Webinar on COVID-19

During this panel dicussion about COVID-19 and it's impact in the Medical, Clinical and Biological Engineering field, the various presenters will share their prevention strategies and risk assessments based on best practices. The medical device development issues and challenges in times like this. What type of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is recommended, in what circumstances, hygiene practices, mitigation when staff contracts the virus, and social distancing/interaction of professionals who work in clinical areas will be discussed. Sources of trusted information will be listed, as well as recommendations such as recommendations reagrding filtering sensationalist statements in social media.

Speakers:

Dr. Lawrence Goodridge, Microbiologist and Professor, University of Guelph

Dr. Azad Mashari, Anesthesiologist, University Heath Network and Professor, University of Toronto

The Webinar is free for the CMBES members and non-members to attend but pre-registration is required.