CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

COVID-19: Outpatient Therapeutic Updates

Episode Summary

New data have emerged regarding treatment principles and therapeutic options for nonhospitalized adult and pediatric patients with COVID-19. Hear a faculty expert describe treatment options and treatments to avoid.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Sharon R. Lewin, AO, FRACP, PhD, FAHMS, discusses:  

Principles for antiviral agent use in nonhospitalized patients

• Preferred and alternative treatment options
• Treatment prioritization when there are logistical or supply constraints

Outpatient remdesivir use

• PINETREE data (adult patients)
• CARAVAN data (pediatric patients)
• FDA approval and treatment candidacy

Therapeutic updates

• Ivermectin and the TOGETHER study
• Monoclonal antibody use during current omicron era

Presenter:  

Sharon R. Lewin, AO, FRACP, PhD, FAHMSZ
Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Professor of Infectious Diseases
University of Melbourne
Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician
Alfred Hospital and Royal Melbourne Hospital
Melbourne, Australia

Review the downloadable slideset at:
https://bit.ly/3FXc90w