COVID Vaccine Distribution Update

Monday, Dec. 21, 2020

10 a.m. – 11 a.m. EST

Free for members and nonmembers

This webinar will be recorded and will be available on the ISMA Online app.

Registration required

Program description:

Dr. Weaver will present information about the initial distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, including how the initial distribution strategy is working, and next steps for broader distribution. Dr. Weaver will also provide information for physicians to share with their patients about what to expect in the coming weeks and months as additional vaccine becomes available.  Please note: CME is NOT being offered for this webinar.

Objectives:

At the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

• Explain the proposed schedule for vaccine distribution in Indiana
• Identify tentative plans for the next phase of distribution, which includes a broader population of recipients.
• Describe information to share with patients who have questions about the vaccine.

Speaker:

Lindsay Weaver, MD, FACEP
Chief Medical Officer
Indiana Department of Health

About the speaker:

Lindsay Weaver, MD, joined IDOH as chief medical officer on Feb. 3, 2020. Dr. Weaver is an assistant professor of clinical emergency medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine and practices emergency medicine at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She is board certified in emergency medicine and hospice and palliative care medicine.  

Dr. Weaver earned her undergraduate degree in biology at the University of Kentucky and graduated from the University of Louisville School of Medicine. She completed residency training in emergency medicine and fellowship training in hospice and palliative medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. She also completed a fellowship in ethics at the Charles Warren Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics at IU Health.

Dr. Weaver has served as quality director for the department of emergency medicine and physician lead for the system sepsis steering committee at IU Health. She also served as executive director for the Indiana Patient Preference Coalition and as president of the Indiana Chapter of the American College of Emergency Medicine Physicians.

Note: CME is NOT being offered for this webinar.

If you have questions, contact ISMA Continuing Medical Education staff at 800-257-4762 or seminars@ismanet.org.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Dec. 21 at 9:30 a.m.

REGISTRATION DETAILS

PLEASE NOTE: Once registered, you will receive an immediate “Registration Confirmation” email containing dial-in and web access information.