CDC/IDSA Clinician Call: Prevention & Treatment of Respiratory Tract Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities: Challenges & Solutions

1. Introductions

Moderator:

• Dana S. Wollins, DrPH, MGC Vice President, Clinical Affairs & Practice Guidelines, IDSA

2. Topics

i. Burden of Respiratory Tract Infections in the Older Population: Current State

• Elizabeth A. Mothershed, MS Program Strategy and Coordination Team Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

ii. Vaccination Uptake in Long-Term Care Facilities: The Current State

• 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

iii. Treatment of Respiratory Tract Infections 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

3. Q&A and Discussion

**Please send your questions in advance to Deirdre Lewis at dlewis@idsociety.org.

** Links to all prior calls can be found in the clinician call library: https://www.idsociety.org/cliniciancalls.