In this forty-fifth episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, the host Dr. Gavin Harris reviews the Region IV Special Pathogens of Concern Situation Report. Panelists Dr. Aneesh Mehta, Dr. Mary Choi, and Patricia Tennill, RN, BSN review a hypothetical case and discuss the clinical (i.e., signs, symptoms, testing, treatment, vaccination, etc.), and epidemiologic aspect of Marburg Virus Disease. Audience questions are addressed via a Q&A discussion. This is the recording of our live ECHO session,...

In this forty-fourth episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, the host Dr. Gavin Harris reviews the Region IV Special Pathogens of Concern Situation Report. Panelists Dr. Tim Uyeki, Dr. Amanda Feldpausch, and Dr. Matt Linam review a case presentation and discuss the clinical aspects of H5N1 (i.e., symptoms, testing, management, etc.), epidemiology, case numbers, and human risk factors of the disease. Audience questions are addressed via a Q&A discussion. This is the recording of our live ECHO...

In this forty-third episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Dr. Gavin Harris reviews the Region IV Special Pathogens of Concern Situation Report. Dr. Jay Varkey (the session facilitator) discusses Dengue Fever with panelists Dr. Jessica Fairley, Dr. Liliana Sanchez-Gonzalez, and Dr. Cherie Drenzek. This session includes a review of two case presentations, a situational update, Dengue clinical presentation and case management, and touches on the public health perspective. Audience questions are...

In this forty-second episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, the host Dr. Gavin Harris reviews the Region IV Special Pathogens of Concern Situation Report. Panelists Dr. Matt Linam and Dan Filardo review a Measles case presentation and further discuss the clinical presentation, epidemiology, testing, treatment, and prevention of Measles. Audience questions are addressed via a Q&A discussion. This is the recording of our live ECHO session, held on 5.23.24. RESOURCES: Access the full resources...

In this forty-first episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, the host Dr. Gavin Harris reviews the Region IV Special Pathogens of Concern Situation Report. Panelists Dr. Jessica Howard-Anderson, Dr. Sheetal Kandiah, and CAPT Alice Guh review a case of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), and discuss the epidemiology of CRE, mechanisms, and diagnostic and treatment options for CRE. This session also addresses CRE and ESBL-E from the public health perspective. Audience questions are...

In this fortieth episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, the host Dr. Gavin Harris reviews the Region IV Special Pathogens of Concern Situation Report. Panelists Dr. Boghuma K. Titanji, Dr. Bruce Aldred, Dr. Jessica Pavlick, and Dr. Amanda Feldpausch review clinical cases of Mpox, discuss the complications of Mpox in Atlanta during the 2022 outbreak, and discuss the public health perspective. Audience's questions are addressed via a Q&A discussion. This is the recording of our live ECHO...

In this thirty-ninth episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, the host Dr. Gavin Harris reviews the Region IV Special Pathogens of Concern Situation Report. Panelists Dr. Anna Yaffee and Dr. Andi Shane review a Mycoplasma case and discuss the history, epidemiology, surveillance, pathophysiology, and other clinical aspects of the bacteria. Audience's questions are addressed via a Q&A discussion. This is the recording of our live ECHO session, held on 2.29.24. RESOURCES Access the full resources...

In this thirty-eighth episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, the host Dr. Gavin Harris reviews the Region IV Special Pathogens of Concern Situation Report. Panelists Dr. Zanthia Wiley and Dr. Alexander Troung review a Long COVID case and discuss the epidemiology, pathology, symptoms, and treatment of Long COVID. The panel also highlights the importance of research in this area. Audience's questions are addressed via a Q&A discussion. This is the recording of our live ECHO session, held on...

In this thirty-seventh episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Dr. Aneesh Mehta, Dr. Tom Fletcher, Dr. Angela Hewlett, and Jessica Tarabay, MPH, MHR, CIC, FAPIC discuss Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, review a CCHF case study, and review PPE protocols for CCHF. The panel also answers the audience’s questions via a Q&A discussion. This is the recording of our live ECHO session, held on 12.14.23. RESOURCES Access the full resources from this session, including the slide deck, important links,...

In this thirty-sixth episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Dr. Gavin Harris, Dr. Liliana Sanchez-Gonzalez, Dr. Henry Wu, and Dr. Cherie Drenzek discuss Dengue Fever from the clinical and public health perspective, review a case study, and answer audience questions via a Q&A discussion. This is the recording of our live ECHO session held on 11.30.23. RESOURCES Access the full resources from this session, including the slide deck, important links, agenda, and speaker bios, on the Emory SCDP...

In this thirty-fifth episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Dr. Gavin Harris, Dr. John Horton, Dr. David Greenky, Dr. Pragna Patel, and Dr. Tim Uyeki provide an in-depth overview of Influenza and RSV. The panel additionally discusses vaccination for adults, children, and the pregnant population. RESOURCES Access the full resources from this session, including the slide deck, important links, agenda, and speaker bios, on the Emory SCDP ECHO website:...

In this thirty-fourth episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Dr. Jay Varkey, Dr. Anne Piantadosi, Dr. Gonazlo Vasquez-Prokopec, and Dr. Zanthia Wiley review a Malaria case and discuss the history of Malaria and West Nile, transmission, environmental factors, and public concern. RESOURCES Access the full resources from this session, including the slide deck, important links, agenda, and speaker bios, on the Emory SCDP ECHO website:...

In this thirty-third episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Dr. Gavin Harris, Dr. Lucy Witt, Dr. Nguyen, and Dr. Lyman review two cases of Candida Auris, discuss infection prevention measures, and address public health implications of the pathogen. RESOURCES Access the full resources from this session, including the slide deck, important links, agenda, and speaker bios, on the Emory SCDP ECHO website:...

In this thirty-second episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Dr. Alex Isakov, Dr. Michael Carr, Dr. Lekshmi Kumar, and Wade Miles N-RP dive into a Marburg case and discuss the EMS Hierarchy of Controls, also known as the III Paradigm (Identify, Isolate, and Inform). RESOURCES Access the full resources from this session, including the slide deck, important links, agenda, and speaker bios, on the Emory SCDP ECHO website:...

In this thirty-first episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Dr. Gavin Harris, Dr. Marshall Lyon, Dr. Angela Hewlett, and Jill Morgan RN, BSN highlight the differences between high-consequence pathogens and special pathogens. The panel reviews three patient cases and discusses differentials and testing, provides guidance surrounding patient management and isolation protocols, PPE/infection prevention, and waste management. RESOURCES Access the full resources from this session, including the slide...

In this thirtieth episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Dr. Gavin Harris, Dr. Anne Piantadosi, Dr. Tim Uyeki, and Dr. Cheri Drenzek, review published cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (AH5N1) and discuss the virology, epidemiology, clinical management, and public health perspective of the virus. The public health perspective additionally covers efforts of the Georgia Department of Public Health in identifying and mitigating H5N1. RESOURCES Access the full resources from this session,...

In this twenty-ninth episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Dr. Gavin Harris, Dr. Anna Yaffee, Jill Morgan, RN, BSN, and Kari Love RN, MS, CIC, FAPIC discuss the Identify, Isolate, and Inform (III) Paradigm of respiratory and non-respiratory viruses. The panel also walks through the differentials of a case - which is later identified as H5N1. RESOURCES Access the full resources from this session, including the slide deck, important links, agenda, and speaker bios, on the Emory SCDP ECHO website:...

In this twenty-eighth episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Dr. Gavin Harris, Dr. Tim Uyeki, Dr. Jay Varkey, and Cherie Drenzek, DVM, MS discuss influenza (i.e., burden, complications, risk, treatment, etc.), H5N1 and human infections, and a case of RSV. In addition, the panel addresses coinfections and regional differences and trends of respiratory viruses. RESOURCES Access the full resources from this session, including the slide deck, important links, agenda, and speaker bios, on the Emory...

In this twenty-seventh episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Dr. Gavin Harris, Dr. Ryan Maves, Dr. David Greenky, Dr. Natalie Lane, and Dr. James Wilde discuss the viral surge, focusing on pediatric support services and efforts to address surge capacities. RESOURCES Access the full resources from this session, including the slide deck, important links, agenda, and speaker bios, on the Emory SCDP ECHO website:...

In this twenty-sixth episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Dr. Gavin Harris, Dr. Melanie Sherman, and Dr. Susan McLellan discuss lab order considerations for patients presenting to the ED, safety considerations for lab personnel working with special pathogens, and also provides an overview of Emory University's Laboratory equipment. RESOURCES Access the full resources from this session, including the slide deck, important links, agenda, and speaker bios, on the Emory SCDP ECHO website:...

In this twenty-fifth episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Dr. Gavin Harris, Kari Love RN, MS, CIC, FAPIC, Dr. Alex Isakov, Dr. Sharon Vanairsdale, and Cherie Drenzek, DVM, MS present and discuss a simulation case of a patient travelling to Atlanta, GA from Uganda. This discussion focuses on diagnosis and infection control and covers the EMS and public health perspective. RESOURCES Access the full resources from this session, including the slide deck, important links, agenda, and speaker bios,...

In this twenty-fourth episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Jessica Tarabay MPH, MHR, CIC, Dr. Carlos del Rio, Dr. Aneesh Mehta, and Dr. David Holland discuss methods to mitigate misinformation and disinformation of special pathogens, from a public health level, and opportunities to gain community trust. This is the recording of the live ECHO session from October 13. 2022. RESOURCES Access the full resources from this session, including the slide deck, important links, agenda, and speaker bios, on...

In this twenty-third episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Dr. Gavin Harris, Jessica Tarabay MPH, MHR, CIC, and Jill Morgan BSN, RN discuss personal protective equipment for healthcare professionals interfacing with patients at risk for/diagnosed with viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF). This episode discusses the cause of VHF's s and addresses diagnosis, symptoms, transmission, disinfection elements, and treatment. Expert presenters also provide context surrounding the identify, isolate, and inform...

In this twenty-second episode of SCDP's ECHO podcast, Dr. Jay Varkey, Dr. Gavin Harris, and Dr. Colleen Kraft provide an in depth overview of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF's). This episode highlights the historical context of VHF's, disease descriptions, challenges, and therapies. Expert presenters also provide context surrounding the identify, isolate, and inform paradigm. This is the recording of the live ECHO session from September 1, 2022. RESOURCES Access the full resources from...