Seventeenth Symposium on COVID-19: COVID-19 as of January 26th, 2022: What Have We Learned? How Can We Use What We Have Learned?

PROGRAM Opening Remarks and Moderator: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A. Chancellor and CEO, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Pediatrics and History, New York Medical College, Provost for Biomedical Affairs, Touro College and University System First They Said a Cloth Mask Was Fine, Now They Say Wear an N95 Mask. Some People Say Wear a Cloth Mask with Copper or Silver Fibers. What\u27s the Difference? Does It Really Matter? Robert Amler, M.D., MBA Dean, School of Health Sciences and Practice, Vice President for Government Affairs, New York Medical College, Former Regional Health Administrator, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Former Medical Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) First They Said that if You\u27re Infected with COVID-19, You Need to Isolate for 10 Days, Now They Say Five Days. What\u27s the Difference? Does It Really Matter? Marisa A. Montecalvo, M.D. Medical Director, Health Services, New York Medical College, Infectious Disease Specialist What\u27s the Explanation of Continuing Racial Disparities in Vaccine Rates and What Should We Do About It? Mill Etienne, M.D., M.P.H, FAAN, FAES Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Associate Professor of Neurology and Medicine, School of Medicine House Advisory Dean, New York Medical College How is a Parent to Cope with Raising School-Age Children and Navigating the Ever-Changing School Systems in the Pandemic? Tami Hendriksz, DO, FACOP, FAAP Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Professor of Pediatrics, Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine What\u27s the Future of the Commercial Real Estate Market in the Current and Post-Pandemic Worlds? How Will Large Cities Adapt to the Potential Loss of Commercial Real Estate Tax Revenue? Daniel Shallit Director of Global Store Development for New York City, Long Island and New Jersey, Starbucks and Princi Italian Bakery Real Estate/Development, Co-Chair of the Real Estate Entrepreneurship Advisory Board, Touro College Graduate School of Business Q & A Hosted by: Alan Kadish, M.D. Cardiologist, President of Touro College and University System and President, New York Medical Colleg

Symposium #27

Opening Remarks and Moderator: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A. Doctor, you\u27ve been our pediatrician for years. After what I have read about concussions, do you think I should allow my son to go out for the middle school or high school football team? : Tami Hendriksz, DO, FACOP, FAAP An update on the COVID-19 vaccines that will be available this year, and who needs them?: Marisa A. Montecalvo, M.D. Ouch, my shoulder hurts! And I can\u27t sleep at night because it hurts when I roll over in bed: The diagnosis and treatment of rotator cuff injuries: Daniel Zelazny, M.D. Panel Discussion: Talking About Allegations of Racial Disparities in Health Outcomes: Karen M. Murray, M.D.; Mill Etienne, M.D., M.P.H., FAAN, FAES; Moderated by: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A. Q&A: Hosted by: Alan Kadish, M.D.https://touroscholar.touro.edu/ninety_minutes/1004/thumbnail.jp

Twentieth Symposium on COVID-19: COVID-19 as of July 14, 2022: What Have We Learned? How Can We Use What We Have Learned?

Opening Remarks and Moderator: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A. Chancellor/CEO, New York Medical College, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Pediatrics, and History, Provost for Biomedical Affairs, Touro University, The Miriam Popack Chair in Biomedical Ethics After the Holocaust How Does COVID-19 Infection Affect the Eye? (About 10% of Infected Individuals Have Eye Symptoms.) Sankara Mahesh, M.D., FRCS Program Director, Ophthalmology, Westchester Medical Center, Advanced Eye Specialty Services, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, New York Medical College How Does COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination Affect Hearing? Katrina R. Stidham, M.D. Director, Balance Center, Cochlear Implant Center, Maria Fareri Children\u27s Hospital, Westchester Medical Center, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, New York Medical College Monkeypox: What is It? What Causes It? How Do We Manage It? Should I Be Worried About It? David Revelli, Ph.D. Research Scientist, Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute With the Evolving Data Coming In, Which of My Children Need the Vaccine and/or Booster Shots Now? Tami Hendriksz, DO, FACOP, FAAP Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Professor of Pediatrics, Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine Am I Just Sick and Tired of This Pandemic and the News on Television or Am I Depressed? I Don\u27t Feel Like Going Back to the Office or to Shows or Weddings Like I Used to. Ronnie Swift, M.D. Professor and Associate Chairman of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, New York Medical College, Chief of Psychiatry, Metropolitan Hospital and Medical Center Q & A Hosted by: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A. Chancellor/CEO, New York Medical College, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Pediatrics, and History, Provost for Biomedical Affairs, Touro University, The Miriam Popack Chair in Biomedical Ethics After the Holocaus

22nd Symposium on COVID-19: What Have We Learned? How Can We Use What We Have Learned?

OPENING REMARKS AND MODERATOR: by Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A. Chancellor/CEO, New York Medical College, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Pediatrics and History | Provost for Biomedical Affairs, Touro University | The Miriam Popack Chair in Biomedical Ethics After the Holocaust PANEL DISCUSSION: THE NEW BIVALENT COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS: WHAT ARE THEY? WHO SHOULD GET THEM? WHEN SHOULD PEOPLE GET THEM? Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A. Chancellor/CEO, New York Medical College, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Pediatrics and History | Provost for Biomedical Affairs, Touro University | The Miriam Popack Chair in Biomedical Ethics After the Holocaust Chandra Shekhar Bakshi, DVM, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College Ted Barrett, Ph.D. Senior Director, Pharmacology, Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute Tami Hendriksz, DO, FACOP, FAAP Dean, Professor and Chief Academic Officer, Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine Marisa A. Montecalvo, M.D. Medical Director, Health Services, New York Medical College | Infectious Disease Specialist THE USE OF WASTEWATER ANALYSIS TO ASSESS THE PRESENCE OF COVID-19 AND POLIO IN A POPULATION by Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D. Vice President for Research, Professor of Pharmacology and Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College | Professor of Dental Medicine, Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College THE DIRECTOR OF THE CDC SAYS THAT A MAJOR REFORM/RESTRUCTURING IS NEEDED OF THE AGENCY. WHAT IS THE CDC? WHAT DOES IT DO? WHAT WOULD A RESTRUCTURING MEAN? by Robert Amler, M.D., MBA Dean, School of Health Sciences and Practice, Vice President for Government Affairs, New York Medical College | Former Regional Health Administrator, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Former Medical Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) POLIO HAS REAPPEARED IN NEW YORK. IT\u27S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE MOST AMERICANS DEALT WITH POLIO. WHAT IS IT? WHAT CAUSES IT? WHY DID IT REAPPEAR? WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO ABOUT IT? by Mill Etienne, M.D., M.P.H., FAAN, FAES Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Associate Professor of Neurology and Medicine, New York Medical College Q&A: Hosted by Alan Kadish, M.D. Cardiologist | President, Touro University | President, New York Medical Colleg

Fifteenth Symposium on COVID-19: COVID-19 as of October 14, 2021: What Have We Learned? How Can We Use What We Have Learned?

PROGRAM Opening Remarks and Moderator: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A. Chancellor and CEO, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Pediatrics and History, New York Medical College, Provost for Biomedical Affairs, Touro College and University System Brain Fog and COVID-19: What It Is, What We Think Causes It, and How to Treat It Mill Etienne, M.D., M.P.H, FAAN, FAES Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Associate Professor of Neurology and Medicine, School of Medicine House Advisory Dean, New York Medical College COVID-19 Vaccinations for Children: What Pediatricians and Parents Need to Know Tami Hendriksz, DO, FACOP, FAAP Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Professor of Pediatrics, Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine A Review of the Evidence Regarding Radiation Therapy for COVID-19 Pneumonia Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A. Chancellor and CEO, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Pediatrics and History, New York Medical College, Provost for Biomedical Affairs, Touro College and University System The Molnupiavir Oral Capsule: What We Know So Far Marisa A. Montecalvo, M.D. Medical Director, Health Services, New York Medical College, Infectious Disease Specialist Is American Nursing In Crisis Because of COVID-19? If So, What Do We Need to Do About It? Sandra Russo, Ph.D., RN Chair and Director, Department of Nursing, Associate Professor, Nursing, The School of Health Sciences of Touro College You Need to Wear A Mask In This Building : Balancing the Individual Right to Personal Liberty and the Community\u27s Right to Maximize Safety John Loike, Ph.D. Professor of Biology and Bioethics, Lander College of Arts and Sciences, Touro College Q & A Q&A Hosted by: Alan Kadish, M.D. Cardiologist, President of Touro College and University System and President, New York Medical Colleg

Symposium #24

An online webinar, the 24th Symposium is sponsored by New York Medical College of Touro University. What\u27s current? What\u27s common? What do lots of healthcare providers and patients need to know? 24th Symposium Program OPENING REMARKS by Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A. DOC, I CAN\u27T LOSE WEIGHT. SHOULD I TAKE A MEDICATION? by Jamie Mullally, M.D. PANEL DISCUSSION: I THINK MY CHILD ISN\u27T SAYING ENOUGH WORDS BY NOW. SHOULD HE/SHE BE TALKING MORE? with Tami Hendriksz, DO, FACOP, FAAP; and Vikas Grover, Ph.D., CCC-SLP; Moderated by Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A. I\u27VE FALLEN AND I CAN\u27T GET UP! WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE CAUSES, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT OF HIP FRACTURES IN THE ELDERLY? by David Wellman, M.D. TIGER WOODS HAS PLANTAR FASCIITIS. SO DO A LOT OF PEOPLE. WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO WE TREAT IT? by Michael J. Trepal, DPM, FACFAS Q&A Hosted by Alan Kadish, M.D.https://touroscholar.touro.edu/ninety_minutes/1001/thumbnail.jp