Treatment Options for Severe COVID-19 in Patients Who Are Immunocompromised
Listen in as expert faculty discuss treatment options for people with severe or critical COVID-19 and review data supporting the use of antiviral therapy, steroids, and other immunomodulators.
Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast · Stephen Cantrill MD FACEP, Rajesh T. Gandhi MD, Payal K. Patel MD MPH FIDSA
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Show Notes
In this episode, Stephen Cantrill, MD, FACEP; Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD; and Payal K. Patel, MD, MPH, FIDSA, discuss treatment strategies for people who have severe COVID-19, including:
- Antiviral therapy with remdesivir
- Dexamethasone and other systemic corticosteroids
- Immunomodulators, such as JAK inhibitors or IL-6 inhibitors
- Overviews of clinical trial data demonstrating how and when to use these therapies
Presenters:
Stephen Cantrill, MD, FACEP
Associate Director and Medical Director (Retired)
Department of Emergency Medicine
Denver Health Medical Center
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, Colorado
Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Payal K. Patel, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Systemwide Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship
Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Intermountain Health
Salt Lake City, Utah
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