2023 COCA Calls/Webinars Information, Summaries, & Slide Sets
Title: Preparing for the Upcoming Respiratory Virus Season: Recommendations for Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV Vaccines for Older Adults
Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Presenters:
Amadea Britton, MD/SM
Medical Officer
Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lisa A. Grohskopf, MD, MPH
Medical Officer Influenza Division
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Megan Wallace, DrPH, MPH
Epidemiologist
Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
JoEllen Wolicki, BSN, RN
Nurse Educator
Immunization Services Division
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Title: Algorithms for Diagnosing the Endemic Mycoses Blastomycosis, Coccidioidomycosis, and Histoplasmosis
Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023
Presenters:
Mitsuru Toda, MS, PhD
Epidemiologist, Outbreaks & Endemics Unit Lead, Mycotic Diseases Branch
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Samantha Williams, MPH
Epidemiologist, Mycotic Diseases Branch
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dallas Smith, PharmD, MAS
LT, U.S. Public Health Service
Epidemiologist, Mycotic Diseases Branch
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Title: 2023-2024 Recommendations for Influenza Prevention and Treatment in Children: An Update for Pediatric Providers
Date: Thursday, August 31, 2023
Presenters:
Fatimah Dawood, MD, FAAP
Pediatrician and Medical Officer
Influenza Prevention and Control Team
Influenza Division
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kristina A. Bryant, MD, FAAP, FPIDS
Member, Committee on Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine
Hospital Epidemiologist at Norton Children’s Hospital
Director for System Pediatric Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, Norton Children’s Medical Group, Louisville, KY
Title: We Must Maintain Measles Elimination in the United States: Measles Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Prevention
Date: Thursday, August 17, 2023
Presenters:
Adria Mathis, MSPH
Epidemiologist
Division of Viral Diseases
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dan Filardo, MD
Medical Officer
Division of Viral Diseases
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stephen Crooke, PhD
Lead Research Microbiologist
Division of Viral Diseases
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Title: Clinical Vaccination Guidance for Pregnant People
Date: Thursday, August 10, 2023
Presenters:
Tara C. Jatlaoui, MD, MPH, FACOG
CDR, U.S. Public Health Service
Chief, Applied Research, Implementation Science and Evaluation (ARISE) Branch
Immunization Services Division
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Naima T. Joseph MD, MPH
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Title: Review of Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment in the United States
Date: Thursday, July 20, 2023
Presenters:
Alison Ridpath, MD, MPH
CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service
Medical Countermeasures Team Lead
2023 Malaria Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Erika Wallender, MD, MPH
LCDR, U.S. Public Health Service
Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer
Medical Countermeasures Team
2023 Malaria Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Adam Rowh, MD
LCDR, U.S. Public Health Service
Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer
Medical Countermeasures Team
2023 Malaria Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Title: What Providers Need to Know about Zoonotic Influenza
Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Presenters:
Charles (Todd) Davis, PhD, MSPH
Deputy Branch Chief for Science
Influenza Division
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tim Uyeki, MD, MPH, MPP
Chief Medical Officer
Influenza Division
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Title: Evaluating and Supporting Patients with Long COVID in Returning to Work
Date: Thursday, June 15, 2023
Presenters:
John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, LLM, MBA
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Marianne Cloeren, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACP
Associate Professor
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Greg Vanichkachorn, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Occupational and Aerospace Medicine Physician
Medical Director, Mayo Clinic COVID Activity Rehabilitation Program
Mayo Clinic
Title: Interim Recommendations for Diagnosing and Managing Suspected Fungal Meningitis Associated with Epidural Anesthesia Administered in Matamoros, Mexico
Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023
Presenters:
Tom Chiller, MD, MPHTM
Chief, Mycotic Diseases Branch
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dallas Smith, PharmD, MAS
LT, U.S. Public Health Service
Epidemiologist, Mycotic Diseases Branch
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Professor and Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
McGovern Medical School
University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Chief Epidemiology Officer
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
Title: Mpox Update: Stay Up to Date on Testing, Treatment, and Vaccination
Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023
Presenters:
John T. Brooks, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Division of HIV Prevention
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Chris Braden, MD
Incident Manager
2022 Multinational Mpox Response
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Title: Updated Recommendations for COVID-19 Vaccine Use
Date: Thursday, May 11, 2023
Presenters:
Evelyn Twentyman, MD, MPH
Lead, COVID-19 Vaccine Policy Unit
ACIP Work Group Co-Lead for COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sara Oliver, MD, MSPH
CDR, U.S. Public Health Service
Lead, COVID-19 Coordinating Unit
ACIP Work Group Lead for COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Title: Epidemiology, Testing, and Management of Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Presenters:
Naeemah Logan, MD
LCDR, U.S. Public Health Service
Medical Officer
National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System for Enteric Bacteria (NARMS) Team
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Meseret Birhane, MPH, MAS
Surveillance Epidemiologist
National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System for Enteric Bacteria (NARMS) Team
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Louise Francois Watkins, MD, MPH
Medical Officer
National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System for Enteric Bacteria (NARMS) Team
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Laura Hinkle Bachmann, MD, MPH, FIDSA, FACP
Chief Medical Officer
Division of STD Prevention
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rachel Jervis, MPH
Program Manager
Foodborne, Enteric, Waterborne, and Wastewater Diseases Program
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Gauri Godbole, MD, FRCPath
Consultant Medical Microbiologist
UK Health Security Agency
Hannah Charles, MSc, DFPH
Senior Epidemiologist
UK Health Security Agency
Title: Evaluating and Supporting Children and Adolescents Presenting with Post-COVID Conditions
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2023
Presenters:
Tarayn Fairlie, MD, MPH
Medical Officer
Applied Epidemiology Studies Team
Corona and Other Respiratory Viruses Division (CORVD) (proposed)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Louise Vaz, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Oregon Health & Science University
Amanda Morrow, MD
Co-director
Pediatric Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation Clinic
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
Laura Malone, MD, PhD
Co-Director
Pediatric Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation Clinic
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
Title: Updates to COVID-19 Testing and Treatment for the Current SARS-CoV-2 Variants
Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Presenters:
Pragna Patel, MD, MPH
CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service
Chief Medical Officer
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Natalie Thornburg, PhD
Branch Chief of Lab Branch (Acting)
Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division (Proposed)
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
Director, HIV Clinical Services and Education
Massachusetts General Hospital
Co-Director, Harvard Center for AIDS Research
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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