The fourth in this series of ISAC Academy webinars will review the evidence on treatments for COVID-19. The 3 speakers will discuss the treatment options and developing scientific evidence around the available treatment modalities. The challenge with treating COVID-19 appears to be managing the range of different pathologies from the initial viraemic insult to the immunological response to the infection. This webinar will explore these issues.

Speakers / Topics

• Antiviral Treatment
  Prof. Ömrüm Uzun (Hacettepe University, Turkey)
  
• Convalesvcent plasma and antibody treatment 
  Prof. Yazdan Yazdanpanah (Paris Diderot University, France)
• Anti-inflammatory treatment
  TBC

Past ISAC Webinars

You can watch all previous ISAC webinars here.

COVID-19: Variants: what are they and what do they mean for the global pandemic
As the pandemic has progressed, molecular epidemiology has been an important tool in monitoring the progress of the infection across the world. Novel variants of SARS CoV-2 have been identified and there has been much speculation about the characteristics of these variants in terms of transmissibility, pathogenicity and vaccine escape. This webinar explored these issues and the role of new virus variants in the development of the pandemic.

COVID-19: Vaccines
This timely ISAC webinar reviewed the three major vaccine candidates currently licensed for use. Three experts in their field who are also involved in their national vaccination programmes covered one of the vaccine types. The COVID-19 pandemic affects us all and it is important that we understand the new vaccines that are now available.

COVID-19: Around the World in 80++ Minutes
This unique webinar brought a global view of the pandemic from those on the front-line in diverse parts of the world. It covered aspects of epidemiology and genomics, screening, control, treatment and consequences of infection. The speakers, all leaders in their fields, have a unique perspective of how the pandemic affects their regions.

Regional & National MRSA Surveillance Programmes  This webinar, sponsored and organised by ISAC's MRSA Working Group, reviewed national and regional surveillance programmes for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

The first meeting included brief presentations from laboratories in several countries that undertake MRSA surveillance. The goals were to understand the variety of approaches to surveillance worldwide and to develop principles that may underlie future harmonisation of surveillance methods.