Medicine Grand Rounds: Travel in the COVID-19 Era: Hopes & Needs (Recorded Webinar)

Friday, December 11, 2020, 12:00 AM - Sunday, December 11, 2022, 12:00 AM

Internet Enduring Material sponsored by the Stanford University School of Medicine. Presented by the Department of Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine. 

This webinar focuses on Travel in the COVID-19 era. First up: COVID-19 updates. Nationally, new cases are continuing to go up. New record for daily deaths in the US. Regional stay at home order in Southern CA is in effect due to numbers of patients in the hospitals. Stanford, new cases, passing prior peak in July. Bay area hospitalization rate is at the highest since the start of the pandemic. PPE categories are in adequate supply. Average test turnaround time is 17 hours. 

Travel in the COVID-19 era topics: COVID-19 lessons to consider for travel, in-flight transmission, recovery of travel and combining measures for safe travel.

Global health security. World tourism organization showed a 70% drop in October, 2020 from years past. Also discussed testing, quarantine, and how serial testing for 1 week can help support safe travel. Testing regulations change, so you need to check often.

Document COVID vaccination, testing and immunity. Travelers need to plan well even if they have been vaccinated. Presenter also provided links to the CDC updated traveler information and CDC testing guidance.

  Release Date: December 11, 2020
  Review Date: September 8, 2021
  Expiration Date: December 11, 2022
  Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hour
  CME Credits Offered: 1
  Registration Fee: FREE

*Originally recorded 12/09/2020, as the Stanford Medicine Grand Rounds.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

1. Evaluate current recommendations for travel in the COVID-19 era and consider checking for CDC testing requirements often, as more data emerges, recommendations are changing.

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation

American Medical Association (AMA)
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Reference/Bibliography List
COVID-19 CME Resources https://med.stanford.edu/cme/COVID19.html

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