27 - The Multidemic of 2022: What Was Driving the Unusual Surge of Endemic Pathogens in Children and What to Prepare for in the Years to Come

Thursday, October 12, 2023

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM US ET

Location: 253 ABC

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Sarah Parker, MD

Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics
University of Colorado/Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO, United States
Kevin Messacar, MD, PHD

Associate Professor
University of Colorado
Aurora, CO, United States

Faculty(s)

Sam Dominguez, MD/ PhD (he/him/his)

Professor
University of Colorado/Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO, United States

Slides
Claire Midgley, PhD, MSc (she/her/hers)

Epidemiologist
CDC/DDID/NCIRD/CORVD
Atlanta, GA, United States

Slides
Bryan Grenfell, PhD

Professor
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ, United States

Disclosure(s):

Sarah K. Parker, MD: Pfizer: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Kevin Messacar, MD, PHD: No financial relationships to disclose

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-23-002-L01-P

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

describe the local impact of the viral and bacterial surges of 2022 and strategies to detect, monitor and respond to infectious disease surges;
explain national platforms for respiratory virus surveillance and epidemiology;
analyze the impact of pandemic nonpharmaceutical interventions on the dynamics of childhood infections

Presentations:

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM US ET

The Use of Local Surveillance to Detect and Respond to the Pediatric Viral and Bacterial Surges of 2022
Speaker: Sam Dominguez, MD/ PhD (he/him/his) – University of Colorado/Children's Hospital Colorado
10:55 AM – 11:20 AM US ET

National Platforms for Assessing the Circulation and Burden of Endemic Respiratory Viruses in the United States
Speaker: Claire Midgley, PhD, MSc (she/her/hers) – CDC/DDID/NCIRD/CORVD
11:20 AM – 11:45 AM US ET

Modeling the Short- and Long-Term Impact of Pandemic Nonpharmaceutical Interventions on the Epidemic Dynamics of Endemic Childhood Pathogens
Speaker: Bryan Grenfell, PhD – Princeton University