Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) significantly impacts adults, especially those over age 60 and those with chronic conditions.

In this podcast, nurse practitioners Drs. Carrico and Stevenson discuss the underestimated burden of RSV. The podcast also explores practical strategies for increasing vaccine uptake that you can apply to your practice starting today so that you can protect your patients against RSV.

Listen as they discuss:

• The Burden of Adult RSV
• RSV Vaccines for Adults: Data and Recommendations
• RSV Vaccine Uptake
• Practical Strategies to Increase RSV Vaccine Uptake

Faculty:

Dr. Ruth Carrico is a family nurse practitioner and senior consultant with Carrico & Ramirez, PLLC focused on infectious diseases, infection prevention and control, and vaccinology. She is based in Louisville, Kentucky and is a Professor, adjunct faculty, with the University of Louisville School Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Carrico has received training specific for healthcare epidemiology at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in conjunction with the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).

Dr. Carrico has worked in the field of infectious diseases and infection control for more than thirty years. Dr. Carrico also maintains a clinical practice focused on vaccines, vaccination, and immunization processes.

Dr. Audrey M. Stevenson is a family nurse practitioner with over 40 years of clinical, public health, and leadership experience.

Dr. Stevenson, who holds a master of public health and master of nursing degrees, received her doctorate in public health from the University of Utah. She formerly worked in public health for over 34 years and was the former Division Director of Family Health and Clinical Services of the Salt Lake County Health Department in Salt Lake City, Utah. She currently works as a consultant and teaches graduate FNP and MPH students at two universities.

Dr. Stevenson is also a member of the statewide vaccine advisory board, where she collaborates on vaccine policies and recommendations for the state. Previously, Dr. Stevenson served as Vaccination Branch Director for the COVID-19 Incident Command for Salt Lake County, where she directed the vaccination strategies for 1.2 million residents of Salt Lake County. She has been a vaccine champion for over 30 years.
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Listen in as Evette Whaley and Katie Smiley PA-C talk about innovative strategies for NPs and PAs to improve treatment for pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis. They discuss how to assess the whole patient and their family to better understand the impact of the disease on their quality of life. They also discuss newer treatments and how they can be incorporated into a comprehensive management plan for pediatric patients and their caregivers.

Presenters:

Evette Whaley
Caregiver
Baltimore, Maryland

Katie Smiley PA-C
Grants & Clinical Director
Program Coordinator, Multidisciplinary Atopic Dermatitis Program
Allergy & Asthma Medical Group
Rady Children’s Hospital
San Diego, California

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/43svVyJ

Listen in as rheumatology experts Alexis Ogdie, MD, MSCE, and Julia Swafford, PA-C, DFAAPA, discuss emerging therapies and strategies in managing patients with axial spondyloarthritis or psoriatic arthritis, including:

• The current treatment landscape (eg, small molecules, biologics)
• Risk factors to consider when prescribing JAK inhibitors
• Key considerations regarding comorbidities, especially in addressing depression, anxiety, or social ideation
• Nonpharmacologic options to improve treatment outcomes
• Shared decision-making strategies to enhance patients’ investment in their care

Presenter:

Alexis Ogdie, MD, MSCE
Director, Penn Psoriatic Arthritis and Spondylarthritis Program
Director, Penn Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Julia Swafford, PA-C, DFAAPA
President of SPAR
Bronson Battle Creek Rheumatology Specialists
Battle Creek, Michigan

Link to full program:
bit.ly/4gkTzSv

In this episode, learn how early and sustained HBV care can be enhanced by expanding the role of primary care providers in HBV management. Learn how to:

• Engage key stakeholders in the provision of HBV care​
• Provide HBV management resources to support PCPs who are doing screening​
• Consider specialty and primary care collaborations that empower PCPs with clear guidance on how to manage patients living with HBV

Presenters:

Su Wang, MD, MPH, FACP
Medical Director
Center for Asian Health and Viral Hepatitis Programs
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
RWJBarnabas-Rutgers Medical Group
Associate Member
Health Care Policy and Aging Research
The Rutgers Institute for Health
Senior Advisor
Global Health, Hepatitis B Foundation
Florham Park, New Jersey

Richard R. Andrews, MD, MPH
President, Houston Viral Hepatitis Task Force
Former Co-Chair, National Task Force on Hepatitis B
Board-Certified Family Medicine
Addiction Medicine Physician
Houston, Texas

Ruth Brogden, MPH
Patient Advocate

Amy S. Tang, MD
Former Co-Chair, National Task Force on Hepatitis B
Director of Immigrant Health
North East Medical Services
San Francisco, California

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/3TuqFHI

Link to the slides:
https://bit.ly/44hXpHu

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In this episode, Mark S. Sulkowski, MD, FIDSA, FAASLD; Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE; Paul Y. Kwo, MD; and patient advocate Jacki Chen, PhD, consider barriers and solutions for more expansive HBV treatment in the United States. Topics include:

• Patient subgroups to consider for treatment outside guideline criteria
• Adverse event and cost-effectiveness considerations
• Integration of patient perspectives in wider treatment

Presenters:

Mark S. Sulkowski, MD, FIDSA, FAASLD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor
Division of Liver Diseases
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York

Paul Y. Kwo, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director of Hepatology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California

Jacki Chen, PhD
Patient Advocate

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/3TuqFHI

Link to the slides:
https://bit.ly/4a60GM4

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In this episode, Arun B. Jesudian, MD, and Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc, discuss the expert-informed clinical pathway for the multidisciplinary care of patients with MASLD or MASH, current and emerging therapeutics, and management optimization strategies.

Presenters:

Arun B. Jesudian, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York

Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc
Professor of Medicine
Houston Methodist Hospital
Director
Houston Research Institute
Houston, Texas

Content based on an online CME program supported by independent educational grants from Novo Nordisk.

To view the full program on “Clinical Pathways: Multidisciplinary Approach to Managing Metabolic Dysfunction‒Associated Steatohepatitis,” including 4 CME/CE-certified text modules with accompanying slidesets, 4 ClincalThought commentaries, and a downloadable infographic resource on the AGA MASLD MASH Clinical Care Pathway, visit clinicaloptions.com or click on the link below.

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/3Tyu7At

In this episode, Douglas Dieterich, MD, leads a panel discussion with Camilla S. Graham, MD, MPH, and Robert Wong, MD, MS, to consider advantages and barriers to universal screening for chronic HBV infection and universal HDV screening in adults with HBV in the United States. Topics include:

• Updated CDC recommendations for one-time universal screening for HBV
• Addressing patient-, provider-, and system-level barriers to universal HBV screening
• Best practices for implementation of HDV screening

Presenters:

Douglas Dieterich, MD
Director, Institute for Liver Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Division of Liver Diseases

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, New York

Camilla S. Graham, MD, MPH
Co-Director, Viral Hepatitis Clinic
Division of Infectious Diseases
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Robert Wong, MD, MS
Clinical Associate Professor
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/3TuqFHI

Link to the slides:
https://bit.ly/4atS42z

In this episode, Renslow Sherer, MD, and Trinh P. Vu, PharmD, BCIDP, discuss strategies for managing ambulatory patients with acute or previous COVID-19 infection, including:

• Current COVID-19 landscape
• Rapid antigen tests and PCR tests
• Risk stratification of patients who have a positive SARS-CoV-2 test
• Antiviral treatment (nirmatrelvir + ritonavir, remdesivir, and molnupiravir)
• Long COVID

Presenters:
Renslow Sherer, MD
Director, International HIV Training Center
Professor of Medicine
Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health
Department of Medicine
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Trinh P. Vu, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Infectious Diseases
Department of Pharmaceutical Services
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Atlanta, Georgia

To download the slides: bit.ly/3oHKC09

To view the full online program: bit.ly/4201xcO