Complications of COVID-19

Dr. Colleen Kraft, ASM President Elect, leads an in-depth discussion on how vaccination and therapeutics have been used to address the long-term complications of COVID-19.

This free event is brought to you by the 2021 ASM Clinical Virology Symposium (CVS), one of a 4-part CVS Online: SARS-CoV-2 Webinar Series featuring leading experts in the field discussing the most pressing topics around COVID-19.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Colleen Kraft, M.D., M.Sc., completed residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine, Emory University, as well as a Masters in Clinical Research. She pursued post-graduate training in an ACGME-accredited Medical Microbiology fellowship. She ia a Medical Director of the Microbiology section for Emory Medical Laboratories at Emory Healthcare, as well as program director of the Medical Microbiology fellowship. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Division of Infectious Diseases and serves as the associate chief medical officer of Emory University hospital. She rounds on the inpatient infectious diseases consult service so to link clinical microbiology to the bedside. Her research interests are in next-generation sequencing, microbiome therapeutics, and healthcare innovation factors. She is very passionate about mentorship of trainees and training the next generation. She believes that creativity and innovation in federal policy can bring about lasting positive change in science.

This virtual event is open to ASM members and non-members. Registration opens Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021.