Join the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) for a discussion highlighting the importance of vaccination to help protect against severe illness during the ongoing measles outbreak. Speakers will discuss current vaccine recommendations for measles and provide effective strategies to help increase vaccine uptake in the US.
NFID Medical Director Robert (Bob) H. Hopkins, Jr., MD, will moderate the discussion with NFID Director Matthew M. Zahn, MD, Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician at Rady Children’s Health and Anna-Kathryn Burch, MD, Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital – Midlands and Associate Professor of Pediatric Clinical Medicine at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
At the conclusion of the activity, participants will be able to:
- Discuss current evidence-based recommendations for measles
- Describe the burden of measles in the US
- Implement communication strategies to help increase measles vaccination rates in the US
There is no fee to participate in this activity, but pre-registration is required:
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
NFID designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.