Benjamin Ong and Professor Yik Ying Teo will discuss the Singapore experience, including the preparation and response to the Coronavirus pandemic and how this is being adapted as the situation unfolds.
Recordings
The live stream has finished, join us next week.
COVID-19 Talks - watch on-demand
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Speakers
- Professor Peter Horby, Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford
- Professor Benjamin Ong - Senior Vice President (Health Education & Resources), National University of Singapore and Senior Advisor, Ministry of Health, Singapore from 2014 to February 2020
- Professor Yik Ying Teo – Dean, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Q&A facilitated by Dr Sue Pound, Vice President RCPE
PLEASE NOTE: The talks and Q & A from Singapore will be recorded on Wednesday 8 April 2020 at 14:00 - if you would like to participate in the Q & A, please submit your questions before the pre-record event on Wednesday at 14.00, by going to slido.com using the access code: #rcpeCOVID19
Join in
Prior to and during the event we will be taking questions via Slido, and you can submit your questions by going to slido.com using the access code: #rcpeCOVID19
In particular if you would like to ask questions of our speakers during the Singapore live update, please ensure you submit them via SLIDO before the Singapore event begins at 2pm on Wednesday 8 April 2020
CPD
This event is eligible for CPD
Please note that in order for us to issue CPD certificates we require participants to complete our online feedback survey below, before the survey closes on Thursday 16 April 2020, at 9.00am
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