Maintaining vitamin D status in at-risk patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

Introduction

Vitamin D3 deficiency and its effects have been grabbing the headlines a lot recently. As part of its Coronavirus update, the NHS suggests that a daily dose of 10μg of vitamin D can help keep bones and muscles healthy at a time when most of the population is spending more time indoors. There will be occasions where a higher dose of vitamin D is recommended.

To help you identify occasions where this may be needed, this Online Learning Workshop aims to keep you and your teams Vitamin D knowledge up to date.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Sources & Metabolism of Vitamin D

• Musculoskeletal consequences of Vitamin D deficiency in Children &Adolescents

• Optimum levels of serum 25OHD

• Prevention (& cost effectiveness) of Vitamin D deficiency

• Vitamin D & respiratory tract infections

• Vitamin D & SARS-COVID-19 infection

Booking Information

To book a place/s email   bookings@networkforpractices.co.uk