COVID-19 Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis - Ep4: Protecting Immunocompromised Patients

19/08/2022 22 min
COVID-19 Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis - Ep4: Protecting Immunocompromised Patients

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Episode Synopsis

Welcome to IMPACT Medicom’s podcast series on COVID-19 prophylaxis. In this third episode of the series, we discuss the use of COVID-19 pre-exposure prophylaxis as a strategy to protect patients with cancer who are not able to mount a sufficient antibody response to vaccination. Our Guest:Our guest  is Dr. Cowan, who is an Associate Scientist at The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and Assistant Professor at The University of Ottawa. Dr. Cowan is also cross-appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology and a Physician for the Division of Infectious Diseases at The Ottawa Hospital in Ontario. Her clinical and research focus is on prevention of infection in immunocompromised patientsSponsored by AstraZeneca CanadaIf you enjoy our podcast, please review and subscribe. For more podcasts and other medical education content, visit our website at: https://www.impactmedicom.com 

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