CE Webinar: Mycoplasma
CE Webinar: Mycoplasma
Monday, November 25, 2024 (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) (CST)
Description
This educational webinar will provide the latest updates for Mycoplasma respiratory infections that have been increasing in 2024, especially among younger children according to the CDC. This presentation will educate providers regarding the current trends of Mycoplasma pneumoniae, discuss the clinical presentation and describe CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for diagnosis and management of these infections.
Objectives:
- To discuss epidemiology and trends of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections that have been increasing during 2024
- To describe clinical presentation of these infections
- Discuss CDC and AAP Recommendations for management of mycoplasma infections
Speaker: Dr. Ashlesha Kaushik, MD, FAAP
Medical Director, UnityPoint Clinic Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO), UnityPoint Health, Sioux City, IA
Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and Chair, Pharmacotherapeutics and Nutrition (PT&N)
UnityPoint Health at St. Luke's,
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine,
Iowa American Academy of Pediatrics Vice President
American Academy of Pediatrics National Spokesperson, IA Chapter Immunization Representative, IA Immunization coalition Scientific Advisory Chair,
CDC Project Firstline/AAP IPC National ECHO Faculty
CDC Project Firstline/American Academy of Pediatrics Infection Prevention and Control Ambassador for Iowa and Invited Visiting Faculty at Harvard
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