In this episode Sean O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP, chair of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases, previews the 2024 viral season with a focus on immunization for RSV, flu and COVID-19. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also speak with Zora Rogers, MD, FAAP, about a clinical report on managing sickle cell disease in general pediatric practices.
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Sean O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP
Guest
Sean O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP, is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist, an investigator at ACCORDS (Adult and Child Center for Outcomes Research and Delivery Science), and the Director of the Colorado Children’s Outcomes Network (COCONet), Colorado’s pediatric practice-based research network. Dr. O’Leary is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on School Health and serves as the Chair of the Committee on Infectious Diseases (the Red Book Committee) for the AAP. He also serves as the liaison to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and currently represents the AAP on ACIP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Work Group and Maternal/Pediatric RSV Work Group.
Zora Rogers, MD, FAAP
Guest
Zora Rogers, MD, FAAP, is a Professor Emeritus of pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She's the immediate past chair of the AAP Section on Hematology and Oncology, and an author on the clinical report, Health Supervision for Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease.
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
The interviewees have no conflicts of interest to disclose
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*The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and not necessarily those of the American Academy of Pediatrics.