Episode 12 – Rapid Fire Treatment Options for COVID-19

Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners!

This week we are going back to our Rapid Fire Format to review two papers looking at new data on treatment options for patients with COVID-19.

1. Is Remdesivir effective in the treatment of COVID-19? https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2007764
2. Is Lopinavir-ritonavir effective in the treatment of COVID-19? https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2001282

 

And for The Good Stuff….

• An interview with Dr. Bonnie Henry, the Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia
  • https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-may-21-2020-1.5577286/b-c-s-top-doctor-bonnie-henry-says-2nd-wave-of-covid-19-inevitable-but-current-lessons-will-guide-response-1.5577290
• Residents in Calgary raising money to purchase tablets for in-patients to improve communication with families during COVID-19 visitor restrictions 
  • https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-resident-doctors-fundraising-for-tablets-in-hospital-to-connect-patients-with-loved-ones