COVID-19 Update – Pandemic to Endemic - Where Do We Go from Here?
We’ve been living with COVID-19 for over 2-1/2 years, and with new variants the virus, like the flu, will probably be with us from now on. With improved vaccines, we are able to protect adults and children alike against severe illness. But the virus is still all around us, and all around the world.
And there are also other concerns – about monkeypox, the reappearance of polio, and a possibly severe flu season.
Dr Manish Naik, Austin Regional Clinic’s Chief Medical Officer, breaks down the facts – and myths – about our future with COVID-19, other viruses, and how health care is responding.
About our speaker:
Manish M. Naik, MD, is Chief Medical Officer for Austin Regional Clinic (ARC). He has also served as Chief Medical Information Officer since 2014, and as Associate Chief of ARC Internal Medicine since 2011. Under his leadership, ARC continues to explore new technologies that allow physicians to optimize clinical and administrative work flows for better physician wellness and patient care.
Dr Naik serves as Chairman of the ARC Executive Board, Co-Chair of the ARC Pandemic Committee, and is a member of the ARC Clinical Quality Committee. He was named one of Austin Monthly magazine’s “2021 Top Doctors.” He has also received the Patients’ Choice Award in 2010, 2011, 2014, and 2015, and Compassionate Doctor Recognition in 2014, both from vitals.com. Dr. Naik is a member of the Travis County Medical Society, Chair of the Texas Medical Association HIT Committee, and serves as Chair of the Central Texas Health Information Collaborative.
Dr. Naik received his medical degree from the University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, in 1992, and completed his residency and internship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, in 1996, where he served as Chief Resident, before joining ARC that year. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and practices at ARC Cedar Park.
Agenda:
6:50am - Coffee & Networking
7:10am - Breakfast Buffet
7:25am - Introductions & Announcements
7:50am - Speaker Introduction
8:20am - Q&A
8:30am - Have a wonderful Wednesday!
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