Annual TN Emerging Infections Program Scientific Presentation Day
To receive credit for contact hours you must:
- For remote attendees, Sign in through Zoom Registration link, or go to https://www.vumc.org/health-policy/tennessee-emerging-infections-program-scientific-presentations-day for additional options
- Attend the entire meeting
- Complete the online evaluation by 11:59pm, Friday, October 28, 2022
- No fewer than 4.0 contact hours may be earned for lab professionals for meeting. No fewer than 4.6 contact hours may be earned for nurse professionals for meeting. If you attend fewer than all sessions or do not complete the evaluation, no contact hours will be earned.
COVID Reminder: Davidson county remains at the “medium” level on the U.S. COVID-19 Community Levels Map, though of course many of us are coming from different parts of the state. Indoor masking is recommended for anyone who is at high risk of getting very sick or who has household or social contacts at high risk for getting very sick. CEDEP encourages staff to wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal levels of risk at all community levels. If you are experiencing symptoms or have a positive test, please join us virtually rather than in-person.
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(Click or tap the images or links below to access a full-size version of each poster.)
Ehrlichia and lone star ticks: Pathogen prevalence in counties of varying ehrlichiosis incidence
Advocating for Health Equity: My Experience with the Tennessee Justice Center
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8:00-9:00am Registration, Continental Breakfast and Poster Presentations
9:00-9:10am Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:10-10:10am Candida Auris
Christopher Wilson1, MD, MPH; Carolyn Stover1, MPH, CPH;
Meghan Marie Lyman2, MD
Tennessee Department of Health1; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention2
- Discuss Candida auris as a pathogen
- Discuss the description of Candida auris
- Describe etiology of Candida auris
- Discuss timeline of Candida auris in TN
10:10-10:40am COVID Update
Keipp Talbott, MD, MPH
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Discuss the vaccine effectiveness of the different COVID-19 vaccines
- Discuss the newest COVID-19 vaccine guidelines
- Discuss the risks/benefits of COVID-19 vaccines
10:40-11:10am Break and Poster Presentations
11:10-11:40am Hepatitis Outbreak in Kids
Julia Baker, PhD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Identification of the first cluster of children with hepatitis of unknown etiology and adenovirus viremia in the US and initiation of the nation-wide investigation
- Assessment of recent trends in pediatric hepatitis and adenovirus detection in the US
- Description of patients under investigation and future plans
11:40-12:40pm Lunch
12:40-1:40 pm Reoccurring, Emerging, and Persisting (REP) Strains: A New Opportunity for Enteric Disease Prevention?
Matthew Wise, PhD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- To recognize different REP strain types
- To understand how REP strains can be identified, tracked, and investigated
- To consider novel approaches to learning about REP strains and how to prevent them
1:40-2:10pm Data Modernization
Michael Matheny1, MD, MPH, MS; Kate Goodin2, MPH, MS
Vanderbilt University Medical Center1/Tennessee Department of Health2
- Discuss Federal Data Modernization Initiative activities
- Discuss Federal funding initiatives which target infrastructure and informatics improvements
- Identify how these Federal programs and funding affect their work environment
2:10-2:40pm Break and Poster Presentations
2:40-3:10pm Impact of COVID on Workforce
Alex Jahangir, MD, MMHC
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Background about how I became the chair of the taskforce
- Reflections on the pandemic response including the lack of civility we all endured in society
- Major success we had with the regional coordinated transfer center which allowed hospitals in middle TN to take transfers when everywhere was full
3:10-3:25pm Closing Remarks