In view of the imminent risk of widespread community transmission of COVID-19 in Thailand, clinicians and hospital administrators have an urgent need to be informed of cutting-edge strategies to save lives and reduce transmission.
WHO Thailand will organize a live video broadcast for Thailand Ministry of Public Health technical staff and practicing clinicians across the country. This 90-minute broadcast will include the following speakers with first-hand experience of a large scale COVID-19 outbreak:
An intensive care physician to discuss the management of critically ill patients
Professor Bin Cao, Chief, Pulmonary Medicine, Capital Medial University, Beijing, China
(30 minutes + 15 minutes Q & A)
A hospital administrator to discuss staffing, resource limitations, infection control and triage.
Dr Liu Zheng, Head and Neck Surgeon, Vice President of the Tongji Hospital in Wuhan
(30 minutes + 15 minutes Q & A)
COVID-19 webcast on March 27th at 14.00 hrs (Bangkok time)
Access: who.webex.com
Meeting number: 492695827
Inquiries or access problems, please call 0614123501
The initial live broadcast will be in English. The video would then be made available on-demand on the WHO Thailand website. The on-demand video will be translated with subtitles in Thai language.