How Covid-19 Impacts Curling with DR. Luethy, Dr. Gorz, and Mr. Powell
Join Dr. Paul Luethy and guests as they discuss how COVID-19 has impacted the curling community. Dr. Luethy is an Assistant Professor in Pathology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Associate Director of the Clinical Microbiology Lab at the University of Maryland Medical Center and he is a curler at the Potomac Curling Club. He is the author of the research paper “Estimating the Burden of COVID-19 Symptoms Among Participants at the 2020 USA Curling Club Nationals Tournament”. He will be joined by Dr. Joe Gorz, DO and Mr. Don Powell a level 4 CCA ice technician.
The webinar will touch on the following:
COVID-19 disease and symptoms
How COVID-19 spreads between individuals, with examples of case studies from sports and everyday life
How testing for COVID-19 works and what a test result may mean
COVID-19 outbreaks linked to curling from around the world
Safety precautions curling clubs can take to lower risk of transmission at their club now and thoughts for Fall 2021 • COVID-19 vaccines
Professional sports bubbles
This webinar is ideal for all curlers, ice makers, administrators, curling parents, and those with a general interest in science and infectious diseases.
Recorded on 1/24/21