Available for on-demand viewing! Pertussis webinar featuring Mark Sawyer, MD, pediatric infectious disease specialist and professor of clinical pediatrics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Dr. Sawyer is a distinguished member of the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and President of the California Immunization Coalition (CIC).

View Webinar Now (WMV) (1 hour, including recorded Q&A session)
Download PPT slide handouts (PDF 590KB) (15 pages)

Recommended for physicians and allied health care personnel in clinical practice, particularly:

• Pediatricians
• Physicians Assistants
• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Family practice physicians
• Community clinics
• OB-GYNs
• Adult medicine physicians

This 1 hour presentation, originally debuted on September 2, 2010, provides the latest information on California's 2010 pertussis epidemic including epidemiological distribution and vulnerable populations along with a detailed review of California's expanded recommendations for immunizing children and adults.

Participants will learn how to:

• recognize pertussis disease for early intervention
• get appropriate diagnostic testing
• deliver effective treatments for at-risk patients
• reduce disease transmission and
• explain Tdap and DTaP recommendations to your patients and community

This webinar is cosponsored by the California Immunization Coalition.