UTHSC Coronavirus Symposium — ONLINE!
Monday, April 6 | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
You are invited to join UTHSC’s online symposium for coronavirus information. This symposium will feature members of UTHSC, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, and the Shelby County Health Department.
11:00 – 11:05 am
Introduction
Scott Strome, MD
Executive Dean of the College of Medicine
11:05 – 11:25 am
The Coronavirus Pandemic
Jon McCullers, MD
Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics
Pediatrician-in-Chief Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
Senior Executive Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs
11:25 – 11:45 am
Hospital Preparedness to Combat Emerging Infections
Nicholas Hysmith, MD
Assistant Professor Pediatrics – Infectious Disease
11:45 am – 12:05 pm
Transmission Routes of COVID-19 and Controls in the Dental Practice
James Ragain, DDS, MS, PhD
Dean of the College of Dentistry
12:05 – 12:25 pm
Public Health Preparation and Response to COVID-19
Alisa Haushalter, DNP, RN
Associate Professor of Advance Practice and Doctoral Studies
Director, Shelby County Health Department
12:25 – 12:45 pm
Regional Biocontainment Lab and the New Coronavirus
Colleen Jonsson, PhD
Professor and Endowed Van Vleet Chair of Excellence in Virology
Director of the Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) at UTHSC
12:45 – 1:00 pm
Question and Answer Panel
For more information and resources on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, please visit uthsc.edu/coronavirus.
A Spanish version is available at uthsc.edu/coronavirus-es.
AMA Credit Designation: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.