Category: Continuing Ed

61st Holloway Infectious Disease Symposium

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Join ChristianaCare for the 61st Annual William J. Holloway Infectious Disease Symposium Tuesday, May 7, 2024 from 8:30am – 3:30pm EST at the John H. Ammon Education Center, ChristianaCare Newark 61st William J. Holloway Infectious Disease Symposium The annual symposium will award 5 CME credits to participants. Registration deadline is April 30, 2024. Costs are $95 for live attendance, and $85 for virtual attendance. Residents and trainess will get in for free. Students should contact Amy Minsker (amy.l.minsker@christianacare.org) for registration information. Register Here Agenda 8:30am-8:45am- Welcome 8:45am-9:45am- Catherine Troisi- Vaccines of Global Health Importance: What’s New on the Horizon  9:45am-10:45am- Read More …

DJPH: Vaccine Preventable Disease

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The latest issue of the Delaware Journal of Public Health focuses on Vaccine Preventable Disease. Guest Editors Omar Khan, MD, MHS and Stephen Eppes, MD have curated content about current vaccine recommendations, travel vaccines, vaccines specific to certain viruses, vaccine hesitancy, and vaccination exemptions.  The journal is open-source, and free to all.  Check it out here

Johns Hopkins Infectious Diseases COVID-19 Grand Rounds

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Hosted by Drs. Michael Melia and Natasha Chida, COVID-19 Grand Rounds presents clinical cases, in-depth literature reviews, and infectious disease expertise within the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to provide clinicians with relevant and timely information about the care of patients with COVID-19. All case presentations in this program have been standardized and quality assured in selection, presentation and discussion. Our goal is to publish and build a library of cases that will aid providers treating patients with COVID-19 in a rapidly changing landscape.    NOTE: COVID-19 Grand Rounds is an educational resource intended solely for healthcare providers. It is not to be Read More …

Pediatric and adult vaccination during COVID-19

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CDC has released recommendations related to pediatric and adult vaccination during COLID-19. You received the pediatric recommendations earlier (included here as well). The adult recommendations are below.  The attachment provides a statement which combines the two recommendations. Please note the websites for this information have changed since the original pediatric recommendation was released.   Delivery of Adult Clinical Preventive Services, Including Immunizations, During the COVID-19 Pandemic* https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/preparedness-checklists.html The COVID-19 pandemic is changing rapidly and continues to affect communities across the United States differently. Clinicians must maintain access to clinical services in environments that are safe for all. Some of the Read More …

State of the ImmUnion – 2019

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Every year, Vaccinate Your Family (VYF) writes and distributes a State of the ImmUnion report to help examine the strength of our country’s defenses against vaccine-preventable diseases, and what we can do, as public health advocates and policymakers to make our country stronger and more resilient in the face of emerging health threats. Read the report here: https://www.vaccinateyourfamily.org/join-us-in-support-of-vaccines/make-a-national-impact/state-of-the-immunion-report/

Webinar: Lyme Disease

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Spring is finally here, and deer ticks will be sure to awaken and go about causing Lyme disease in your patients. Please have a look at this webinar which describes the epidemiology (with particular emphasis on Delaware), early recognition, and prevention of Lyme disease. It was jointly produced by the Medical Society of Delaware and the Delaware Division of Public Health, is offered at no cost, and is eligible for 1 unit of CME credit.   Learn more here.

PEDIATRICS: Adverse Vax Events Unlikely to Recur in Kids

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Read the article on MedpageToday! Adverse events to vaccinations were unlikely to recur in pediatric patients when they were immunized again, a systematic literature review found. Risk of recurrence for serious adverse events following immunization, such as anaphylaxis, seizures, or apnea in term infants, was lower than 1%, reported Joseline Guetsop Zafack, MD, of Laval University in Quebec, and colleagues.

Webinar: Overcoming Challenges to Providing Adult Immunizations in Healthcare Systems

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Becker’s Hospital Review invites you to attend this new webinar. WHEN: Thursday, August 31, 2017 | 10:00 – 11:00 CENTRAL TIME TOPICS: – Using data to conduct population-level assessments to determine where vaccine coverage can be improved – Getting involved with adult immunization advocates which can offer resources and support to improve adult immunization rates – Forming multidisciplinary teams of providers to champion adult immunization at your facility and actively engage in improving coverage levels Register here: http://go.beckershospitalreview.com/overcoming-challenges-to-providing-adult-immunizations-in-healthcare-systems