Shingles in the COVID-19 Era: Risk Factors and Complications—Audio Recap - a podcast by Clinical Care Options

In this episode, Tracy Zivin-Tutela, MD, discusses factors that put your patients at risk for shingles and its complications.

Tracy Zivin-Tutela, MD
Infectious Diseases Specialist
Department of Infectious Diseases
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital
Los Alamitos Medical Center
Fountain Valley, California

Using a case study and the latest data, this podcast covers topics such as: 

• Pathophysiology and epidemiology
• Disease burden and potential complications in older patients, including postherpetic neuralgia
• Risk factors, including age, immunosenescence, chronic diseases, unvaccinated status

Content based on a CME program supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline

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Link to full program:
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