COVID-19 Kurdistan-USA Task Force

COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) as of March 11th, 2020 affecting every state in the United States and most countries worldwide. The Kurdish American Medical Association in collaboration with the Iraqi Kurdistan Society of Anesthesiologists will host medical seminars and discussion on the latest updates on the management of COVID-19. Our goal is to share knowledge and resource between COVID-19 American experts and Kurdish physicians in improving COVID-19 care on the local and national level in Kurdistan, specifically in COVID-19 hot spots.
Task Force Leadership

USA
Edress Othman, MD
Havel Chewich, MD
Jikerkhoun Smou, MD
Kahee Amedi, MD, MPH
Alind Amedi
Shivan Berwari

Kurdistan 
Rawand Kamaran, MD
Rebin Zikhani, MD
Updates in COVID-19 Critical Car​e.
Kurdistan Health Summit's webinar on Updates on Covid-19 Critical Care in collaboration with Kurdish American Medical Association and the Iraqi Kurdistan Society of Anesthesiologists.

Our KAMA advisory board member Dr. Haval Chweich presented a comprehensive update on critical care of COVID-19 patients. 

لووتكه‌ی ته‌ندروستی كوردستان به‌هاوئاهه‌نگی له‌گه‌ڵ كۆمه‌ڵە‌ی پزیشكانی ئه‌مریكی و پسپۆڕانی كوردی - ئه‌مه‌ریكی و كۆمه‌ڵه‌ی پزیشكانی سڕكاری كوردستانی عێراقی وێبنارێکی ئەنجامدا لەسەرنوێترین رێنماییەکانی به‌شی چاودێری چڕ له‌چاره‌سه‌ری نه‌خۆشانی تووشبوی كۆرۆنا.

Updates in COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention

Kurdistan Health Summit's webinar on infection control and prevention for healthcare workers, done in collaboration with the Kurdish American Medical Association and West Erbil Emergency Hospital, as well as expert front-liners in COVID-19 in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

​KAMA member Dr. Jikerkhoun Simou presented a comprehensive update on best practices in infection control and prevention for healthcare workers in the setting of COVID19.

Updates in COVID-19 Anti-Coagulation

Kurdistan Health Summit's webinar on anti-coagulation in the setting of COVID19, in collaboration with the Kurdish American Medical Association and Dr. Zana Jamaladin, an expert front-liner in COVID-19 in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

​Our KAMA advisory board member Dr. Edress Othman presented a comprehensive update on the role of anti-coagulation in COVID19.

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KAMA COVID19 Information Center and Study Database

The Kurdish American Medical Association is committed to providing access to peer-reviewed articles in order to facilitate best practices in evidence-based COVID19 treatment. We have set up a google drive that will be continually updated with the latest research for Kurdish-American physicians to reference. 

Click here to go to the KAMA COVID19 Info Center
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Disclaimer:
The series is only for educational purposes. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please refer to CDC and WHO websites for further information regarding COVID-19. All interviewers agreed to share their experience with the public to raise awareness of the COVID-19 crisis. Please understand that the disease impacts everyone in different ways.