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COVID Updates - Pregnancy, Lactation, and Pediatrics

Broadcast Date: May 26, 2023

 

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Faculty from our Midyear Clinical Meeting symposium on COVID-19 in the immunocompromised population discuss new information and recommendation updates that have occurred since their initial presentation.

SPEAKERS

Katherine YangKatherine Yang, PharmD, MPH, FCSHP is a Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Pharmacy at the UCSF School of Pharmacy and an infectious diseases clinical pharmacist at the UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco, California. Dr. Yang specializes in the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic optimization of antibiotic dosing for the treatment of multi-drug resistant gram-negative infections. Since the start of the pandemic, Dr. Yang has been heavily involved in the management of COVID-19 therapeutics.

Sarah ParsonsSarah Parsons, PharmD, BCPPS is a clinical pharmacy specialist in pediatric infectious diseases at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters focusing in antimicrobial stewardship and COVID-19 management in pediatric patients. Dr. Parsons received her Bachelor of Science focused in microbiology and immunology from Radford University followed by her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from Virginia Commonwealth School of Pharmacy. She completed a postgraduate year 1 residency at HCA Health system in Richmond, Virginia.

Michael GanioMichael Ganio, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FASHP joined the staff at ASHP as Director of Pharmacy Practice and Quality in January of 2018. As a member of the Center on Medication Safety and Quality team, his responsibilities span the practice of pharmacy and include drug shortages, pharmaceutical quality, sterile and non-sterile drug compounding practices, hazardous drug handling, and the ASHP Standardize 4 Safety initiative. Dr. Ganio earned his Pharm.D. from the Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and his Master’s degree in Health-System Pharmacy Administration from The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. He completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice residency at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Ganio is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) and is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS).

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Resources

COVID-19 Resource Center

Evolving Considerations for Prevention and Management of COVID 19—Let’s Not Forget the Immunocompromised Patient!

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