COURSE DESCRIPTION

Language: English 

Duration: 45 minutes 

Topic: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, COVID-19

Speakers:

• LIZ WHITTAKER, Clinical Lecturer and Consultant Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology Imperial College London, United Kingdom
• TACO KUIJPERS, Professor of Pediatric Immunology, Department of Pediatric Immunology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• ROLANDO CIMAZ, Head of the Pediatric Rheumatology Unit at Gaetano Pini Hospital Milan, Full Professor of Rheumatology, University of Milan, Italy

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• The latest practical advice on Paediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS) and SARS-CoV-2 infection in children

• What you, as paediatricians and general practitioners, must be aware of in your everyday practice

• What can we learn from the PIMS cases of children with COVID-19 reported up to the end of June 2020

• Exploring how the clinical signs overlap with Kawasaki disease in some children, but also evaluating the other reported signs and manifestations

• Practical advice on the management, respiratory support and treatment options.

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