COVID-19 and Seniors: Atypical Presentations in Older Adults (Recorded 04/23/2020)
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Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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Overview: COVID-19 has shown more severe infections and increased mortality in the older adult. In this podcast, geriatrician Lee Lindquist, MD, will discuss how the body of older adults is different, and why this increases seniors’ risk for infection and complications from COVID-19. She will review action items for clinicians treating older adults to prevent and manage COVID-19 infection in the unique needs of the geriatric population.
Please note that any data, indications, and guidelines presented in this activity are current as of the recording on 04/23/2020 and they are subject to change as new information is published.
Guest: Lee A. Lindquist, MD, MPH, MBA