Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy in Black Families
In the U.S., Black women are 3 times more likely to experience infant mortality and previously healthy Black children are 3.4 times more likely to…
Course Category: Infectious Diseases
Autoimmune Encephalitis Updates
At the end of this session, learners will be able to discuss updates on pediatric autoimmune encephalitis epidemiology, clinical presentation and classification, describe current approaches…
NeuroID Cases
At the end of this session, learners will be able to recognize common risk factors for a variety of central nervous system (CNS) infections, and…
Neurologic Manifestations of Acute COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome of Childhood (MIS-C)
At the end of this session, learners will be able to understand the difference between acute COVID-19 infection and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C),…
Where We Are Now with Dr. Paul Offit: Vaccines
How do the COVID-19 vaccines work? How concerned should we be about the new COVID-19 variants? Dr. Paul Offit, Director of CHOP’s Vaccine Education Center, is…
Where We Are Now with Dr. Edward Behrens: MIS-C
In the spring, doctors began noticing a mysterious inflammatory condition in children that involved fever, rashes, diarrhea and vomiting. Now known as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome…
Where We Are Now with Dr. Audrey Odom John: Research
Could dogs’ noses hold the answer to a better COVID-19 diagnostic test? Dr. Audrey Odom John, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at…
Where We Are Now with Dr. Rebecca Harris: Testing
Testing is one of the most important tools we have to track and stop the spread of COVID-19, but it comes with many challenges. Dr.…
Where We Are Now with Dr. David Rubin: Modeling
While many institutions across the country were modeling the trajectory of COVID-19 at the national level, Dr. David Rubin, and his colleagues at CHOP’s PolicyLab…
Where We Are Now with Dr. Susan Coffin: Transmission
What makes COVID-19 different from other infectious diseases? Pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Susan Coffin, discusses her research on how the SARS-CoV-2 virus is transmitted,…