142 - The Case of the Disappearing Flu

Sunday, October 3, 2021

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Moderator(s)

Belinda Ostrowsky, MD, MPH, FIDSA, FSHEA

Field Medical Officer
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention & Einstein/ Montefiore
New York, NY, United States

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Tara Palmore, MD

Hospital Epidemiologist
NIH Clinical Center, Maryland, United States

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

Speaker(s)

Waleed Javaid, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA

Professor of Medicine and Infectious Disease, Hospital Epidemiologist
Infectious Disease/Infection Prevention
Mount Sinai Health System
New York, NY, United States

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Kanta Subbarao, MBBS, MPH

Director,
WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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:

Belinda Ostrowsky, MD, MPH, FIDSA, FSHEA: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Tara N. Palmore, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Waleed Javaid, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Kanta Subbarao, MBBS, MPH: 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
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 Knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-21-001-H01-P

Learning Objectives:

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

discuss the global epidemiology of influenza throughout the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
discuss healthcare personnel influenza vaccination, infection control precautions, presenteeism, and other influenza related behaviors
envision how lessons from the pandemic may influence influenza control measures going forward

Presentations:

Implications for Influenza Control Measures in Community and Healthcare Settings - Lessons learned and Impact on Outbreaks
Speaker: Waleed Javaid, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA – Mount Sinai Health System
Where Did Influenza Go?
Speaker: Kanta Subbarao, MBBS, MPH – WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Melbourne, Australia