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Symposium

54 - Impact of Infectious Diseases on First Nations and Indigenous Populations

Thursday, September 30, 2021
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM EDT

    Moderator(s)

  • Michelle Floris-Moore, MD, MS

    Associate Professor
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Chapel Hill, NC, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

    • Speaker(s)

  • LC

    Loretta Christensen, MD, MBA, MSJ

    Chief Medical Officer
    Indian Health Service
    Rockville, MD, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

  • Laura Hammitt, MD

    Dr.
    Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    MedImmune (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support, Research grant to my institution; Merck (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support, Research grant to my institution; Pfizer (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support, Research grant to my institution

  • James McAuley, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA

    Dr.
    Indian Health Service
    Whiteriver, AZ, United States

    I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:
Michelle Floris-Moore, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Loretta Christensen, MD, MBA, MSJ: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Laura Hammitt, MD: MedImmune (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support, Research grant to my institution; Merck (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support, Research grant to my institution; Pfizer (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support, Research grant to my institution
James B. McAuley, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit

No CPE credits

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
  • describe the impact of COVID-19 on individual and population health in First Nations and Indigenous populations
  • discuss health disparities related to non-COVID respiratory infections, including Pneumococcus, in First Nations and Indigenous populations
  • discuss the burden and comorbidities of skin and soft tissue infections in First Nations and Indigenous populations

Presentations:

  • COVID-19 in First Nations and Indigenous Populations

    Speaker: Loretta Christensen, MD, MBA, MSJ – Indian Health Service

  • Pneumococcal and other non-COVID-19 Respiratory Infections

    Speaker: Laura Hammitt, MD – Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

  • Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Diabetes and beyond

    Speaker: James B. McAuley, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA – Indian Health Service