CDC/IDSA Clinician Call Feb 1

CDC/IDSA Clinician Call
Date: Thursday, February 1 (4:00 p.m.- 5:15 p.m. ET) (U.S. and Canada)
Topic: Prevention & Treatment of Respiratory Tract Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities: Challenges & Solutions
The agenda and details are below.
Introductions
Moderator: • Dana S. Wollins, DrPH, MGC Vice President, Clinical Affairs & Practice Guidelines, IDSA
Topics
i. Vaccination Uptake in Long-Term Care Facilities • Hannah E. Reses, MPH Epidemiologist Vaccination Unit Lead Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • David Gifford, MD, MPH Chief Medical Officer Director, Center for Health Policy Evaluation in Long Term Care American Health Care Association
ii. Treatment of RTIs in Long-Term Care Facilities • Michael L. Barnett, MD Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health • Morgan J. Katz, MD, MHS Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Johns Hopkins University
Q&A and Discussion
**Please send your questions in advance to Deirdre Lewis at [email protected].
** Links to all prior calls can be found in the clinician call library: https://www.idsociety.org/cliniciancalls.