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COVID-19: Health Systems and Pandemics

What is SARS-CoV-2?

Learn about the evaluation, management, scientific underpinnings and impact of a pandemic.

COVID-19: Health Systems and Pandemics

 

Goal

This course will introduce the learner to the basics of viruses, and how pandemics are evaluated and managed.

Lectures employ Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine faculty, Geisinger clinicians and Geisinger researchers. View our news release for more background information.

Notes

The lectures were originally recorded between October and December 2020.

All content is felt to remain relevant.

Since these lectures were recorded, vaccines have been introduced and a significant second surge has occurred.

Why consider watching these lectures?

  • Would you like to learn about viruses?
  • Would you like to understand how SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted?
  • Do you understand the various numbers that are reported?
  • What are the roles of public health and health systems in controlling a pandemic?
  • Want to understand the difficult decisions clinical providers may face in a pandemic?
  • What are the research priorities during a pandemic?

This course provides the basics to help you understand COVID-19 and to help you make informed decisions.

Lectures

The course consists of 10 lectures. Each lecture is approximately one hour long. The lectures are linked here and embedded on this page below for your convenience.

Introduction

  1. Lecture 1: Introduction to Virology and SARS-CoV-2
  2. Lecture 2: Testing, Antiviral Chemotherapies, Vaccine Design
  3. Lecture 3: Basics of Infectious Disease Transmission Dynamics
  4. Lecture 4: Mathematical Modeling of Droplet Transmission - SARS-CoV-2
  5. Lecture 5: Mitigation Via Quarantine and Other Strategies
  6. Lecture 6: Role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), State, Local and Tribal Authorities
  7. Lecture 7: Clinical Manifestations and Management of SARS-CoV-2
  8. Lecture 8: Healthcare System in a Pandemic
  9. Lecture 9: Ethical Issues in a Pandemic
  10. Lecture 10: Research During a Pandemic

Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction to Virology and SARS-CoV-2

Lecture 2: Testing, Antiviral Chemotherapies, Vaccine Design

Lecture 3: Basics of Infectious Disease Transmission Dynamics

Lecture 4: Mathematical Modeling of Droplet Transmission - SARS-CoV-2

Lecture 5: Mitigation Via Quarantine and Other Strategies

Lecture 6: Role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), State, Local and Tribal Authorities

Lecture 7: Clinical Manifestations and Management of SARS-CoV-2

Lecture 8: Healthcare System in a Pandemic

Lecture 9: Ethical Issues in a Pandemic

Lecture 10: Research During a Pandemic