{"id":14836,"date":"2020-05-01T13:51:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T20:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/?p=14836"},"modified":"2021-11-05T19:08:40","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T19:08:40","slug":"arthritisathome-episode-15-addressing-your-concerns-about-covid19-based-on-current-knowledge-and-data-with-dr-neda-amiri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/?p=14836","title":{"rendered":"#ArthritisAtHome Episode 15: Addressing your concerns about #COVID19 based on current knowledge and data with Dr. Neda Amiri"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The fifteenth episode of Arthritis Consumer Experts&#8217; #ArthritisAtHome features Dr. Neda Amiri, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology Division at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Amiri will be addressing your concerns about #COVID19 based on current knowledge and data. #FactsFriday&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Arthritis At Home Ep.15: Dr. Amiri addresses your concerns about COVID-19 based on current knowledge\" width=\"843\" height=\"474\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vQuwsODkY3k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Amiri is also the Director of Pregnancy and Rheumatic Diseases Clinic (PReDICT) at Mary Pack Arthritis Centre.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, as health experts have had to refute spurious claims about ingesting disinfectant as a remedy to COVID-19, the need for facts to clarify confusion and misinformation swirling around the coronavirus is more important than ever. We ask Dr. Amiri for answers to your most urgent day-to-day concerns, based on current knowledge and data, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Should you be concerned about your mental health due to self-isolation?&nbsp;<\/li><li>Should you start wearing a mask?&nbsp;<\/li><li>Should you worry about contamination from the mail, packages or the newspaper?&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Should you change your clothes and shower when you come home from the grocery store?&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your Provincial Health Authority is&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>also an<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;excellent source for the most current information about COVID-19 where you live:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>British Columbia:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/health\/about-bc-s-health-care-system\/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer\/current-health-topics\/covid-19-novel-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/health\/about-bc-s-health-care-system\/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer\/current-health-topics\/covid-19-novel-coronavirus<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alberta:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.albertahealthservices.ca\/topics\/Page16944.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.albertahealthservices.ca\/topics\/Page16944.aspx<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saskatchewan:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saskatchewan.ca\/covid-19#utm_campaign=q2_2015&amp;utm_medium=short&amp;utm_source=%2Fcovid-19\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.saskatchewan.ca\/covid-19#utm_campaign=q2_2015&amp;utm_medium=short&amp;utm_source=%2Fcovid-19<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Manitoba:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.mb.ca\/covid19\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.gov.mb.ca\/covid19\/index.html<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ontario:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.publichealthontario.ca\/en\/diseases-and-conditions\/infectious-diseases\/respiratory-diseases\/novel-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.publichealthontario.ca\/en\/diseases-and-conditions\/infectious-diseases\/respiratory-diseases\/novel-coronavirus<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quebec:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec.ca\/sante\/problemes-de-sante\/a-z\/coronavirus-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.quebec.ca\/sante\/problemes-de-sante\/a-z\/coronavirus-2019\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nova Scotia:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nshealth.ca\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.nshealth.ca\/coronavirus<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Brunswick:<\/strong> &nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.gnb.ca\/content\/gnb\/en\/departments\/ocmoh\/cdc\/content\/respiratory_diseases\/coronavirus.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www2.gnb.ca\/content\/gnb\/en\/departments\/ocmoh\/cdc\/content\/respiratory_diseases\/coronavirus.html<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Newfoundland and Labrador:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.nl.ca\/covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.gov.nl.ca\/covid-19\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prince Edward Island:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.princeedwardisland.ca\/en\/topic\/covid-19\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.princeedwardisland.ca\/en\/topic\/covid-19<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yukon:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/yukon.ca\/covid-19\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/yukon.ca\/covid-19<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Northwest Territories:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hss.gov.nt.ca\/en\/services\/coronavirus-disease-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hss.gov.nt.ca\/en\/services\/coronavirus-disease-covid-19<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nunavut:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.nu.ca\/health\/information\/covid-19-novel-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.gov.nu.ca\/health\/information\/covid-19-novel-coronavirus<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visit the official page of Arthritis At Home:<\/strong> &nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/arthritisathome.jointhealth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/arthritisathome.jointhealth.org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Arthritis Consumer Experts&#8217; 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