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Pertussis: Trends, Treatment and Prevention
What are the signs and symptoms of pertussis (whooping cough)? What should you do when you suspect a patient has pertussis? How can pertussis be prevented? This webinar will provide updates on the epidemiology of pertussis outbreaks and infection prevention guidance for pertussis, including the importance of the whooping cough vaccine to reduce severe infection in children. We will also discuss infection prevention and control recommendations and post-exposure prophylaxis guidelines.
David T. Kuhar, MD
David T. Kuhar, MD, is a medical officer in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He received his MD from Emory University and completed his internship/residency at New York University Medical Center. He completed a fellowship in infectious diseases at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and is board-certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases. He currently serves as the Director for the Office of Healthcare Worker Safety and lead for the Hospital Infection Prevention team in DHQP.
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Hannah G. Rosenblum, MD
Hannah G. Rosenblum, MD, is a medical officer in the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She earned her MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed her combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency at Yale School of Medicine, where she also served as Chief Resident in Yale Primary Care/Internal Medicine. She joined CDC in 2020 as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer. Dr. Rosenblum continues to care for patients at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Mercy Care.
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Kimberley Fox, MD, MPH
Kimberley Fox, MD, MPH, is the director of the Division of Bacterial Diseases (DBD) within CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). Prior to her appointment, Dr. Fox served as deputy director of DBD from 2018 to 2020. As director, Dr. Fox is responsible for oversight and direction of the division’s efforts to reduce illness and death from vaccine-preventable and other bacterial respiratory pathogens and meningitis, including meningococcal and pneumococcal disease, diphtheria, pertussis, and Legionella.
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Toluwalaṣé (Laṣé) A. Ajayi, MD
Secretary, Board of Trustees, American Medical Association
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