Occupational COVID-19

Failure to consider, recognise, and appraise clinically occupational exposures as potential causes of almost any pattern of lung disease are common training and professional deficiencies among pulmonary clinicians worldwide.

Educational aims

Present an update on the epidemiology, clinical presentation, outcomes, exposure and prevention of occupational COVID-19.

Format

• Lectures

Topics

• Occupational COVID-19: epidemiology and clinical presentation
• Occupational COVID-19:  from exposure to prevention

Programme

• Introduction by the Chair, Sara De Matteis – 2 minutes
• Occupational COVID-19: epidemiology and clinical presentation – Rafael E. de la Hoz – 20 minutes
  Objectives: describe the epidemiology of occupational COVID-19, and its closely related social determinants
• Occupational COVID-19:  from exposure to prevention – Kevin Fennelly – 20 minutes
  Objectives: describe the science behind occupational transmission of respiratory pathogens, and consider the hierarchy of exposure controls to prevent future similar episodes
• Q&A – 15 minutes
• Take home messages and closing – 3 minutes

Learning outcomes

Following the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Appraise the occupational burden of COVID-19 on workers in different economic sectors, and some social determinants of that burden.
• Describe the exposures and preventive strategies that might lead to improved preparedness for future epidemics/pandemics.

CME credit

An application for accreditation of this webinar has been made to the European Board for Accreditation in Pneumology (EBAP) for 1 CME credit per 1-hour attendance. If accredited, the CME credit will be granted upon attendance of at least 60 minutes during the live webinar only.

What is a webinar?

The webinar closely simulates a lecture-based teaching experience. The speaker can interact with the audience, just as in a classroom setting.

This webinar comprises of a 40-minute lecture followed by a 20-minute question-and-answer sessions. During the webinar you will be asked to share your opinion on issues related to the topic using interactive polls.

All participants will be able to hear the lecturer and see the slides throughout the presentation. As a participant you will be able to pose questions or discuss ideas with the other participants via the text chat facility and the speaker will respond to the questions via the microphone.

Login guidelines

More information will be communicated in due course.

• Please log in to the webinar 20 minutes before it is scheduled to commence. If you have any technical difficulties whilst trying to log in or during the session please contact e-learning@ersnet.org
• Check Central European Summer Time.
• To achieve the best quality, we recommend to avoid downloading anything from the internet during your connection to the lecture and stopping all other programmes.
• Please also ensure that your audio settings are not set to mute and adjust the volume to a comfortable level.