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CDC/IDSA Clinician Call: Prevention & Treatment of Respiratory Tract Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities: Challenges & Solutions
February 1 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm EST
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.