Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast

The CDC characterized the 2025-2026 influenza season as moderate overall, but the burden in the United States was substantial, with suboptimal seasonal influenza vaccine uptake among adults and children. It is important to communicate to patients that the clinical benefits of the influenza vaccine extend beyond prevention of disease and mortality, particularly for the most vulnerable populations. In anticipation of the upcoming influenza season, stream this podcast, featuring audio from a live webinar led by experts Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, and Ravi Jhaveri, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP, to increase your competence in optimizing influenza vaccine uptake in pediatric and adult patients.

For more, and to download the accompanying slides, visit our program page.

Topics covered include:

• Flu Vaccines for the 2026-2027 Season
• A Preview of the 2026-2027 Season From the Southern Hemisphere
• Strategies for Influenza Vaccine Selection
• Integrating New Developments Into Practice

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Presenters:

Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA
Sherrilyn and Ken Fisher Professor of Medicine
Divisions of Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Ravi Jhaveri, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP
Division Head
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Virginia H. Rogers Professor in Infectious Diseases
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Professor of Pediatrics
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

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Mental health care is HIV care! Incorporating screening and treatment for mild to moderate cases of bipolar disorder, trauma, and personality disorders in HIV primary care can improve both mental health and HIV-related outcomes, but it is also important to know when to refer or escalate. Featuring audio from a live webinar presented by experts Kathleen Page, MD, and Glenn Treisman, MD, PhD, this case-based virtual Grand Rounds series explores practical strategies for integrating routine mental health care into routine HIV clinical practice. Visit the program page to follow along with the downloadable slides and to view other related activities.

Topics covered include:

• Strategies for screening for mental health conditions as part of HIV care
• Deciding when to continue management vs refer
• Actionable ways to support engagement in care and ART adherence

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Presenters:
Kathleen Page, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Glenn J. Treisman, MD, PhD
Eugene Meyer III Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine
Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland

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Achieving virologic suppression is still the primary goal of HIV management, but treatment individualization and optimization should be equally prioritized. There are many reasons to consider switching a suppressive ART regimen that have nothing to do with resistance or treatment failure, including newly approved regimens, personal preference, changes in comorbidities or coinfections, and quality of life. Listen in to learn practical strategies for proactive ART switch, and learn how to guide clinical conversations about ART switch in this podcast, featuring audio from a live webinar hosted by National Clinician Consultation Center experts Daniel Moring-Parris, MD, AAHIVS and Cristina Gruta, PharmD, AAHIVP. For more, visit the program page on our website.

Presenters:
Daniel Moring-Parris, MD, AAHIVS
Family Medicine Clinician and HIV Specialist, Contra Costa Health
Co-Director, HIV Track, Contra Costa Family Medicine Residency
Consultant, UCSF National Clinician Consultation Center
Martinez, California

Cristina Gruta, PharmD, AAHIVP
Principal HIV/HCV Clinical Education Pharmacy Specialist
National Clinician Consultation Center
Clinical Pharmacist
UCSF 360 Positive Care Clinic
Assistant Clinical Professor
UCSF School of Pharmacy (WOS)
San Francisco, California

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In this podcast, featuring audio from a live webinar, experts Claudia P. Cortes, MD, and Chloe Orkin, MBChB, FRCP, MD, explore advancements in HIV prevention and treatment presented at the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026). To download the accompanying slides and view more conference coverage, visit the program page.

Topics covered include:

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Presenters:
Claudia P. Cortes, MD

Chloe Orkin, MBChB, FRCP, MD

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Vaccine-preventable diseases have resurged despite decades of successful mitigation, due in part to changing vaccine recommendations. Featuring audio from a live webinar with experts Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA, FACP, and Camille Nelson Kotton, MD, FIDSA, FAST, this podcast explores current events in vaccines and their implications on patient vaccine uncertainty, with expert discussion of learner-submitted questions. For more, and to download the accompanying slides, visit our program page. Topics covered include:

Presenters: 

Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA

Camille Nelson Kotton, MD, FIDSA, FAST

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Same-day PrEP decreases barriers to PrEP uptake, minimizes the number of people lost at early points in the care continuum, and accelerates the onset of protection. Tune in to this podcast featuring highlights from a live webinar to learn how rapid-start PrEP can take your practice from zero to protected with experts Kenneth H. Mayer, MD and Sarah E. Rowan, MD, FIDSA. For more activities on this topic and to download the accompanying slides, visit the program page.

Topics covered in this podcast include: 

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Presenters:

Kenneth H. Mayer, MD

Sarah E. Rowan, MD

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Currently, annual influenza vaccination is recommended for everyone 6 months of age or older who do not have a contraindication, but vaccine uptake was suboptimal among adults and children during the most recent season. In anticipation of influenza season, tune into to this podcast featuring audio from a live webinar to listen as experts Mary Barna Bridgeman, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, and Jana Shaw, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP, FPIDS, discuss the 2025-2026 influenza season and explore strategies to improve your confidence in optimizing influenza vaccine uptake for pediatric and adult patients. To download the accompanying slides, and view additional activities, visit the program page.

Topics covered in this podcast include:

Get access to all of our new podcasts by subscribing to the Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, or Spotify.

Presenters:

Mary Barna Bridgeman, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP

Jana Shaw, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP, FPIDS

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Mental health care is HIV care! It is reasonable and feasible to screen for and treat mild to moderate cases of substance use disorder, depression, and anxiety in HIV primary care. Featuring audio from a live webinar presented by experts Kathleen Page, MD, and Glenn Treisman, MD, PhD, this case-based virtual Grand Rounds series explores practical strategies for integrating mental health care into routine HIV clinical practice. Visit the program page to follow along with the downloadable slides and to view other related activities.

Topics covered include:

Get access to all of our new podcasts by subscribing to the Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, or Spotify.

Presenters: 

Kathleen Page, MD

Glenn J. Treisman, MD, PhD

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With this podcast, featuring audio from a Medical Minute webcast, expert faculty Maria Londoño, MD, PhD, discusses how recent clinical trial and real-world data can improve treatment plans for patients with PBC. Listen now and visit the program page to download the accompanying slides.

Topics covered include:

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Presenters: 

Maria Londoño, MD, PhD

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Just as pneumonia isn’t “just a cold,” the pneumococcal vaccine does much more than just protect yourself or your child against pneumonia. Listen in and learn from experts Robert H. Hopkins, Jr., MD, and Brenda L. Tesini, MD, how to discuss the full benefits of pneumococcal vaccine. 

Topics covered include:

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Presenters:

Robert H. Hopkins, Jr., MD

Brenda L. Tesini, MD

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