PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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RECORDED SESSION PID-S2: The Evolution of Meningitis Vaccines and the Impact of Advocacy

♦︎ Recorded: Friday, Nov 23, 2018
♦︎ Language: English
♦︎ Presenters:

JAMES STUART, Chair of CoMO’s Scientific Advisory Group, Consultant for the WHO, Honorary Professor at the University of Bristol and Chair of Meningitis Research Foundation's Scientific Advisory Panel, United Kingdom
SAM NYE, Executive Director of the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO), United Kingdom
JANE PLUMB, MBE, Chief Executive of Group B Strep Support (GBSS), United Kingdom

♦︎ Learning Objectives: (1) Identify how and why meningitis vaccines have evolved and are still evolving (2) Recognise the importance of patient advocacy and the impact it has had on the development of existing and new vaccines (3) Learn what the future may hold for Group B strep vaccines

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♦︎ Recorded: Friday, Oct 19, 2018 (1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central European Summer Time)
♦︎ Language: English
♦︎ Presenter: AUDREY CUNNINGTON, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Infectious Diseases at Imperial College, and honorary Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, UNITED KINGDOM
♦︎ Learning Objectives: (1) Understand common presentations of malaria (2) Review diagnostic tests available for malaria (3) Consider pragmatic approaches to risk stratification and diagnosis

Take the opportunity to visit all EIP websites and learn about the activities of the Excellence in Pediatrics Institute, the annual Excellence in Pediatrics Conference offering cross-speciality education, the Excellence in Pediatrics Community of pediatricians allowing members to engage in peer-to-peer learning through webinars and online courses, Vaccines Together an online collaboration hub, targeting to increase vaccination coverage rates, and the Education Programs Spot the Early Signs of MPS and Spot the Early Signs of MLD aiming to fight under-diagnosed or late-diagnosed conditions for which early diagnosis can make a difference.



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