Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium addresses reemergence of measles, chickenpox
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NEW YORK — The 37th annual Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will address the possibility that measles and chickenpox may make a comeback due to waning vaccine coverage.
The meeting takes place Nov. 16 and 17 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel.
In planning the meeting, program director David W. Kimberlin, MD, said committee members tried to think about what general pediatricians, family physicians and nurse practitioners are seeing in their practice now and what they may see in the future.
“The number of vaccine-hesitant families has increased, and vaccination rates have decreased,” Kimberlin, who is co-director of the division of pediatric infectious diseases at The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Children’s of Alabama, told Healio. “It is inevitable that vaccine-preventable diseases will come back because that is the way it happens over and over again throughout history.”
The symposium will feature discussions about measles and chickenpox, which younger pediatricians may not have seen much because of successful vaccination programs, Kimberlin said.
His own presentation will be about the 2024 Red Book, which was published in April 2024.
Some new topics at the meeting this year are allergic and immunologic conditions, like managing food allergies, infectious triggers of asthma and delabeling antibiotic allergies.
In anticipation of this year’s meeting, we compiled some videos from the 2023 symposium:
VIDEO: Coming updates for the 2024 Red Book
In this video Kimberlin talks about updates to the 2024 edition of the AAP’s guide for pediatric infectious diseases. Watch video.
VIDEO: AI could ‘shift’ practice in pediatric infectious diseases
In this video, Matthew Might, PhD, discusses his keynote address on how AI could “shift” practice in pediatric infectious diseases. Watch video.
VIDEO: A brief history of vaccines — and a warning — from Sarah S. Long, MD
In her last appearance as a presenter at the symposium, Sarah S. Long, MD, gave a brief history of vaccines — and offered a warning about the dangers of undervaccination. Watch video.
VIDEO: Providers need to ‘double our efforts’ against congenital syphilis
Joseph A. Bocchini Jr., MD, FAAP, encouraged providers to double efforts to prevent congenital syphilis. Watch video.
VIDEO: When to suspect a primary immune system issue in children
When should a pediatrician consider that one of their patients may have an underlying immune issue? C. Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, provides some answers. Watch video.
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