Infectious Diseases

Influenza

Conference Reporter in Influenza to Cover Key Topics Being Presented at the 2020 AAP Virtual National Conference & Exhibition

conference reporter by Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP, FIDSA; Sean O’Leary, MD, MPH; Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS

Overview

Conference Reporter delivers health care providers with insights from key thought leaders on exciting news presented at major medical conferences, in a concise and timely format. This issue of Conference Reporter will feature coverage of selected topics in Influenza presented at this year’s AAP annual meeting.

“Seasonal influenza is expected to bring new challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, our coverage of vaccine-preventable illness at AAP includes a strong focus on influenza and strategies to overcome vaccine hesitancy.”

Tom Iarocci, MD

The clinicians who were surveyed selected the following expert commentators and topics from the upcoming conference.

Community-Selected Expert Commentators:

Sean O’Leary, MD, MPH

Vice Chair, Committee on Infectious Diseases American Academy of Pediatrics Professor of Pediatrics Children’s Hospital Colorado University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora, CO

Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP, FIDSA

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Division of Infectious Diseases University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego San Diego, CA

Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS

Professor, Department of Pediatrics Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL

Community-Selected Topics:

• Changes in Vaccine Recommendations: Review and Updates • Improving Vaccination Rates and Reducing Vaccine Hesitancy • Visual Indications of Infections and Their Mimickers • Antimicrobial Update: Current Susceptibility Data and Trends • The Red Book Committee: Questions and Answers • Allaying Parental Concerns About Chemicals in Vaccines

This information is brought to you by Engage Health Media and is not sponsored by, nor a part of, the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP, FIDSA

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
San Diego, CA

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Sean O’Leary, MD, MPH

Vice Chair, Committee on Infectious Diseases
American Academy of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital Colorado
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, CO

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Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS

Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL