The elderly and patients with NCDs at potentially higher risk of infection and fatality due to COVID-19. Strengthening the role and competency of primary care to ensure the delivery of safe and effective examination and treatment for those population as well as protect them from the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most crucial strategies of health system in response to COVID-19 pandemic.

On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, join us on the CPD "Strategies on cardiovascular disease management during the COVID-19 pandemic ", which is the second session of the Webinar Series "Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic".

The course aims to present an overview of the impact of COVID-19 on NCDs and discuss some policy interventions to strengthen the NCD response during the COVID-19 pandemic; update and provide professional knowledge on the diagnosis and initial treatment of some common cardiovascular diseases; manage and monitor of hypertensive patients at the grassroots level in the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as understand more on the issue of COVID-19 vaccines for some at-risk groups and people with pre-existing medical conditions.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

• Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2021
• Time: 13:30 - 17:00 (GMT+7)
• Participants: Doctors and nurses working at primary care settings and health workers with interesting.
• Register: https://forms.gle/ooayjCMBhptcVnkf6. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the course.
• Join: https://zoom.us/j/94481831003…  (Room ID: 944 8183 1003, Password: 302479)
• Language: Vietnamese
• The course will be lived on the Hue Family Medicine Center’s Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/huefmc

AGENDA

Chairman:  Assoc. PhD. MD. Nguyen Minh Tam, Vice-Rector of Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy; Director, Hue Family Medicine Center.