COVID Town Hall - Part 3

Part III - Audience Questions 54:14 How comfortable are you with telephone or televideo visits with your patients? 57:24 A Covid (+) patient was treated at home, how long after the infection till you resume the biologic? 1:00:00 PsA Case, post TKR, off adalimumab, now flaring skin and joints and has low grade fever, cough and aches; is it safe to restart the TNF inhibitor in the COVID-19 era or what would you do? 1:03:58 Is hydroxychloroquine protective; Should we screen before IV infusions? 1:04:29 What dose of prednisone is immunosuppressive? 1:05:50 Is it Hydroxychloroquine may not be helpful in HIV and chikungunya? 1:07:03 What are your policies on seeing new patient consults in clinic? 1:09:10 What will happen to ongoing clinical trials in rheumatology? 1:11:41 Are you having a hard time getting HCQ for your patients? 1:12:04 Should we look at COVID-19 viral loads? 1:13:12 Who wears masks in your clinic – doctors; staff; patients? 1:16:22 During the PPE shortage, can masks be reused? 1:18:33 How good/valid are patient self-joint exams? 1:20:30 How are you handling patient requests for letters to be excused from work? 1:23:45 Adjorn; Look for Tuesday Night Rheumatology – Grand Rounds starting 4/7/20 8PM EST (5PM PST) John J. Cush, MD Executive Editor RheumNow.com Follow me on twitter @RheumNow