Ask the Infectious Disease Specialist Your Questions About the Coronavirus [Update: Completed]
Update: and you’re done! Join us at 1 p.m. ET to answer questions live with Dr. Saskia Popescu , an infectious disease epidemiologist who also works in infection prevention. She works in hospitals to make sure patients, visitors and staff are protected from infection, which means she is an expert on how hand washing, masks and precautions can stop transmission.
Dr. Popescu’s day-to-day work includes observing infections in hospitals and communicating with patients and staff to ensure everyone is adopting best practices. She is also an expert in pandemic and bioterrorism preparedness and holds a PhD in biosecurity. She has worked on the Ebola and measles outbreak response and is helping hospitals prepare for outbreaks before they start.
“Infection control is really spreading not only in the hospital, but also in our lives and at home, especially right now,” she says. Therefore, she will happily answer your questions about disease prevention and safety in the age of COVID-19. The questions and answers are over. Thanks everyone for the great questions!