Overview:

In this special podcast episode, our moderator, Dr. Waleed Javaid has a discussion with Dr. Dorry Segev of Johns Hopkins University about booster vaccinations for immunocompromised individuals. They talk about the evidence behind the recommendation, how effective the booster will be for these individuals, and how to talk with patients about it.

Note: Given this is a special episode of the series, there is no news update. We will resume news updates in our next episode.

Speakers:

- Dorry Segev, MD, PhD

- Waleed Javaid, MD (moderator)

Overview:

This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. In addition, our moderator, Dr. David Banach, speaks with Roza Tammer, Infection Control Epidemiologist at Oregon Health Authority, about the ways healthcare epidemiologists in settings like university hospitals interact with their state public health epidemiologists. They discuss how they each work as epidemiologists in their roles, how they intersect with one another, what COVID has taught them, and ways to work together after the pandemic.

Speakers:

- Roza Tammer, MPH, CIC

- David Banach, MD, MPH (moderator)

- Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (news update)

Sources from news update:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/immuno.html

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2108891?query=featured_home

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2782982

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Overview:

Communicating with minorities and underrepresented groups is a challenge for healthcare workers and the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a lot of communication disparity.

In the final episode of this podcast series, our moderator, Dr. Jennifer Hanrahan, talks with Marielee Santiago, Pastor Duncan Gerard, and Sheikh Nuru Mohammed about how healthcare workers can better communicate with minorities and underrepresented groups, barriers to communication, considerations to make, and more.

Speakers:

Marielee Santiago, MSW, LCSW, MPH

Pastor Gerard Duncan

Sheikh Nuru Mohammed

Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (moderator)

Overview:

This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Our moderator, Dr. Waleed Javaid, discusses COVID-19 and travel safety with Dr. Carlos Del Rio, who, on top of his roles at Emory University, currently serves as an infectious diseases advisor to both Delta Airlines and Royal Caribbean Cruises. They cover topics as travel safety, precautions and considerations, and what the future of travel might look like.

Speakers:

- Carlos Del Rio, MD

- Waleed Javaid, MD (moderator)

- Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (news update)

Sources from news update:

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7031e2.htm?s_cid=mm7031e2_w

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2782531

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Overview:

In a world dominated by computers, cell phones, and social media, how do healthcare professionals utilize these tools to share important medical information and news?

In the second episode of SHEA's Communication in the Age of Fake News podcast series, our moderator, Dr. Waleed Javaid, talks with social media expert Krista Neher and Dr. Jennifer Spicer about how and why to use social media platforms to spread scientific information, social media algorithms and how they contribute to the spread of information/misinformation, and how to use social media when responding to public messages.

Speakers:

Krista Neher, https://kristaneher.com

Jennifer Spicer, MD, MPH

Waleed Javaid, MD (moderator)

Overview:

In this episode our moderator, Dr. David Weber, asks Dr. Marci Drees, Dr. Trini Mathew, and Dr. Sharon Wright questions surrounding the July 13th multi-society statement about COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment. Questions focus on how the societies developed this statement, why it was important to create this statement now, legal & human resources considerations, and more.

Note: there is no COVID-19 news update this week. We will resume this in our next episode.

Speakers:

- Marci Drees, MD, MS, DTMH, FACP, FSHEA

- Trini Mathew, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA

- Sharon B. Wright, MD, MPH

- David Weber, MD, MPH (moderator)

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Overview:

Communicating with stakeholders is important during a public health crisis but evolving scientific knowledge can make it difficult to gain the trust of the public.

In the first episode of SHEA's new Communication in the Age of Fake News podcast series, our moderator, Dr. Jennifer Hanrahan, talks with Eileen Korey about how to build and maintain trust with patients and the public, communicating critical scientific messages in a clear manner while acknowledging the unknowns and engendering and maintaining trust. Also included is a discussion of how HCPs can get involved in communications.

Speakers:

Eileen Korey, Communications Counsel and Consultant

Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (moderator)

Overview:

This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Our moderator, Dr. Kryssie Woods, talks with Dr. Marion Kainer of Western Health about Australia's effort to get and keep COVID-19 under control, even with the emerging delta variant. They discuss lessons learned from previous waves, how colleagues globally can work together, and what others can do to further eradicate the virus.

Speakers:

- Marion Kainer, MD, MPH, FRACP, FSHEA

- Kryssie Woods, MD (moderator)

- Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (news update)

Sources from news update:

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7027e2.htm?s_cid=mm7027e2_w

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2107659?query=featured_home

https://www.bmj.com/content/373/bmj.n1343

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Overview:

This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Our moderator, Dr. Cindy Prins, has a conversation with Dr. Sanjeev Singh about COVID-19 in India. They discuss challenges faced, lessons learned, best practices, and more.

Speakers:

- Sanjeev Singh, PhD, MPhil, DCH, MBBS

- Cindy Prins, PhD, MPH, CIC, CPH (moderator)

- Ishrat Kahmal-Ahmed, PhD, MSc (news update)

Sources from news update:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/994839/Variants_of_Concern_VOC_Technical_Briefing_16.pdf

https://www.apwa.net/library/government-affairs/NHSC_COVID-19_Pandemic_After_Action_Report_Final.pdf

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2104983#:~:text=Preliminary%20findings%20did%20not%20show,%2C%20pregnancy%2C%20and%20infant%20outcomes

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2781306

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Overview:

This episode reviews the current news updates of this pandemic as well as recently updated guidelines and medical literature. Our moderator, Dr. Josh Schaffzin sits down with Dr. Andi Shane to discuss COVID-19 in children & potential long-term implications, the pediatric vaccination & ideas on how to address hesitancy and ensure vaccine access for all children.

Speakers:

- Andi Shane, MD, MPH, MSc

- Josh Schaffzin, MD, PhD, FAAP (moderator)

- Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc (news update)

Sources from news update:

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M21-1341

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M21-1451

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2104983?query=featured_coronavirus

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