Understanding COVID-19: Club de Mar Medical launches new programme

Mallorca-based medical specialist Club de Mar Medical has introduced a new coronavirus medical programme specifically for the superyacht industry.

‘Understanding COVID-19 – Impacts: Past, Present & Future’ covers a range of topics to improve participants’ knowledge of coronavirus, its severity and how to diagnose it in others.

Curated by Club de Mar Medical owner Dr. Joh, who has more than 25 years of healthcare experience, the course is recommended for crew working aboard superyachts as the Mediterranean season fast approaches.

The programme content includes:

• What is the coronavirus?
• Understanding the severity of COVID-19
• Incubation and latent period
• Transmissibility
• Asymptomaticity
• Fatality
• Vulnerability
• Symptoms
• Diagnosis
• Immunity
• Screening and tests
• Herd immunity
• Current management (handwashing and cleaning)
• Barriers (e.g. gloves, masks)
• Social distancing
• Quarantine and travel restrictions
• Contact tracing
• Pre-hospital treatments
• Possible natural aids
• Medications
• Passive immunity
• Vaccination
• Equipment
• Medication

The course cost is €65 (EUR) per person (c. £58 (GBP)). Participation can be in person at Club de Mar Medical, or via Zoom at an agreed time.

Club de Mar Medical can also arrange for Dr. Joh to travel to a yacht and deliver the programme on board, but there will be a supplementary cost for this.

Participants will get a certificate which should reassure owners, management companies and guests that captains and crew are educating themselves and taking all precautions possible to understand the disease and the impacts of it.

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