Webinar: Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Chikungunya

Webinar: Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Chikungunya
Webinar: Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Chikungunya

Date and time

Thursday, 25 May 2023.
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Washington D.C. time

Kleber Luz

Speaker: Dr. Kleber Luz


•    Pediatrician and Infectious Disease Specialist
•    Associate Professor IV at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
•    Member of the International Technical Group of Experts on Arboviral Diseases of PAHO
•    Member of the WHO Arbovirus Technical Advisory Group 

About the webinar

Dr. Kleber Luz’s presentation will cover aspects of pathophysiology, case definition, clinical classification and disease phases, as well as clinical manifestations and management. 

Languages

The webinar will be conducted in Portuguese with simultaneous translation into English and Spanish. 

Audience

The activity is open to the general public, primarily healthcare personnel responsible for the clinical care of suspected chikungunya cases.
 

Agenda

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.    Registration of participants

11:00 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.    Welcome remarks
PAHO Regional Program of Arboviral Diseases

11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.    Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Chikungunya
Dr. Kleber Luz, PAHO International GT-Arbovirus

12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.    Questions and Answers
Moderator: PAHO Regional Program of Arboviral Diseases

1:00 p.m.    Closing remarks
PAHO Regional Program of Arboviral Diseases

Time correspondance

  • 8:00 am.– Los Angeles, Vancouver
  • 9:00 am. – Belmopan, Guatemala City, Managua, Mexico City, San Jose (CR), San Salvador, Tegucigalpa
  • 10:00 am. – Bogota, Panamá City, Kingston, Lima, Quito, Cayman Islands
  • 11:00 am. – Asunción, Bridgetown, Caracas, Castries, Georgetown, Havana, La Paz, Nassau, Ottawa, Port-au-Prince, Port of Spain, San Juan (Puerto Rico), Santiago, Santo Domingo, Washington DC
  • 12:00 pm – Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo, Paramaribo
  • 5:00 pm. – Geneva, Madrid

For other cities, check the local time in the following link.