Recommended practices for Emergency Surgeries during #Covid19 pandemic.
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Very informative session by Dr. Tahir Shamsi
( Renowened Haematologist in Pakistan )
A few points to highlight that we should know.
1) A covid recovered patient after 14 days of recovery can donate plasma every 2 weeks for upto 4 times.
2) Blood groups should match. e.g donor and recipient should have same blood groups A-A , B-B , O-O. Positive or negatives do not matter.
3) Antibody titers should be 1:160 minimum to donate.
4) A person with IgG positive/reactive should have a PCR negative to donate. Positive PCR and reactive antibodies person should wait for PCR to get negative to donate.
5) Most important which patient should preferably be given plasma therapy.
-Someone who has breathing difficulties.
-Oxygen saturation below 92/93.
-Someone who has 30% lungs infiltration due to COVID.
6) How successful have the plasma clinical trials been so far?
-If we talk about the 150 patients who have been given plasma therapy and were bound to progress to a ventilator, 130 avoided ventilator and out of those 130- 80% have been discharged and fully recovered. So the success rate is much more!
Very informative session by Dr. Tahir Shamsi
( Renowened Haematologist in Pakistan )
A few points to highlight that we should know.
1) A covid recovered patient after 14 days of recovery can donate plasma every 2 weeks for upto 4 times.
2) Blood groups should match. e.g donor and recipient should have same blood groups A-A , B-B , O-O. Positive or negatives do not matter.
3) Antibody titers should be 1:160 minimum to donate.
4) A person with IgG positive/reactive should have a PCR negative to donate. Positive PCR and reactive antibodies person should wait for PCR to get negative to donate.
5) Most important which patient should preferably be given plasma therapy.
-Someone who has breathing difficulties.
-Oxygen saturation below 92/93.
-Someone who has 30% lungs infiltration due to COVID.
6) How successful have the plasma clinical trials been so far?
-If we talk about the 150 patients who have been given plasma therapy and were bound to progress to a ventilator, 130 avoided ventilator and out of those 130- 80% have been discharged and fully recovered. So the success rate is much more!
APPS UK LIVE WEBINAR: COVID-19 - COMMUNICATION SKILLS, ETHICAL DILEMMAS & VIOLENCE
DATE: 14 June, 2020
TIME: 04:00 PM (BST) 08:00 PM (PST)
SPEAKER: Dr Salman Haseeb Chaudhry, President Young Doctors Association (YDA) Pakistan
SPEAKER: Dr Syed Ali Raza, Consultant Oncologist
PANELLISTS:
Dr Affan Qaisar
Dr Irfan Rashid
Dr Mohammed Iqbal
In this webinar the speakers and panellists will address the important issues of communication, ethical dilemmas and violence against medical staff.
Please register for this webinar via:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y0WkGdPuQue-hxfEUc707Q
DATE: 14 June, 2020
TIME: 04:00 PM (BST) 08:00 PM (PST)
SPEAKER: Dr Salman Haseeb Chaudhry, President Young Doctors Association (YDA) Pakistan
SPEAKER: Dr Syed Ali Raza, Consultant Oncologist
PANELLISTS:
Dr Affan Qaisar
Dr Irfan Rashid
Dr Mohammed Iqbal
In this webinar the speakers and panellists will address the important issues of communication, ethical dilemmas and violence against medical staff.
Please register for this webinar via:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y0WkGdPuQue-hxfEUc707Q
APPS UK LIVE WEBINAR: COVID-19 & THE HEART
DATE: Sunday 21 June
TIME: 4:00 p.m. BRITISH STANDARD TIME &
8:00 p.m PAKISTAN STANDARD TIME,
8:30 PM INDIAN STANDARD TIME
SPEAKER: Dr Rizwan Khalid, MD Interinterventional Cardiologist & President Elect APPNA, USA
PANELLISTS:
Dr Salman Nishtar, Consultant Internal Medicine and Interventional Cardiologist, Kettering General Hospital NHSFT, UK
Dr Tariq Azeem, Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Royal Derby Hospital, NHS Trust, UK
Dr Fawad Farooq, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Karachi, Pakistan
This webinar will focus on how COVID-19 effects the heart and how to manage these conditions.
Please register for this webinar at this link:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zeql_hOPTnmn61hpI-7M7A
DATE: Sunday 21 June
TIME: 4:00 p.m. BRITISH STANDARD TIME &
8:00 p.m PAKISTAN STANDARD TIME,
8:30 PM INDIAN STANDARD TIME
SPEAKER: Dr Rizwan Khalid, MD Interinterventional Cardiologist & President Elect APPNA, USA
PANELLISTS:
Dr Salman Nishtar, Consultant Internal Medicine and Interventional Cardiologist, Kettering General Hospital NHSFT, UK
Dr Tariq Azeem, Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Royal Derby Hospital, NHS Trust, UK
Dr Fawad Farooq, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Karachi, Pakistan
This webinar will focus on how COVID-19 effects the heart and how to manage these conditions.
Please register for this webinar at this link:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zeql_hOPTnmn61hpI-7M7A
APPS UK WEBINAR: CHALLENGING THE RECOVERY TRIAL & DEXAMETHASONE
DATE: Thursday 25 Jun
TIME: 1900 Hrs British Standard Time.
Pakistan Standard Time 11:00 PM
Indian Standard time 11:30 PM
In this webinar APPS UK will challenge Dr Christopher Green who is the Principal Investigator of the world's largest COVID-19 Recovery Trial.
We will address questions like:
> What is the Strength of evidence behind Dexamethasone?
> Why Chloroquine arm was suspended?
> Does Plasma therapy really work?
> Will we really have a COVID-19 vaccine?
PROFILE DR CHRISTOPHER GREEN:
■ Consultant in Infectious Diseases & Internal Medicine
■ Academic Clinical Researcher and Specialty Lead for Infection & Immunology, National Institute of Health Research
■ Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Birmingham
■ Been part of Oxford Vaccine Group (University of Oxford)
■ Has worked with vaccine delivery in Kenya
Hosted by: Dr Sundus Yahya and Dr Abdul Hafeez
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KDkk6VApREukgb-cFiqNiQ
DATE: Thursday 25 Jun
TIME: 1900 Hrs British Standard Time.
Pakistan Standard Time 11:00 PM
Indian Standard time 11:30 PM
In this webinar APPS UK will challenge Dr Christopher Green who is the Principal Investigator of the world's largest COVID-19 Recovery Trial.
We will address questions like:
> What is the Strength of evidence behind Dexamethasone?
> Why Chloroquine arm was suspended?
> Does Plasma therapy really work?
> Will we really have a COVID-19 vaccine?
PROFILE DR CHRISTOPHER GREEN:
■ Consultant in Infectious Diseases & Internal Medicine
■ Academic Clinical Researcher and Specialty Lead for Infection & Immunology, National Institute of Health Research
■ Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Birmingham
■ Been part of Oxford Vaccine Group (University of Oxford)
■ Has worked with vaccine delivery in Kenya
Hosted by: Dr Sundus Yahya and Dr Abdul Hafeez
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KDkk6VApREukgb-cFiqNiQ
APPS UK LIVE WEBINAR - ‘COVID-19 & SURGICAL EMERGENCIES'
DATE: Sunday 28 June 2020
TIME: 4 p.m. British Standard Time,
8:00 pm Pakistan Standatd Time,
8:30 pm Indian Standard Time
In this webinar our speaker and panellists will discuss management of surgical cases during COVID-19 pandemic.
SPEAKER: Mr Usman Ameer Khan, Consultant General Surgeon and Clinical Director Macclesfield General Hospital, UK
PANELLISTS:
Mr Shamshad Syed, Paediatric Surgeon, London, UK
Mr Sarfraz Khan, Lowr GI Surgeon, Liverpool, UK
Dr Yasmeen Hasnain, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Milton Keynes, UK
Professor Abdul Majeed Chaudhry, General Surgeon, Lahore, Pakistan
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yYuwvj-mQJe5n7M5Ltlgfg
DATE: Sunday 28 June 2020
TIME: 4 p.m. British Standard Time,
8:00 pm Pakistan Standatd Time,
8:30 pm Indian Standard Time
In this webinar our speaker and panellists will discuss management of surgical cases during COVID-19 pandemic.
SPEAKER: Mr Usman Ameer Khan, Consultant General Surgeon and Clinical Director Macclesfield General Hospital, UK
PANELLISTS:
Mr Shamshad Syed, Paediatric Surgeon, London, UK
Mr Sarfraz Khan, Lowr GI Surgeon, Liverpool, UK
Dr Yasmeen Hasnain, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Milton Keynes, UK
Professor Abdul Majeed Chaudhry, General Surgeon, Lahore, Pakistan
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yYuwvj-mQJe5n7M5Ltlgfg
APPS UK WEBINAR ON COVID-19 AND SURGICAL EMERGENCIES IS LIVE NOW AT:
https://www.facebook.com/appsuk.org/videos/1192449764443421
https://www.facebook.com/appsuk.org/videos/1192449764443421