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Overview: The first course of the Clinical Management of Patients with COVID-19 course series covers General Considerations. This course gives background on the pandemic and discusses facility operations and preparation, referral systems and interfacility transfer, infection prevention and control, and the role for palliative care for patients. This course also includes discussion of the ethical issues arising during COVID-19 care, including the principles of allocating critical care resources. Overall, this course addresses COVID-19 pandemic preparedness, at all levels of healthcare provision.
Should you be interested in learning more about other aspects of clinical management of patients with COVID-19, please refer to the sixth course in the Clinical Management of Patients with COVID-19 course series which covers rehabilitation of patients with COVID-19:
Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, participants should be able to:
Course duration: This course will take approximately 3 hours to complete.
Certificates: A Record of Achievement certificate will be available to participants who score at least 80% of the total points available across all of the quizzes. A Confirmation of Participation certificate is also available for participants who complete at least 80% of the course material.