Treating infectious diseases during the Covid pandemic in a vulnerable population

Title : Treating infectious diseases during the Covid pandemic in a vulnerable population

Abstract:

The Covid 19 Pandemic has created many barriers for treating patients with infectious diseases. We are an urban Health Care Center located in Newark NJ, which had one of the highest rates of Covid in the state.  Our patients are living in shelters, multifamily dwellings, public housing and on the street.  Public transportation was an issue for a time and it was difficult. Will investigate use of Monoclonal Antibodies to be used on Covid positive people who are high risk to keep them out of the hospital.

Biography:

Eileen G Scarinci is a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Case Western Reserve University.  She has been practicing in the HIV and infectious disease area for over 20 years and did her Doctoral Thesis on HIV and Spirituality in women, which was published in The Journal of the Association Of  Nurses In AIDS Care.  She works full time as Chief DNP at  NJCRI and is also a clinical preceptor for Rutgers University.  She is also involved with clinical research at her clinical site. She will be pursuing her Post Masters Certificate in Nurse Practioner Emergency Care.