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COVID-19 and Children

 

Dr. David Kimberlin, Professor and Co-Director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, joins the podcast, Standard Precautions and Beyond, to discuss COVID-19 in pediatric patients, how to keep children safe from the Delta variant and to answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines for children.

Thank you to our co-sponsor for this podcast, the Alabama Public Health Training Network at the Alabama Department of Public Health, a community-based training partner of the Region IV Public Health Training Center.

Prevention and Mitigation Strategies through the COVID-19 Pandemic – A local public health official’s perspective (Oct. 13, 2021)

Wednesday, October 13, 12:00PM CST – 1:00PM CST

Jefferson County Health Officer Mark Wilson, MD will review and discuss prevention and mitigation strategies employed (or not employed) from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic until now, and some of the challenges he and the health department faced. To the extent possible, this will be an interactive discussion. The audience will be asked to go back in time and put themselves in the “driver’s seat” local public health officials with the responsibility and authority to take action during various stages of the pandemic.

Understanding Models to Predict Viral Spread and Community Impact (Sept. 29, 2021)

Wednesday, September 29, 2021 12:00PM CST – 1:00PM CST

Dr. Suzanne Judd will discuss how models predict viral spread including the spread of COVID-19 as well as the impact it has on the community. Dr. Judd will review three modeling strategies used to model viral spread and how assumptions in models impact decisions made from various model outputs. She will also explore how models are used in public health policy to control infectious disease spread.

The Deep South Center for OH&S is an approved provider of continuing education units for nurses by the AL Board of Nursing (Provider ABNP0420 Expiration Date 12/22/2025) and has awarded this program 1.0 contact hours.

Training Evaluation

COVID Insights from Alabama (Sept. 1, 2021)

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 12:00PM CST – 1:00PM CST

Rachael Lee, M.D., MSPH, assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and healthcare epidemiologist for the UAB Health System, will be sharing insights on the state of COVID in Alabama, including vaccination rates and vaccine hesitancy, current trends in hospitalizations and deaths, and current variants. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation. Download the slides.

Training Evaluation