A Hidden Annual Epidemic: The Burden of RSV in Adults

CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

English - November 29, 2023 19:37 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MB
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In this episode, Angela Branche, MD; Pamela Rockwell, DO, FAAFP; and Rick Zimmerman, MD, MPH, FAAFP, discuss the burden of RSV in older adults, including:

RSV burden throughout lifeRSV seasonality in the United StatesComparative burden and incidence of RSV and influenza in adults aged 65 years or olderCardiopulmonary hospitalizations of long-term care facility residents with influenza and/or RSVRisk factors for severe RSV (eg, hospitalization, mortality) in older adultsRSV incidence by presence of underlying medical conditionsRSV awareness among healthcare professionals and patients

Program Director:

Pamela Rockwell, DO, FAAFP
Professor
Family Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Faculty:

Angela Branche, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

Richard Zimmerman, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Professor
Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Content based on an online CME program supported by an independent educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.

Link to full program: https://bit.ly/49YBZ4r

Link to downloadable slides: https://bit.ly/3GocjRe