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LIVESTREAM Understanding COVID-19: new clinical and therapeutic challenges

9 June 2020
1.00pm – 2.00pm AEST
Online
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As the global COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, new cases that are being identified in clinical settings are having an impact on the way in which therapeutics for COVID-19 are being developed.

In this presentation, we will discuss the recent data on patient demographics, infection rates and symptoms, and what the implications are for how we might treat people with COVID-19 infection.

Speakers: Associate Professor Gail Matthews and Dr Marianne Martinello

A Kirby Institute Seminar. Click on 'Get Tickets' to register and receive the link to the livestream.

Speakers
Associate Professor Gail Matthews

Associate Professor Gail Matthews

Clinical academic, Kirby Institute and Head of Infectious Diseases, St Vincent's Hospital

Gail Matthews is a clinical academic and associate professor at Kirby Institute, UNSW Scientia fellow and Head of Infectious Diseases at St Vincent's Hospital. She has been closely involved in managing the hospitals response to COVID-19.

Dr Marianne Martinello

Dr Marianne Martinello

Clinical academic, Kirby Institute and Infectious Disease Physician, Blacktown Hospital

Marianne Martinello is a Senior Research Fellow and NHRMC Early Career Fellow in the Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program at Kirby Institute, and an Infectious Diseases Physician at Blacktown Mt Druitt Hospital and St Vincent’s Correctional Health, Sydney. She is involved in research and clinical care of people with COVID-19.