Moving from COVID-19 Pandemic to COVID-19 Endemic

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About the Course
Dr. Fitzgerald presents the latest COVID-19 updates, including vaccine safety and efficacy, will boosters be needed, influence of variant viruses, and efforts toward improving global immunity. Learn about the difference between pandemic and endemic and the role of vaccines in this transition.
 
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
  • Describe the process of transition from COVID-19 pandemic to endemic state.
  • Identify the less common adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines.
  • Recognize factors influencing vaccine hesitancy and incomplete vaccine series. 
About the Presenter
Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald,  DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP, is the founder and principal speaker of Fitzgerald Health Education Associates (FHEA), an international provider of nurse practitioner certification preparation and continuing education for healthcare providers. An internationally recognized presenter, Dr. Fitzgerald has provided thousands of programs for numerous professional organizations, universities, and national and state healthcare associations on a wide variety of topics including clinical pharmacology, clinical assessment, laboratory diagnosis, healthcare, and nurse practitioner practice. For more than 25 years, she has provided graduate-level pharmacology courses for NP students at a number of universities. In addition, she practices at the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Lawrence, MA, providing multigenerational primary and urgent care. Dr. Fitzgerald also holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, where she received the Alumni Association Award for Clinical Excellence and is also an Adjunct Associate Professor. Dr. Fitzgerald is a member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee at AllWays Health Partners in Boston, MA.
 
Disclosures
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Disclaimer
The information provided in this activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.
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Course ID: 59184