Doctors, medical staff and personnel were all present and eager to listen when Dr. Roula Husni Samaha gave a special lecture about the outbreak caused by the novel virus COVID-19 at the LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital.
Beirut, February 13 2020: In light of the recent outbreak caused by the novel virus, the LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital organized a special lecture entitled Made in China: the novel virus COVID-19 that was led by Dr. Roula Husni Samaha clinical professor and Division Head of Infectious Diseases on Thursday February the 13th.The primary objective of this lecture was to summarize the epidemiology, clinical manifestations and prevention methods of COVID-19, as well as to provide the attendees with the right health measures to be taken when traveling.
Dr. Roula Husni Samaha presented the latest findings and research that were available with regards to the outbreak caused by the novel virus. Several points were discussed including the origin of COVID-19 and the health measures that were undertaken by the World Health Organization to address it.
During the lecture, Dr. Mokhbat, Chair of the Internal Medicine Department made a small intervention and assured the public that there is a close cooperation with the Ministry of Health to keep track of all passengers who are coming to Lebanon from zones where COVID-19 has been diagnosed and to eventually put these passengers in quarantine once they arrive to Lebanon.
The lecture ended with a series of questions and answers that showed the great interest and engagement that residents and doctors of the LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital had in the subject at hand.
Last but not least and in order to spread awareness to the bigger LAU community which includes faculty, staff and students, the Health Services Office, a division under the Dean of Students office at LAU, collaborated with the Infectious Diseases Division and Travel Clinic and organized awareness activations campaigns around the novel virus COVID-19, Influenza B, H1 N1, hand-wash and hand-rub and flu vaccinations in both LAU Beirut and Byblos campuses.