Speakers

Dr. Marcus Brauer
Dr. Brauer & Associates
Travel Medicine & Occupational Health Clinic
Cape Town, South Africa

Dr. Christina Coyle
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Assistant Dean for Faculty Development
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York, United States of America

Dr. Carlos Seas
Departamento de Clínicas Medicas
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt
Lima, Peru

Moderator
Patricia F. Walker, MD, DTM&H, FASTMH
Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota
Senior Research Investigator, HealthPartners Institute
Minnesota, United States of America
 

Summary

ISTM’s series of Digital Symposia on COVID-19 continue with a focus on the disproportionate health and economic burdens of the pandemic on vulnerable immigrant and migrant workers communities. During this webinar, we will immerse ourselves in the realities of different countries – namely Peru, the United States, and South Africa – to discuss the impact of COVID-19 in these populations. 

We will examine the current epidemiology, the burden of the disease, and the socio-economic and health impact of the different restrictive measures on immigrant and migrant workers. Experts in infectious diseases and migrant and refugee health from Peru, the United States, and South Africa will share their experience and discuss the challenges, the measures taken to resolve issues, and the proposed strategies to reduce health inequalities in these communities.
 

Who Should Attend:

• Infectious Disease Practitioners – Doctors, Nurses, and Pharmacists
• Public Health Practitioners – Doctors and Nurses
• Travel Health Practitioners – Doctors, Nurses and Pharmacists
• Family medicine practitioners
• Any others who care for travellers and immigrants/refugee

Review the burden of COVID-19 in immigrant/migrant communities in Peru, the United States, Peru South Africa.
Discuss the various clinical presentations / complications of COVID-19 in these populations.
Highlight the socio-economic impact of the pandemic and lockdown measures in vulnerable communities.
Propose strategies to reduce health inequalities in these communities.