Evidence, ethics and the use of unproven interventions for COVID-19
Date:
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Time:
12:00 p.m. a 1:30 p.m. (EST)
Description:
This virtual seminar presented the current state of the evidence on the interventions that aim at treating or preventing COVID-19, and the ethics guidance for the emergency use of unproven interventions for COVID-19, in the extraordinary circumstances in which such use may be justified.
You can access PAHO's live document that summarizes relevant systematic reviews from https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/52294, and "Emergency Use of Unproven Interventions Outside of Research. Ethics Guidance for the COVID-19 Pandemic" from https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/52429.
The seminar took place in English on Tuesday July 21 from 11:00 am to 12:00 (Washington DC time) and in Spanish on Friday July 18 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM.
Objective(s) of the meeting:
This virtual seminar presented the current state of the evidence on the interventions that aim at treating or preventing COVID-19, and the ethics guidance for the emergency use of unproven interventions for COVID-19, in the extraordinary circumstances in which such use may be justified.
Keywords:
COVID-19, Evidence, Ethics, Interventions, Public Health